An investigation into the symbol of Native heritage. In Ojibwe (or Chippewa in the United States) culture a dream catcher is a hand-crafted willow hoop with woven netting that is decorated with sacred and personal items such as feathers and beads. The Native American tradition of making dream catchers--hoops hung by the Ojibwe on their childrens cradleboards to "catch" bad dreams--is rich in history and tradition. Although the exact genesis of this intriguing artifact is unknown; legend has it that a medicine woman forms a circle from a willow branch and; with sinew; borrows the pattern from a spider; weaves a web; and hangs it over the bed of a sick child who recovers by morning. In some versions dream catchers catch good dreams and let bad ones through; while others catch bad dreams and let good dreams through. This legend accompanies dream catchers offered for sale across North America and beyond. These themes; among others; are carried throughout this book which explores the appropriation of dream catchers by Native Americans of different nations; as well as the New Age movement. Dream Catchers also discusses the blending of two religious philosophies whereby Native and Christian icons are mixed. More than 40 color photographs feature contemporary dream catchers and artifacts with informative captions that identify and comment on the different patterns; their significance and history. Dream Catchers features the work of Native artist Nick Huard who creates dream catchers in his studio in Kahnawake outside of Montreal.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Classical music for adult and child learnersBy T.M. DurhamThe Suzuki repertoire is varied; interesting; pleasant to listen to; and fun to play. There are videos on Youtube to help me learn the pieces. Even though Im coming to violin as an adult learner; its great that this method isnt just for little kids. Im really enjoying this book.3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Wrong music on cdBy Melinda MarriottOrdered this a few months ago; but with Christmas and daughters illness; just listened to accompanying cd. It is TOTALLY the wrong music. The label on the cd is correct for Volume 4; but the playlist is NOT what is in the book.The composers on the cd are Mozart; Beethoven; Bach; Clementi. But the composers for Volume 4 are Seitz; Vivaldi; Bohm; and Bach; Im very disappointed because I was copying it to her MP3 so she could practice for contest when I realized NONE of the songs match her book--thus she has NO accompaniment to work with. Dont know what happened; but it cant be returned this late. Next time I will check immediately!!0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. This book is a great next level in the Suzuki series for ViolinBy hmmmmThis book is a great next level in the Suzuki series for Violin. It has great pieces that are definitely more challenging than the book before it; like the Vivaldi; and truly gives the user space to improve. The only thing that is quite unfortunate is the amount of songs that are in the book. In the previous books; there are many different songs to play; but in book 4; there are significantly less; this may be because the songs are harder; but it would still be nice if there were more songs to work with. But overall; it is a great book for a student to work with.
