White Grizzly Bear's Legacy: Learning to Be Indian

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White Grizzly Bear’s Legacy White Grizzly Bear’s Legacy Learning to Be Indian lawney l. reyes university of washington press Seattle and London White Grizzly Bear’s Legacy is published with the assistance of a grant from the naomi b. pascal editor’s endowment, supported through the generosity of Janet and John Creighton, Patti Knowles, Mary McLellan Williams, and other donors. Copyright © 2002 by Lawney L. Reyes Printed in the United States of America Designed by Pamela Canell All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, or any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Reyes, Lawney L. White Grizzly Bear’s Legacy : learning to be Indian / Lawney L. Reyes. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references. isbn 0-295-98202-0 (alk. paper) 1. Sin Aikst Indians. i. Title. e99.s546r49 2002 979.5'00497—dc21 2001055502 The paper used in this publication is acid-free and recycled from 10 percent post-consumer and at least 50 percent pre-consumer waste. It meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ansi z39.48–1984. 8 A Dedicated to my grandchildren, Gaby, Recy, and Sebb Indian People are more than feathers, they are more than paint. They are a deeply humanistic group of people who learned to live within their environment in a way that allowed an understanding of their environment and, therefore, of themselves. —Richard Milanovich, Agua Caliente Band, Cahuilla Indians, Palm Springs, California ...