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Record Nr.

UNINA9910784107203321

Autore

Morton Ron

Titolo

Talking rocks [[electronic resource] ] : geology and 10,000 years of Native American tradition in the Lake Superior Region / / Ron Morton and Carl Gawboy ; illustrations by Carl Gawboy

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Minneapolis, Minn. ; ; London, : University of Minnesota Press, c2003

ISBN

0-8166-9644-6

Edizione

[First University of Minnesota Press ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (224 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

GawboyCarl

Disciplina

970.004

970.00497

Soggetti

Indians of North America - Great Lakes Region (North America)

Indians of North America - Canadian Shield

Indians of North America - Ohio River Valley

Indians of North America - Great Plains

Natural history - Great Lakes Region (North America)

Natural history - Canadian Shield

Natural history - Ohio River Valley

Natural history - Great Plains

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. The meeting -- 2. End of an ice age -- 3. People of the Pays d'en Haut -- 4. Earth roots -- 5. The Wolf's Head -- 6. A long winter night -- 7. Makers of the magic smoke -- 8. The talking sky -- 9. The never-ending circle.

Sommario/riassunto

An earth scientist and a Native American elder explore the natural history of the Lake Superior region, examining both the science and the spirit of the land.