The Art of Ceremony
Voices of Renewal from Indigenous Oregon
- 288 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
Celebrates Indigenous renewal through ceremony, understanding the impact of the past and the possibilities for the future The practice of ceremony offers ways to build relationships between the land and its beings, reflecting change while drawing upon deep relationships going back millennia. Ceremony may involve intricate and spectacular regalia but may also involve simple tools, such as a plastic bucket for harvesting huckleberries or a river rock that holds heat for sweat. The Art of Ceremony provides a contemporary and historical overview of the nine federally recognized tribes in Oregon, through rich conversations with tribal representatives who convey their commitments to ceremonial practices and the inseparable need to renew language, art, ecological systems, kinship relations, and political and legal sovereignty. Vivid photographs illuminate the ties between land and people at the heart of such practice, and each chapter features specific ceremonies chosen by tribal co-collaborators, such as the Siletz Nee Dosh (Feather Dance), the huckleberry gathering of the Cow Creek Umpqua, and the Klamath Return of C'waam (sucker fish) Ceremony. Part of a larger global story of Indigenous rights and cultural resurgence in the twenty-first century, The Art of Ceremony celebrates the power of Indigenous renewal, sustainable connection to the land, and the ethics of responsibility and reciprocity between the earth and all its inhabitants.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Foreword, by Alfred “Bud” Lane III
- Acknowledgments
- Note to Reader
- Introduction
- 1. The People Are the Land and the Land Is the People: The Burns Paiute Tribe
- 2. Restoring Connections with the Land: The Confederated Tribes of the Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians
- 3. Potlatch as a Way of Life: The Coquille Indian Tribe
- 4. The Huckleberry Patch as a Spiritual Gathering Place: The Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians
- 5. Canoe Family, Dig Deep: The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde
- 6. The Return of C’waam Ceremony: The Klamath Tribes
- 7. World Renewal—The Nee Dosh: The Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians
- 8. Making Sweat, Chasing Smoke: The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation
- 9. Tule Is Everywhere, from Birth to Death: The Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs
- Conclusion
- Afterword, by Roberta “Bobbie” Conner
- Reflection, by April Campbell, Ramona Halcomb, Trinity Minahan, and Deleana Otherbull
- Appendix: The Nine Federally Recognized Tribes in Oregon
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- Photo Credits