{"product_id":"blessing-for-a-long-time-the-sacred-pole-of-the-omaha-tribe-paperback","title":"Blessing for a Long Time: The Sacred Pole of the Omaha Tribe - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobin Ridington\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDennis Hastings (In'aska)\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDennis Hastings\u003c\/b\u003e (Joint Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobin Ridington and Dennis Hastings ingeniously adopt the conventions of Omaha oral narratives to tell the story and convey the significance of the Sacred Pole. Portions of classic anthropological texts (particularly Fletcher and La Flesche's The Omaha Tribe), Omaha narratives, and other historical and contemporary accounts are repeated-each time in a different, more enlightening context-in a circle of stories seamlessly woven around Umon'hon'ti. The result is an innovative account that effortlessly glides between past and present. This unique blend of Omaha poetics, ethnography, and ethnohistory is a significant contribution to our understanding of the religious life of Native Americans. Robin Ridington is a professor emeritus of anthropology at the University of British Columbia. He is the author of Trail to Heaven: Knowledge and Narrative in a Northern Native Community and other works. Dennis Hastings is the director of the Omaha Tribal Historical Research Project.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobin Ridington is a professor emeritus of anthropology at the University of British Columbia. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eTrail to Heaven: Knowledge and Narrative in a Northern Native Community\u003c\/i\u003e and other works. Dennis Hastings is the director of the Omaha Tribal Historical Research Project.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 259\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.65 x 9 x 6.01 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2000\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42131269746823,"sku":"9780803289819","price":19.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/073a03474b2561da40a65f3906b5784d.webp?v=1732617661","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/blessing-for-a-long-time-the-sacred-pole-of-the-omaha-tribe-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}