American Indian Love Stories: Traditional Stories of Love and Romance from Tribes across America

Description

This collection of Indian love stories is a rare find. Traditional love stories handed down through families from generation to generation| these heart-warming| and sometimes playful| tales are written in a manner that lets the reader feel as if he were sitting at the feet of an elder.

The lively stories provide authentic glimpses of Native culture| history| and customs from historical periods long past that continue to inform the present. Unlike other folk tale collections| here the emphasis is on love and romance?but always within a cultural context and never sentimental. Although it is difficult to obtain love stories from American Indians| author Herman Grey| an elder from the Mohave tribe| was fortunate to acquire these stories when he was a young man from friends representing various tribes including the Pima| Tohono O?odham| Apache| Hopi and Navajo.