The Owens Valley Paiute - A Cultural History

by Gary R. Varner

Living as long as five thousand years in the arid Great Basin, the Owens Valley Paiute and other Native groups survived to create a rich oral and ceremonial tradition, subsisting on what the earth provided. A peaceable and social culture they were overwhelmed by the ever advancing flow of American settlers, explorers and profit seekers. This is the story of the Paiute Nation, their social structure, mythology, religion, art, folklore and enduring spirit. It is also the story of their great leaders Sarah Winnemucca and Wovoka and the creation of the Ghost Dance religion which ultimately resulted in the massacre of the powerful Sioux at Wounded Knee. Illustrated with 28 pages of photographs.

244 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2009

Reviews

[Spencer]

i was a bit disheartened upon receiving this book by the post and finding very large line spacing.
i need not have been as the author does a fine job of compacting information and imported same. the book is also rife with plenty of references and leaves plenty of room for notes. a goood start point for research into these matters.
i am particularly fond of a sentence on page 86. "Ant..it." pg. 211 "th...fad."

i have marked pages 40, 137, and 217 for further study.
the aformentioned for botanicalesque research , the latter for linguistic and cryptid studies.

i retain a physical copy in my library.