Thomas Vennum
Author of American Indian Lacrosse: Little Brother of War
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Thomas Vennum is senior ethnomusicologist emeritus at the Center for Folklife Programs and Cultural Studies, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
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Buried Roots and Indestructible Seeds: The Survival Of American Indian Life In Story, History, and Spirit (1993) — Contributor — 16 copies
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This book retells the origin of lacrosse based on the oral tradition of five tribes. Lacrosse is the fastest growing sport in the United States and ensuring the history behind the game is well known is the goal of this book. Lacrosse was often played to the death on a one mile course! the concluding chapter includes information about the way the game is currently played. There are images of original and current play and equipment. Athletes and traditional literature enthusiasts will love show more this book! show less
An examination of wild rice in Ojibway culture, describing the technology of harvesting and processing the grain from seventeenth-century reports through modern mechanization.
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