Full AspenCat Catalog

Has a teacher's guide.

Reprints reports and photographs that appeared in "National Geographic" magazine in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, which tell of the discoveries made by archaeologists on some of their first investigations of ancient Mayan and Aztec civilizations.

Over 450 alphabetically arranged entries highlight the people, places, historical events, equipment and dress, terminology, and cultural imagery surrounding the cowboys of both North and South Ameriaca.

Describes the background of the myths of the Indian cultures of the North American continent, some of which have the same themes as myths of other world cultures.

Native American spirituality is as rich and varied as the cultures wherein it is practiced. Unlike the ancient Greeks and Romans, who worshipped divine gods and goddesses, the indigenous people of North America revere a variety of non-deity spirit beings, which are entities with mystical powers.

A full-color guide to owls that examines the birds' natural history, physical characteristics, mating habits, habitat, vocalizations, and other related topics.

This eloquent new anthology gives a vivid insight into the world of Native Americans. The chants, prayers, and songs in these pages vibrate with wisdom, joy, and terrible sadness. Underlying everything is a sense of the sacred - the wish, as one Yokuts poet says, to be "one with the world." The sixty poems in this collection are accompanied by over forty unforgettable duotone photographs by Edward S. Curtis. This stunning combination of word and image...

Review of Sioux culture and life, based on childhood memories and adult study.