Dawn Land

Author : Kathleen O'Neal Gear,W. Michael Gear
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2010-05-25
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781466815636

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Children of the Dawnland by Kathleen O'Neal Gear,W. Michael Gear Pdf

The end of the Ice Age: A time of melting glaciers, mass extinctions, unpredictable dangers...and young heroes Though only twelve summers old, Twig is a talented Dreamer. Sometimes she has spirit dreams—dreams that come true. But her mother has always discouraged Twig from exploring her powers for fear that they would turn her strange, like the reclusive witch-woman Cobia. When Twig begins to have recurring nightmares about a green light exploding from the sky and causing widespread destruction, she must find the courage to defy her mother and learn to become a Spirit Dreamer. Helping Twig on her quest are her best friend, Greyhawk, and Screech Owl, a shaman who has been banished from the village. Together, they must persuade their people to leave the land of their ancestors and journey to the mysterious Duskland, far from only home they've ever known. Can Twig convince the Elders that she is a true Spirit Dreamer—before it's too late? Set 13,000 years ago in what is now the northeastern United States and Ontario, Canada, Children of the Dawnland is an unforgettable adventure about a visionary girl by internationally-bestselling authors and archaeologists Kathleen O'Neal Gear and W. Michael Gear. In writing and researching this book, the Gears visited the archaeological sites in New York, Ontario, Ohio, and Pennsylvania that play a role in the story. By allowing us to see through the eyes of prehistoric cultures, the Gears hope we can learn from them at a time of similar environmental change. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Author : Colin G. Calloway
Publisher : UPNE
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2000-09-26
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781611681727

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Dawnland Encounters by Colin G. Calloway Pdf

A true picture of relationships between the Indians of northern New England and the European settlers.

Author : Joseph Bruchac
Publisher : Fulcrum Publishing
Page : 339 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2024-04-09
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781682754696

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Dawn Land by Joseph Bruchac Pdf

About ten thousand years ago in the northeast, the Abenaki&– People of the Dawn Land &– created a thriving community in social and ecological balance with nature and with each other. One of the finest sons of the People is Young Hunter, who dedicates himself to becoming a pure hunter. But a shadow is crossing over this place, threatening his beloved homeland, and Young Hunter is called to its defense. The deep-seeing one of his village, Bear Talker, tells him that the change will be brought by beings of great power, with cold hearts and a terrible hunger, and Young Hunter has been chosen to fight them. "This young one will do things for the people," Bear Talker thought. "If he survives..if he survives."Not knowing what the threat is, Young Hunter embarks, with his faithful dogs, on a journey that will take him to new lands and test his resolve in unforeseen ways. Given a special weapon called the Long Thrower, he must learn the secret of its power by studying with the deep seer Medicine Plant. A woman apart, she is a fine example of the importance of women in Native society.

Author : Joseph Bruchac
Publisher : UPNE
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 158465015X

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The Waters Between by Joseph Bruchac Pdf

The time is ten thousand years ago and the place is the shores of Lake Champlain, a land inhabited by Abenaki communities who hunt, gather, and follow the cycles of their unspoiled natural world in relative harmony. Joseph Bruchac, a nationally renowned storyteller and writer of Native American tales, uses this setting not just to spin a compelling adventure yarn but also to re-create with grace, fullness, and clarity the cultural, social, and spiritual systems of these pre-contact Native Americans. In this third novel of his trilogy about the "people of the dawnland," the lake they call Petonbowk -- "the waters between" Vermont's Green Mountains and New York's Adirondacks -- holds both sustenance and danger, and Young Hunter, the "young, broad-shouldered man whose heart was good for all the people," is called upon to confront a dual menace. A "deepseer" or shaman, he must use his full powers first to comprehend the threats and then to defeat them. The lake, it seems, holds a huge water-snake monster that makes it impossible to reap the waters' bountiful harvest of fish and game. And, worse, a tortured outcast, Watches Darkness, has turned against his tribe and is using his deepseer's knowledge to perpetrate horrible acts of senseless evil: he destroys whole villages out of sheer malevolence; he literally eats his victims' hearts to absorb their powers; he kills his own grandmother without remorse. As the tension between hunter and hunted mounts, Bruchac seamlessly weaves stories within the story, the lore that connects the people to each other and to their heritage, so that the novel becomes not just an archetypal battle of good versus evil but a vivid depiction of traditional New England Indian culture in pre-Columbian times. Richly atmospheric, resonant with Native American spirituality, melodious with the rhythms of the Abenaki language, The Waters Between paints both an epic quest and a colorful portrait of "the lives of people living as human beings were told to live by the Talker. Never perfect, often failing, but always growing, always part of something larger than themselves, their varied heartbeats meshing together to make the one great, healthy heartbeat which was the Only People."

