In traditional tribal creation myths, the earthdiver brings up dirt from the primal water to form the earth. The contemporary earthdivers in this collection of stories are mixed bloods, in the author's words "the mournful and whimsical heirs and survivors from that premier union between the daughters of the woodland shamans and white fur traders." Now they dive in un-known urban areas connecting dreams to earth in the same way that these stories connect metaphor to realities. Scholars have defined Indian identities that ...
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In traditional tribal creation myths, the earthdiver brings up dirt from the primal water to form the earth. The contemporary earthdivers in this collection of stories are mixed bloods, in the author's words "the mournful and whimsical heirs and survivors from that premier union between the daughters of the woodland shamans and white fur traders." Now they dive in un-known urban areas connecting dreams to earth in the same way that these stories connect metaphor to realities. Scholars have defined Indian identities that are meaningful to outsiders but they are unable to explain the intuitive oral tradition of tribal consciousness. These stories attempt to convey a sense of that tradition.
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Very Good. 1981 edition. Very good hardcover in very good minus dust jacket, light tanning and a few minor tears to edges of jacket. DJ protected in Mylar wraps. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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VG/VG. Octavo. Charcoal colored cloth spine and boards. Front and rear boards each have a slight outward curve. Light discoloration to outside edges. 191 pages. Dust Jacket-has light rubbing at the head and tail of the spine and at the tips of the corners. Series of tiny closed tears in the head and tail of the spine and in the lower edge of the front cover. Uncommon book.
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Near Fine in near fine jacket. First edition, 1981. Cloth hardcover in dust jacket, 191 pp., clean unmarked text, Near Fine copy in Near Fine dust jacket, minor rubbing to the book's covers, light soil or discoloration to the dust jacket.
