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Hunting Sacred: Everything Listens : A Pueblo Indian Man's Oral Tradition Legacy
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- Amazon Sales Rank: #321440 in Books
- Published on: 2001-06
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 128 pages
Editorial Reviews
From Library Journal
Pueblo Indian, actor, and storyteller Littlebird (Saves the Leader: The Man To Send Rain Clouds) has divided his new book into four parts symbolizing four days of "hunting sacred." Each section also takes place at a different point in the life of a young Pueblo hunter who is both mystical and mythical. His voice and poetry blend with those of his elders and the narrator to form a "song" of sacred oral tradition. Decidedly difficult to categorize in any mainstream genre, the narrative feeds the stereotype of the Native American as noble savage. It is certainly a different version of modern Indian life from that presented in, for example, Sherman Alexie's Reservation Blues and was probably meant to be just that. Still, books of this kind have great appeal in some libraries, and this one should be purchased accordingly, especially where recommended for Native American and Southwest regional collections are strong. Katherine Kaigler-Koenig, Ellis Sch., Pittsburgh
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Customer Reviews
Supberly written and very highly recommended.
Larry Little bird is a Pueblo Indian. In Hunting Sacred: Everything Listens, Littlebird offers the reader a personal legacy of story, song, and art from a rich Native American oral tradition. This remarkable book is organized in four parts, each symbolizing four days of hunting sacred. A mythic hunter, a young Pueblo Indian hunter, his elders, and a narrator all weave their thoughts and actions into a complete song to reveal that the act of hunting sacred is a way of giving life, of listening and learning, and a way to remember a complex heritage and generational tradition stretching back beyond recorded history. Hunting Sacred: Everything Listens is a superbly written and highly prized addition to personal and academic Native American history and cultural reference collections.
