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Rediscovering Turtle Island : a First Peoples' account of the sacred geography of America / Taylor Keen.

Keen, Taylor, 1968- (author.).

Summary:

"An exploration of Indigenous cosmology and history in North America. Examines the complexities of Indigenous legends and creation myths and reveals common oral traditions across much of North America. Explores the history of Cahokia, the Mississippian Mound Builder Empire of1050-1300 CE, told through the voice of Honga, a Native leader of the time. Presents an Indigenous revisionist history regarding Thomas Jefferson, expansionist doctrine, and Manifest Destiny"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9781591435204
Physical Description: xvii, 190 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Publisher: Rochester, Vermont : Bear & Company, [2024].
Copyright: ©2024

Content descriptions

General Note:	"A Sacred Planet Book" -- Title page. "Talyor Keen is a senior lecturer in the Heider College of Business Administration at Creighton University. He holds a bachelor's degree from Dartmouth College and two master's degrees from Harvard university, where he has served as a Fellow in the Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development. He is a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, the founder of Sacred Seed, an organization devoted to propagating tribal seed sovereignty, and a member of the Earthen Bison Clan of the Omaha Tribe where he is known by the name 'Bison Mane.' He lives in Omaha, Nebraska." -- Back cover.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 174-184) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	1. Cosmogenesis: The Earth Diver Mythos, an Ancient Creation Cosmology -- 2. An Island in the East: A Comparative Analysis of an Indigenous Atlantis -- 3. The Founders' Dilemma of America: A First Peoples Historical Perspective of America -- 4. Living Red: An Indigenous Philosophy on Living in Harmony with Earth Mother -- 5. Pahuk: Sacred Geography in Nebraska -- 6. Mother Corn, Mother Earth: Rediscovering a Sacred Tribal Feminine Tradition --7. Cahokia: The Rise and Fall of an Indigenous Empire -- 8. As Above, So Below: Archaeoastronomy of the Earthen Works and the Journey of the Souls -- 9. Ten Thousand Years Ago and Beyond: The Antiquity of Indigenous Peoples in America.