{"product_id":"rediscovering-turtle-island-a-first-peoples-account-of-the-sacred-geography-of-america-2","title":"Rediscovering Turtle Island: A First Peoples' Account of the Sacred Geography of America","description":"\u003cp\u003eby Taylor Keen\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBear \u0026amp; Company\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e6\/11\/2024, paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSKU: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e9781591435204\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn exploration of Indigenous cosmology and history in North America\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- Examines the complexities of Indigenous legends and creation myths and reveals common oral traditions across much of North America\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- Explores the history of Cahokia, the Mississippian Mound Builder Empire of 1050-1300 CE, told through the voice of Honga, a Native leader of the time\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- Presents an Indigenous revisionist history regarding Thomas Jefferson, expansionist doctrine, and Manifest Destiny\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhile Western accounts of North American history traditionally start with European colonization, Indigenous histories of North America--or Turtle Island--stretch back millennia. Drawing on comparative analysis, firsthand Indigenous accounts, extensive historical writings, and his own experience, Omaha Tribal member, Cherokee citizen, and teacher Taylor Keen presents a comprehensive re-imagining of the ancient and more recent history of this continent's oldest cultures. Keen reveals shared oral traditions across much of North America, including among the Algonquin, Athabascan, Sioux, Omaha, Ponca, Osage, Quapaw, and Kaw tribes. He explores the history of Cahokia, the Mississippian Mound Builder Empire of 1050-1300 CE. And he examines ancient earthen works and ceremonial sites of Turtle Island, revealing the Indigenous cosmology, sacred mathematics, and archaeoastronomy encoded in these places that artfully blend the movements of the sun, moon, and stars into the physical landscape.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChallenging the mainstream historical consensus, Keen presents an Indigenous revisionist history regarding Thomas Jefferson, expansionist doctrine, and Manifest Destiny. He reveals how, despite being displaced as the United States colonized westward, the Native peoples maintained their vision of an intrinsically shared humanity and the environmental responsibility found at the core of Indigenous mythology.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBuilding off a deep personal connection to the history and mythology of the First Peoples of the Americas, Taylor Keen gives renewed voice to the cultures of Turtle Island, revealing an alternative vision of the significance of our past and future presence here.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReviews:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"The official history of the United States begins with Spanish contact in the late fifteenth century. The oral traditions and legends of the various Native peoples of North America, however, stretch back much earlier, into the opaque mists of preliterate times. With a member of the Earthen Bison Clan of the Omaha Tribe to serve as our guide, \u003ci\u003eRediscovering Turtle Island \u003c\/i\u003eleads the reader along near-forgotten, overgrown paths that twist and turn throughout a resacralized landscape, decorated with ancient landmarks, populated with whispering ghosts and supernatural beings. The sacred geography of America will never again appear the same.\"-- P. D. Newman, author of \u003cem\u003eNative American Shamanism and the Afterlife Journey in the Mississippi Valley\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"What could be more fascinating than the origin of mankind itself? The premise is staggering and the consequences far-reaching. Keen's hard work pays off immensely in \u003ci\u003eRediscovering Turtle Island, \u003c\/i\u003e and readers will be gripped by that experience on every page.\"-- Sidian M.S. Jones, coauthor of \u003cem\u003eThe Voice of Rolling Thunder\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTaylor Keen\u003c\/strong\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Burning Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52387466412315,"sku":"Rediscovering Turtle Island","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0466\/5121\/files\/71WUNmChjbL._SL1500.jpg?v=1782167867","url":"https:\/\/burningbooks.com\/products\/rediscovering-turtle-island-a-first-peoples-account-of-the-sacred-geography-of-america-2","provider":"Burning Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}