Touching the Fire - Buffalo Dancers, the Sky Bundle, and Other Tales

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, reposing under glass in an eastern museum. 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, explore a multilayered world. 7 illustrations. 304 pp.

About the author

Roger Welsch, the well-known folklorist and essayist for CBS's Sunday Morning, is an adopted member of the Omaha Indian tribe.

Summary

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. 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.

Product details

• Authors: Roger Welsch, Roger L. Welsch
• Publisher: Nebraska
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.09.1997
• EAN: 9780803297982
• ISBN: 978-0-8032-9798-2
• No. of pages: 272
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 210 mm x 18 mm
• Weight: 340 g
• Subject: Fiction > Narrative literature