Native American Courtship And Marriage

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Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2005-08-30
Publisher(s): Native Voices
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Summary

This illustrated overview of traditional Native American courtship and marriage offers couples specific ways to incorporate traditions of ceremony, clothing, food and jewelry into a modern wedding ceremony.

Table of Contents

Introduction 5(14)
Literature: Love Poems and Folklore
19(22)
Introduction to Tribal Wedding Customs
41(4)
Wedding Customs: The Hopi
45(4)
Wedding Customs: The Navajo
49(6)
Wedding Customs: The Story of an Eastern Cherokee Bride and Minnesota Sioux Bridegroom
55(4)
Wedding Customs: The Iroquois
59(4)
Wedding Customs: The Oglala Sioux
63(6)
Celebrations of Puberty
69(16)
Dances and Powwows
85(10)
Food
95(14)
Fashions, Jewelry, Basketry, Cloth Weaving, Decorations
109(8)
Postscript: Divorce and Remarriage 117(2)
Information Resources 119(1)
Bibliography 120
Index

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