The Sacred Hoop: Recovering the Feminine in American Indian Traditions
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Spider Woman's Granddaughters: Traditional Tales and Contemporary Writing by Native American Women
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The Woman Who Owned the Shadows
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Grandmothers of The Light: A Medicine Woman's Sourcebook
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DescriptionThis extraordinary collection of goddess stories from Native American civilizations across the continent, Paula Gunn Allen shares myths that have guided female shamans toward an understanding of the sacred for centuries.
Off the Reservation: Reflections on Boundary-Busting, Border-Crossing Loose Cannons
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Pocahontas: Medicine Woman, Spy, Entrepreneur, Diplomat
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