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Carma Lee Smithson. For almost seven hundred years, the Havasupai Indians, who call themselves People of the Blue Water, have lived in an area that includes the depths of the western Grand Canyon and the heights of the San Francisco Peaks.
Here they inhabited the greatest altitude variation of any Indians in Southwestern America. Written in consultation with some of the last Havasupai shamans, For almost seven hundred years, the Havasupai Indians, who call themselves People of the Blue Water, have lived in an area that includes the depths of the western Grand Canyon and the heights of the San Francisco Peaks.
Written in consultation with some of the last Havasupai shamans, this book details their religious beliefs, customs, and healing practices.
A second section presents legends of the Havasupai origin, the first people, and tales of Coyote, Gila Monster, Bear, and others. Get A Copy. Paperback , pages. Published January 9th by University of Utah Press. More Details Original Title. Friend Reviews. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about Havasupai Legends , please sign up.
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Showing Rating details. More filters. Sort order. May 29, Zack rated it liked it.
My wife and I spent a couple of days a few summers ago camping on the Havasupai reservation campground, and it was one of the most engaging and fascinating experiences of our lives. One of the main consequences was that it touched off a continuing fascination with that particular culture and its history, an itch that I had hoped this book would scratch.
The first part of the book, which anthropologically digs into some of the tribe's culture and practices, does just this. But the majority of the My wife and I spent a couple of days a few summers ago camping on the Havasupai reservation campground, and it was one of the most engaging and fascinating experiences of our lives.
Bottles of Coca-Cola glistened in ice packed metal tubs next to a cluster of cold watermelon: enticing gifts from the helicopters. Yvonne rated it liked it Aug 05, Open Preview See a Problem? Beyond Park Boundaries. In , a reservation was established on the California side of the river for the Quechan. No ratings or reviews yet. In the past, the Havasupais spent the hot summer months growing crops and tending to their orchards in the Havasu Canyon sometimes called Cataract Canyon as well as other areas along the Grand Canyon.
But the majority of the book, which is dedicated to faithful recordings and retellings of Havasupai legends, does not. Mainly there is a failing of interpretation - the legends are presented deliberately without comment or contextualizing, which I feel robs them of some of their power and significance. This is made somewhat understandable when you realize that this text was initially published decades ago during a very different era of sociology and anthropology and was intended as a book for use by others studying the tribe, but even so I find the book's intentional narrowcasting confusing, which just reiterates its unhelpfulness with regard to understanding the legends it presents.
The book was immensely readable and intriguing, but ultimately provided no avenue for that intrigue to be explored or, even, understood. Jan 07, Andrew Walls rated it liked it. Good history book, but the writing is choppy and can be very dry.
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Jun 04, Tari Conway rated it liked it. Those were the oldest ones that may have lost some details in translation and time. Then there were some that seemed to make more sense and were more like what I would expect. Jack Burgess rated it did not like it Aug 06, Leticia Olivarez rated it it was amazing Dec 05, Connie Cox rated it liked it Jun 10, Santan rated it liked it Jun 12, Jane Frances rated it really liked it Apr 27, Laura rated it liked it May 11, Yvonne rated it liked it Aug 05, Preventive Medicine. Medicinal Therapy and Contraceptives. The Sweatlodge and Its Therapeutic Functions.
Death and Funeral Customs. The Funeral of Mexican Jack. Dances Legends. Havasu Canyon Walls Closing Up.
Frog Rock. Origin of Menstruation. Grandmother and Little Boy. The Sun and His Daughters. Bear's Wife. Turkey or Eagle. Turkey version 2. Fox and the Giant Bird.
Fox and His Brother. Gila Monster and Hunter Hawk. Porcupine version 2. Coyote and His Family. Coyote Steals the Heart of a Chief. Coyote, Wolf, and Lion. Coyote Packs a Pole. Wolf, Coyote, Bat, and Elk. The First Sweatlodge. Coyote and Deer. Coyote's Death.
Notes Includes bibliographical references page Electronic reproduction. Havasupai religion and mythology. Havasupai legends.
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