Jane Ann Rogers is 15 years old when she travels from Britain to America with her parents in 1852. They were hoping she would enjoy looking for gold in California so much that she would forget about dreaming how to paint portraits as she was. On their way by wagon, they are trapped in an avalanche and her parents are killed. Jane Ann is kept alive when a white buffalo cow settles across where shes buried. She is saved by a small hunting party of young Sioux Lakota who take her to their Medicine Man (Grandfather) and his daughter (Rena) with whom she lives for over three years while her broken bones are mending. Chief Sitting Bull discovered that she has visions of White Buffalo Woman and he asks her to tell the people what she can about the white man coming to Sioux land. He named her Sioux Blessing Girl but she is afraid the people will not like what she says. She decides to run away and ends up a captive of a band of Crow renegades led by a white Cavalry officer.She is protected by Bear, a cousin of Red Cloud. She is rescued by Red Cloud, but later she must choose between Red Cloud and Bear. Her husband and child are killed after she has been kidnapped and taken to St. Louis. Jane Ann is rescued by an old friend who helps her get passage back to Indian territory. She finds her husband and son have been killed. She tracks their spirits to the sacred Black Hills where White Buffalo Woman helps convince her to release them to Spirit and return home to England.

"Crazy Horse told me that toward the end of his life, when he was trying so desperately to find a way for his people to continue to follow the sacred way of the buffalo, his spiritual guide, Horn Chips, told him that the sacred hoop of the people had been broken and would remain so until the Sioux followed what he called the New Way. This would not happen for seven generations. The Lewis and Clark Expedition opened the west to white settlement in the year 1805. If you count forward from that year, seven generations gives us until 2015." These are the words of Joseph Lone Eagle, a 21st century Lakota mystic. White Buffalo is the exciting story of how the spirit of the great Oglala Chief returns to guide Joseph in preparing indigenous people for the catastrophic events foretold by prophecy-events that will usher in the New Way.

The richness and the range of Native American spirituality has long been noted, but it has never been examined so thoroughly, nor with such an eye for the amazing interconnectedness of Indian tribal ceremonies and practices, as in An Archaeology of the Soul. In this monumental work, destined to become a classic in its field, Robert Hall traces the genetic and historical relationships of the tribes of the Midwest and Plains--including roots that extend back as far as 3,000 years. Looking beyond regional barriers, An Archaeology of the Soul offers new depths of insight into American Indian ethnography. Hall uncovers the lineage and kinship shared by Native North Americans through the perspectives of history, archaeology, archaeoastronomy, biological anthropology, linguistics, and mythology. The wholeness and panoramic complexity of American Indian belief has never been so fully explored--or more deeply understood.

The only history and theory textbook to include accessible extracts from a wide range of historical writing. Provides a comprehensive introduction to the theorists who have most inflenced twentieth-century historians. Chapters follow a consistent structure, putting difficult ideas into an accessible context. This is the only critical reader aimed at the undergraduate market.

With her gritty mysteries steeped in authentic Native American culture, New York Times bestselling author Margaret Coel is “widely considered the most accomplished heir to Tony Hillerman’s legacy,” (Scripps Howard News Service). In the latest Wind River novel, Arapaho attorney Vicky Holden and Father John O’Malley confront a ruthless killer in the wake of a miraculous event. A mysterious penitent confesses to murder, and then flees the confessional before Father John can identify him. Two months later, Vicky discovers rancher Dennis Carey shot dead in his truck along Blue Sky Highway. With the tragic news comes the exposure of an astonishing secret: the most sacred creature in Native American mythology, a white buffalo calf, was recently born on Carey’s ranch. Making national headlines, the miraculous animal draws a flood of pilgrims to the reservation, frustrating an already difficult investigation. As visitors throw the reservation into turmoil, Vicky and Father John try to unravel the strange events surrounding both Carey’s murder and the recent disappearances of three cowboys from his ranch. It could be coincidence, given the nomadic life of the cowboy trade, but when one of them fails to appear in court to testify on an assault charge, Vicky wonders if Arnie Walkfast and his Arapaho buddies are guilty of more than just assault. And at the back of Father John’s mind is the voice from the man in the confessional: I killed a man…

This marvelous collection brings together the great myths and legends of the United States--from the creation stories of the first inhabitants, to the tall tales of the Western frontier, to the legendary outlaws of the 1920s, and beyond. This thoroughly engaging anthology is sweeping in its scope, embracing Big Foot and Windigo, Hiawatha and Uncle Sam, Paul Revere and Billy the Kid, and even the Iroquois Flying Head and Elvis. In the book's section on dogmas and icons, for instance, Leeming and Page discuss the American melting pot, the notion of manifest destiny, and the imposing historical and literary figure of Henry Adams. And under Heroes and Heroines, they have assembled everyone from "Honest Abe" Lincoln and George "I Cannot Tell a Lie" Washington to Bessie Smith, Billie Holiday, and Martin Luther King, Jr. For every myth or hero rendered here, the editors include an informative yet readable excerpt, often the definitive account of the story in question. Taken as a whole, Myths, Legends, and Folktales of America reveals how waves of immigrants, encountering this strange land for the first time, adapted their religions, beliefs, and folklore to help make sense of a new and astounding place. Covering Johnny Appleseed and Stagolee as well as Paul Bunyan and Moby Dick, this wonderful anthology illuminates our nation's myth-making, enriching our idea of what it means to be American.

David Leeming and Jake Page gather some seventy-five of the most potent and meaningful of these tales in an extraordinary rich and readable introduction of this divine figure as she has emerged from prehistory to the present.

Offers advice on interpreting dreams and shares common meanings for dream images and concepts.

The stories of ten women healers explore cultural healing methods utilized by women and present three distinct interpretations of the causes and treatments of human illness

"This vibrant book of wonders speaks true and dreams deep. Writng with blazing honesty she tells of her hard-won knowledge of many of the world's spiritual and healing traditions, while hold the Sacred Hoop of Natie Amreicanwisdom. This magnificent teacher becomes for us a new embodiment of White Buffalo Woman." Jean Houston Author of THE SEARCH FOR THE BELOVED BUFFALO WOMAN COMES SINGING explores fascinating uses of traditions like the Medicine Wheel; healing through ritual action; dreamtime; and the moon lodge -- the woman's place of retreat and visioning. These powerful personal tools integrate ancient wisdom with contemporary experience, as Buffalo Woman calls each spiritual warrior to her own true place in the dance of life.