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Join The Treasure Team on their summer adventure. Jay Sepulvado, his sister Amy, and their cousin “Peppermint” Paddie from Shreveport team up with Jo Castie in Ebarb, Louisiana. They are on the trail of the hidden treasure their Uncle Tee Procell talked about. Now Uncle Tee is seriously ill. Will they find anything of value—well, besides hot tamales, the Cryin’ Woman, and Indian lore—in time? The team of four children gather clues to the treasure from elders in the Zwolle-Ebarb community. The stories they hear are taken word-for-word from actual oral history collected by author Mary van Rheenen and Janet Shoemaker while doing research for the Choctaw-Apache Tribe of Ebarb in the mi ...

A book about the origin of Maslow's self-actualization theory and the benefits of this worldview to heal the Native soul wound. "Dr. Brown’s volume carefully describes the source of Abraham Maslow’s theory of self-actualization, which was based on observations of the Siksika (Blackfoot) tribe of northern Alberta. She elucidates the potential benefits of re-capturing and using the material Maslow interpreted worldview in a manner more congruent with the original Siksika world view, belief system, values, and practices. I am pleased that my people’s ancient truths have been captured and shared accurately." ~ Joseph Stone, psychologist This book will help heal the soul wound of Native f ...