Native American Courtship and Marriage Traditions (Weddings/Marriage) - Hardcover

Gourse, Leslie

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0781807689 ISBN 13: 9780781807685

Publisher: Hippocrene Books, 1999

Synopsis

This informative and fascinating book is the perfect resource for brides and grooms who want to learn about Native American courtship and marriage customs from centuries past. Helpful ideas and hints throughout explain how to incorporate traditions into a modern day wedding ceremony. Among the Native American tribes represented: Shinnecock; Chippewa/Ojibwa; Crow; Cherokee; Powhatan; Apache; Navajo; Sioux (Dakota Sioux, Teton Sioux, Lakota Sioux, Oglala Sioux).

About this title

About the Author:

Leslie Gourse

Review:

Here is a helpful guide for adapting and incorporating traditional Native American marriage customs into today's modern weddings. Descriptions of weddings of the Hopi, Lakota, Iroquois, Oglala, and others provide a historic sense of Native traditions. Includes helpful hints on how to weave Native customs, clothing, jewelry, and crafts into today's ceremonies, as well as recipes for traditional dishes to serve at receptions.

About this edition

• Publisher: Hippocrene Books
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0781807689
• ISBN 13: 9780781807685
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 178