Author : Siobhan Senier
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 664 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2014-09-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780803256798

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Dawnland Voices by Siobhan Senier Pdf

Dawnland Voices calls attention to the little-known but extraordinarily rich literary traditions of New England’s Native Americans. This pathbreaking anthology includes both classic and contemporary literary works from ten New England indigenous nations: the Abenaki, Maliseet, Mi’kmaq, Mohegan, Narragansett, Nipmuc, Passamaquoddy, Penobscot, Schaghticoke, and Wampanoag. Through literary collaboration and recovery, Siobhan Senier and Native tribal historians and scholars have crafted a unique volume covering a variety of genres and historical periods. From the earliest petroglyphs and petitions to contemporary stories and hip-hop poetry, this volume highlights the diversity and strength of New England Native literary traditions. Dawnland Voices introduces readers to the compelling and unique literary heritage in New England, banishing the misconception that “real” Indians and their traditions vanished from that region centuries ago.

Author : Joseph Bruchac
Publisher : First Second
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2010-10-12
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 1596431431

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Dawn Land by Joseph Bruchac Pdf

Ten thousand years ago, in what would one day be known as North America, Young Hunter set out on an epic quest to overcome the Stone Giants who were terrorizing his people. Pitted against creatures of legend, Young Hunter journeyed to the innermost heart of his own humanity, even meeting the very gods of the land. He was entrusted with his tribe's most dangerous secret, a weapon that would change mankind forever. Inspired by the classic Joseph Bruchac novel, Will Davis brings a timeless story to life, as the lore of old spawns a thrilling new kind of graphic novel. Drawing from the enduring creation myths of the Abenaki nation, Dawn Land immerses readers in Young Hunter's vision quest and offers a fresh perspective on the Native American experience.

Author : Antonia Bolingbroke-Kent
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2017-06-15
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781471156571

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Land of the Dawn-lit Mountains by Antonia Bolingbroke-Kent Pdf

**SHORTLISTED FOR ADVENTURE TRAVEL BOOK OF THE YEAR, 2018 EDWARD STANFORD AWARD** A thrilling and dangerous adventure through Arunachal Pradesh, one of the world's least explored places. 'A fabulously thrilling journey through a beguiling land' Joanna Lumley 'With tremendous verve and determination Antonia plunges through an extraordinary world. Thank heavens she survived to tell this vivid and thoughtful tale' Ted Simon, author of Jupiter's Travels 'A tale of delight and exuberance - and one I'd thoroughly recommend. Bolingbroke-Kent proves a great travelling companion - compassionate, spirited and with a sharp eye for human oddity' Benedict Allen, author of Edge of Blue Heaven and Into the Abyss 'A transformative journey that gripped me from the very first page' Alastair Humphreys, author of The Boy Who Biked the World and Microadventures 'Remote, mountainous and forbidding, here shamans still fly through the night, hidden valleys conceal portals to other worlds, yetis leave footprints in the snow, spirits and demons abound, and the gods are appeased by the blood of sacrificed beasts' A mountainous state clinging to the far north-eastern corner of India, Arunachal Pradesh - meaning 'land of the dawn-lit mountains' - has remained uniquely isolated. Steeped in myth and mystery, not since pith-helmeted explorers went in search of the fabled 'Falls of the Brahmaputra' has an outsider dared to traverse it. Antonia Bolingbroke-Kent sets out to chronicle this forgotten corner of Asia. Travelling some 2,000 miles she encounters shamans, lamas, hunters, opium farmers, fantastic tribal festivals and little-known stories from the Second World War. In the process, she discovers a world and a way of living that are on the cusp of changing forever. 'A beautifully written, exciting and revealing book that harks back to a golden age of travel writing' Lois Pryce, author of Revolutionary Ride

