The Tewa World Paperback – Illustrated, 15 February 1972

Appreciating how much more civilized and Intune with nature our Native People are a treasure.We white people hate nature and she's about to turn the table on us!Native people respected each other and the Earth's ecological systems. We white folks will soon feel natures wrath! Ecological collapse millions starving mostly dying from heat. Homeless due to flooding and extreme weather. Starving because we never gave thanks or appreciated our God Given Earth until it was gone!!!

Aside from Jomo Kenyata's treatise on his tribe, the Kikuyu, I am not familiar with any other anthropological tribal study by a scientist who is also an ethnic member of the tribe he is discussing. For that reason alone, this book is worth wading through, although for anyone not schooled in anthropology jargon it can be very heavy going at times. Perhaps the author was bending over backwards to enhance the impression of objectivity, as his "informants" were probably either relatives or friends. However, it is a fascinating discussion of a subject that normally is not discussed with outsiders, and for anyone who is interested in Rio Grande pueblo culture, this is an indispensable volume and well worth the candle.

Described as new but had considerable red pen underlining in first section.

This book is a very precious piece of my Pueblo history. Being from San Juan Pueblo aka Ohkay Owingeh, I learned so much about my own culture that i had never known before just from reading this book! Despite the controversy behind the publication of it, this book contains knowledge that many of my people have lost (with the passing of our elders who know the most about our culture, but have not passed the knowledge on orally) and specially the youth and I

Arrived in timely manner. The read is captivating