
Touching the Fire
Buffalo Dancers, the Sky Bundle, and Other Tales
Roger Welsch(Author)
Bison Books (Publisher)
Published on 1. September 1997
Book
Paperback/Softback
272 pages
978-0-8032-9798-2 (ISBN)
Description
The Turtle Creek band of the fictional Nehawka Indians wages a battle for the return of their sacred Sky Bundle, a medicine pouch containing artifacts. It reposes under glass in an eastern museum at the beginning of Touching the Fire. Seven interlinked stories, beginning with a court battle in the year 2001 and going far back in time to the origin of the Bundle and the first Nehawka village on the Great Plains, reveal the richness and depth of Indian cultural heritage. Touching the Fire is multilayered-sad, humorous, and always informative.
Reviews / Votes
"Welsch's stories [have] great universality; they speak of all Native Americans, not just an individual tribe or a single holy artifact."-Publishers Weekly "Lots of fun to read."-Library JournalMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Nebraska
United States
Publishing group
University of Nebraska Press
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
Illus
Dimensions
Height: 210 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
340 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8032-9798-2 (9780803297982)
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Person
Roger Welsch, the well-known folklorist and essayist for CBS's Sunday Morning, is an adopted member of the Omaha Indian tribe.