Author : Kenneth K. Tanaka
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1990-08-14
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781438421834

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The Dawn of Chinese Pure Land Buddhist Doctrine by Kenneth K. Tanaka Pdf

Author : Trudy Ann Parker
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Fiction
ISBN : STANFORD:36105023411783

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Aunt Sarah by Trudy Ann Parker Pdf

Author : Bunny McBride
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2001-09-01
Category : History
ISBN : 080328277X

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Women of the Dawn by Bunny McBride Pdf

Four Wabanaki women from four centuries of tribal history recall the long, tragic history of initial European contact and subsequent disease, warfare, and displacement.

Author : Margaret D. Jacobs
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2014-09-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780803255364

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A Generation Removed by Margaret D. Jacobs Pdf

"Examination of the post-WWII international phenomenon of governments legally taking indigenous children away from their primary families and placing them with adoptive parents in the U.S., Canada, and Australia"--

Author : Annette Kolodny
Publisher : Duke University Press
Page : 447 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2012-05-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9780822352860

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In Search of First Contact by Annette Kolodny Pdf

A radically new interpretation of two medieval Icelandic tales, known as the Vinland sagas, considering what the they reveal about native peoples, and how they contribute to the debate about whether Leif Eiriksson or Christopher Columbus should be credited as the first "discoverer" of America.

Author : Jodi Picoult
Publisher : Random House Canada
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2020-09-22
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780735276918

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The Book of Two Ways by Jodi Picoult Pdf

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER NATIONAL BESTSELLER From the #1 bestselling author of A Spark of Light and Small Great Things, a riveting novel about the choices that change the course of our lives. Everything changes in a single moment for Dawn Edelstein. She's on a plane when the flight attendant makes an announcement: prepare for a crash landing. As thoughts flash through her mind, Dawn braces herself for impact. The shocking thing is the thoughts are not of her husband but of a man she last saw fifteen years earlier. Miraculously, Dawn survives the crash, but so do all the doubts she suddenly feels. She has led a good life. Back in Boston, she has her husband, Brian, her beloved daughter, and her work as a death doula who helps to ease the transition between life and death for her clients. But somewhere in Egypt is Wyatt Armstrong, who works as an archaeologist unearthing ancient burial sites, a job she once studied for, but was forced to abandon. Now, when it seems that fate is offering her second chances, she is not as sure of the life choices she once made. After the crash, once they've been checked out by a doctor, the airline offers the passengers flights to a destination of their choice. The obvious thing for Dawn is to fly home, to her work, to her family. The other option that occurs to her, though, is to travel to the archaeological site she left years before, reconnect with Wyatt and their unresolved history, and maybe even complete her research on The Book of Two Ways--the first known map of the afterlife. As the story unfolds, Dawn's two futures unspool side by side, as do the secrets and doubts she's kept buried. And then there are the questions she's never truly asked: What does a well-lived life look like? When we leave the earth, what do we leave behind? Do we make choices or do our choices make us? And, who would you be, if you hadn't turned into the person you are right now?

Author : Ben Wicks
Publisher : London : Bloomsbury Pub.
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Immigrants
ISBN : 0747532923

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Dawn of the Promised Land by Ben Wicks Pdf

This is a collection of oral histories of those who travelled from all over the world to make a new life and nation in Israel. Ben Wicks is the author of No Time to Wave Goodbye.

Author : George William Cox
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 494 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1878
Category : Aryans
ISBN : UIUC:30112001607552

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The Mythology of the Aryan Nations by George William Cox Pdf