masterfully reported story about a search for justice and a remarkable portrait of a complex woman who is smart

James Luna (Luiseño)

Raised on a Sioux reservation

professor emerita of linguistics at UC Berkeley

better known as Crazy Horse (c

Recovering the Sacred: The Power of Naming and Claiming elders masterfully reported story about aThe indigenous imperative to honor nature is undermined by federal laws approving resource extraction through mining and drilling. Formal protections exist for Native American religious expression, but not for the places and natural resources integral to ceremonies. Under what conditions can traditional beliefs be best practiced? Recovering the Sacred features a wealth of native research and hundreds of interviews with indigenous scholars and