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CWIS Top 15 Books

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New and older literature is being written and published by Fourth World authors and
exceptional observers of the Fourth World that contributes to a healthy understanding of the
ideas, histories, and perceptions of nations around the world. We have selected and 
reviewed the top 15 books or other publications from this store of literature to assist you to
access this important body of knowledge. {The ranking is based on the broadest 
significance our reviewers attach to the work. A double star ** indicates the publication is 
on the reading list for a Center for World Indigenous Studies - Fourth World Institute 
workshop or seminar.}

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#1

Simply Living

Simply Living: The Spirit of the Indigenous People
Ed. by Shirley Ann Jones with a Forward by Dr. Rudolph C. Rÿser
New World Library: 1999.
(pp. 280)
See Review
  
#2

Maya Atlas : The Struggle to Preserve Maya Land in Southern Belize
by Maya People of Southern Belize (Compiler), Toledo Maya Cultural Council
North Atlantic Books: Berkeley, CA: 1997.
(pp. 154)
See Review
 
#3

The Collapse of Complex Societies **
by Joseph A. Tainter
Cambridge University Press: Cambridge: 1990.
(pp. 250)
See Review
 
#4

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Tribal Epistemologies : Essays in the Philosophy of Anthropology (Avebury Series in Philosophy) **
Ed. by Helmut Wautischer
Avebury Press: 1998.
(pp. )
Featuring "On 'Self' and 'Knowing'" by Dr. Rudolph C. Rÿser
 
#5

Popol Vuh: The Mayan Book of the Dawn of Life

Popol Vuh: The Mayan Book of the Dawn of Life
by Dennis Tedlock (Translator)
Touchstone Book, Simon & Schuster, Inc.: New York: 1985.
(pp. 380)
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#6

Mythic Ireland

Mythic Ireland
by Michael Dames
Thames and Hundson, Ltd: London: 1992.
(pp. 372)
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#7

The Healing Wisdom of Africa: Finding Life Purpose Through Nature, Ritual, and Community

The Healing Wisdom of Africa: Finding Life Purpose Through Nature, Ritual, and Community
by Malidoma Partice Some'    
J P Tarcher: 1998.
(pp. 321)
Hardcover
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#8


The Legacy of Mesoamerica : History and Culture of a Native American Civilization (Exploring Cultures)

The Legacy of Mesoamerica : History and Culture of a Native American Civilization (Exploring Cultures)
Eds. Robert M. Carmack, Janine Gasco, Gary H. Gossen, Rob Carmack, Gary H. Gossen
Prentice Hall: New Jersey: 1995.
(pp. 494)
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#9

The Distorted Past : A Reinterpretation of Europe (Making of Europe)
by Josep Fontana, Colin Smith (Translator)
Blackwell Publishers: Oxfordand Cambridge, UK, USA: 1995. (pp. 220) Eds. Robert M. Carmack, Janine Gasco, Gary H. Gossen, Rob Carmack, Gary H. Gossen
Prentice Hall: New Jersey: 1995. (pp. 494)
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#10


In Defense of Mohawk Land : Ethnopolitical Conflict in Native North America (Suny Series in Ethnicity and Race in American Life)

In Defense of Mohawk Land : Ethnopolitical Conflict in Native North America (Suny Series in Ethnicity and Race in American Life)
by Linda Pertusati
State Univ of New York Press: 1997.
(pp. 166)
Hardcover
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#11

The Fourth World of the Hopis : The Epic Story of the Hopi Indians As Preserved in Their Legends and Traditions **
Accounts collected by Harold Courlander
University of New Mexico Press: New Mexico: 1971
(pp. 239)
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Fourth World Geopolitical Reader I **
by Rudolph C. Rÿser and Richard A. Griggs
DayKeeper Press: 1998.
(pp. )
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The Meeting Place: Aboriginal Life in Toronto **
Edited by Frances Sanderson and Heather Howard-Bobiwash
Native Canadian Centre of Toronto: Toronto, Canada: 1997.
(pp. 172)
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#14

Atlas of the North American Indian

Atlas of the North American Indian
By Carl Waldman, Molly Braun (Illustrator)
Facts on File, Inc.: New York, NY: 1985.
(pp. )
Hardcover
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#15

Another America : Native American Maps and the History of Our Land

Another America : Native American Maps and the History of Our Land
by Mark Warhus
St. Martin’s Griffin: New York: 1997.
(pp. 241)
Hardcover
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