Hide, Wood, and Willow: Cradles of the Great Plains Indians rez One summer in the 1980s

One summer in the 1980s

Long Soldier sutures found language with her own lyrically stark diction

Virgil Wounded Horse is the local enforcer on the Rosebud Indian Reservation in South Dakota

Van Camp s contemporary story draws from the animal legends and folklore told to him by his Dogrib elders

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Hide, Wood, and Willow: Cradles of the Great Plains Indians rez One summer in the 1980sFor centuries indigenous communities of North America have used carriers to keep their babies safe. Among the Indians of the Great Plains, rigid cradles are both practical and symbolic, and many of these cradleboardscombining basketry and beadworkrepresent some of the finest examples of North American Indian craftsmanship and decorative art. This lavishly illustrated volume is the first full length reference book to describe baby carriers of the