Alfonso Ortiz

American Indian Myths and Legends - Pantheon Fairy Tales & Fantasies Alfonso Ortiz

Jacket Description/Flap: Gathering 160 tales from 80 tribal groups to offer a rich and lively panarama of the Native American mythic heritage. 100 drawings. Biographical Note: Richard Erdoes is co-editor of "American Indian Myths and Legends" and the author of, among many other books, "Lakota Woman; Lame Deer, Seeker of Visions; "and "Saloons of the Old West." He lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Alfonso Ortiz was a Native American scholar, anthropologist, activist and author. His works included, "The Tewa World: Space, Time, Being and Becoming in a Pueblo Society. "Review Quotes: "We have nothing more universal than our folk myths, and in this book Richard Erdoes and Alfonso Ortiz have brought together what is probably the most comprehensive and diverse collection of American Indian Legends ever compiled. It is a worthy and welcomed addition to the literature of our native peoples" --Dee Brown "This fine, valuable new gathering of Turtle Island tales is truly alive, mysterious, and wonderful--overflowing, that is, with wonder, mystery and life." --Peter MatthiessenPublisher Marketing: This magnificent collection gathers 160 tales from 80 tribal gathers to offer a rich and lively panorama of the Native American mythic heritage. From all across the continent come tales of creation and love, of heroes and war, of animals, tricksters, and the end of the world. Alfonso Ortiz, an eminent anthropologist, and Richard Erdoes, an artist and master storyteller, Indian voices in the best folkloric sources of the nineteenth century to make this the most comprehensive and authentic volume of American Indian myths available anywhere. With black-and-white drawings throughoutPart of the Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library Review Citations:

Wilson Public Library Catalog 01/01/1993 pg. 255 (EAN 9780394740188, Paperback)

Wilson Public Library Catalog 01/01/1998 pg. 225 (EAN 9780394740188, Paperback)

Wilson Public Library Catalog 01/01/2004 pg. 228 (EAN 9780394740188, Paperback)

Wilson Public Library Catalog 12/31/2008 pg. 326 (EAN 9780394740188, Paperback)

Wilson Middle/Junior Hi Catalo 01/01/1995 pg. 110 (EAN 9780394740188, Paperback)

Wilson Middle/Junior Hi Catalo 01/01/2000 pg. 116 (EAN 9780394740188, Paperback)

Wilson Middle/Junior Hi Catalo 01/01/2005 pg. 143 (EAN 9780394740188, Paperback)

Wilson Middle/Junior Hi Catalo 01/01/2009 pg. 192 (EAN 9780394740188, Paperback)

Wilson Public Library Catalog 01/01/1993 pg. 255 (EAN 9780606037112, Prebound-Sewn)

Wilson Middle/Junior Hi Catalo 01/01/1995 pg. 110 (EAN 9780606037112, Prebound-Sewn)

Contributor Bio:  Erdoes, Richard Archie Fire Lame Deer has joined the ranks of other spiritual leaders, such as the Dalai Lama, in the quest for world peace, while always remaining a traditional Sioux medicine man. He is the kuwa kiyapi, or intercessor, for the yearly Lakota Sundance and is the official representative for the Sacred Buffalo Calf Pipe at Crow Dog Sundance. Richard Erdoes is the coauthor of "Lakota Woman, Lame Deer, Seeker of Visions," and "American Indian Myths and Legends," and author of "A. D. 1000: Living on the Brink of Apocalypse" and "A Sound of Flutes," as well as more than twenty other titles. Contributor Bio:  Ortiz, Alfonso Alfonso Ortiz was born in San Juan, a Tewa pueblo in N