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Straight with the Medicine
By kaioatey
This is one of the best resources available to readers interested in how Native Americans approach the Native American Church as well as to anyone who wants to get a glimpse into how Indians relate to one another, to spirituality and to white people. The NAC promotes family ties and acting with responsibility and integrity, which is why its members are invariably amongst the most hardworking and successful members of the tribe. This brilliant little book shows the pragmatism, common sense and clear-headedness with which Native peoples approach 'spirituality' and there are many poignant paragraphs about the relationship to the sacred and the thin line between the sacred and the mundane.
A rare find, this book. It reads easily, is superbly edited and provides an uncensored overview of NA sttitude towards life. Highly recommended.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful.A rich collection of personal experiences, of significant value to Native American studies and anthropology students as well
By Midwest Book Review
Straight With The Medicine: Narratives Of Washoe Followers Of The Tipi Way is a twentieth anniversary edition of the original narratives collected in the 1950's from seven Washoe Tribe members living on the eastern slopes of the Sierra in California and Nevada, with eleven new chapters added with additional detail and narrative. Straight With The Medicine is recorded in the first person by Warren d'Azevedo, professor emeritus of anthropology at the University of Nevada, Reno. The narratives he collected deal with the Washoe Tribe's use of Medicine, or peyote, to follow along the right Path, the Indian Way. They refer to their religion as the Tipi Way. It is a rich source of ceremonial and mundane information. The principles and ideals and practices of the Washoe Tribe are described and referred to in everyday terminology. Though the text is in English, not Washoe, there is reference to the Washoe language and its use and practice. To understand the mystery of ceremonial use of peyote by the Washoe Tribe, Straight With The Medicine is a rich collection of personal experiences, of significant value to Native American studies and anthropology students as well. Straight With The Medicine is a welcome and informative addition to personal, academic, and community library Native American Studies collections.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.Excellent resource on the Tipi Way
By Tim Herman
This book, Straight With The Medicine, is an excellent resource on the Tipi Way, also known as the Native American Church. Unlike most other books on the subject, this one contains nothing but recollections and stories from the actual participants, instead of just scholarly analysis. The author interviewed several members of the Washoe tribe who were practicing members of the Tipi Way, and this book is the result. It's fantastic for giving voice to real Indians who follow this spiritual path, and is an invaluable resource to anyone who's interested in hearing from actual Indian people about their journey in the Tipi Way.
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The narratives here were collected in the 1950s from seven members of the Washoe Trive living on the eastern slopes of the Sierra in California and Nevada. They were followers of the Native American Church, whose sacrament was the peyote cactus and whose members referred to their religion as the Tipi Way. Synthesizing oral accounts into a first-person narrative, d'Azevedo ambles with unadorned directness, honesty, and humor through the Peyote Medicine culture.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #481793 in Books
- Published on: 2006-05-01
- Original language:English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 7.87" h x5.51" w x.43" l,.41 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 128 pages
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