When the Night Bird SingsCouncil Oak Books, 2000 - 176 pàgines In this collection of luminous vignettes, beloved inspirational writer Joyce Sequichie Hifler, author of A Cherokee Feast of Days and Think on These Things, tells for the first time the story of her own childhood spent in Cherokee Country. From a family so poor that an eight-dollar monthly check was a godsend, Hifler shares the profound lessons she learned from her elders and from the Great Spirit. A gracefully written story of contemporary Native American life and spirituality, When the Night Bird Sings soars with trademark Hifler insight, a poignant appreciation for nature, and the universal magic of childhood. |
Continguts
SEASONS | 101 |
FREEBUT NOT EASY | 104 |
TRACKS | 107 |
PRAIRIE INDIAN | 110 |
ROUNDING UP THE CATTLE | 113 |
OLD MAJOR | 115 |
WHISPER OF THE LAND | 117 |
SEE AND ME AND FUN | 120 |
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UNCLE | 50 |
CHRISTMAS LOVE | 52 |
REASSURANCE | 55 |
NATURAL POWER | 57 |
WIND | 60 |
THE FINE ART OF WINE MAKING | 62 |
A NEW GRANDFATHER | 64 |
MESSAGE WITHIN A MESSAGE | 67 |
OLD WAHYA MY FRIEND | 69 |
LEAVES FROM A COON TREE | 76 |
LIVING BY PERSONAL MEASURES | 81 |
HEARING WITHOUT UNDERSTANDING | 83 |
A SUDDEN BURST OF SONG | 86 |
E LIS IS PASSING | 88 |
OLDTIMER | 92 |
SAYING AHEAD OF TIME | 95 |
LISTEN AND HEED THE LAWS | 96 |
WHAT EDEN WAS WHAT PARADISE MAY BE | 97 |
BROTHER AND SISTER HARRELL | 99 |
THE SHERIFF OFFICE | 122 |
RABBIT RUN | 126 |
COMFORT ME | 128 |
THE WOMAN IN THE MIRROR | 129 |
THE PULSE OF LIFE | 132 |
WINTER IS OVER | 134 |
WE ARE FRIENDS FOREVER | 136 |
SURPRISING KINSHIP | 141 |
EVEN BEFORE COMPUTERS | 143 |
GRANDFATHER | 145 |
LACE DIAMOND NECKLACES AND MANTELS | 149 |
MARCHING TO SUCCESS | 151 |
HOW TO BE RICH | 153 |
DEEP DARK AND LOVELY WOODS | 155 |
THE SONG AND THE VISION | 157 |
LESSONS WELL LEARNED | 159 |
NINETYSIX AND HOLDING | 161 |
OLD WOODS NEW TREES | 165 |
NO TIME LIKE THIS NO END OF THE ROAD | 166 |
OLD CROOKED LEG | 167 |
Altres edicions - Mostra-ho tot
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Passatges populars
Pàgina 108 - There be three things which are too wonderful for me, yea, four which I know not: The way of an eagle in the air ; the way of a serpent upon a rock ; the way of a ship in the midst of the sea ; and the way of a man with a maid.
Pàgina 96 - Our fathers gave us many laws, which they had learned from their fathers. These laws were good. They told us to treat all men as they treated us; that we should never be the first to break a bargain; that it was a disgrace to tell a lie ; that we should speak only the truth ; that it was a shame for one man to take from another his wife, or his property, without paying for it. We were taught...
Pàgina 165 - If you took me away from this land it would be very hard for me. I wish to die in this land. I wish to be an old man here.
Pàgina 27 - He put the dog in a burlap sack and went to the man's house and knocked on the door. When the man opened the door.
Pàgina 77 - After excusing ourselves, we asked him what he was doing there, and he told us he was getting the lay of the land for a noon-hour canvass.