The Dance of Person and Place: One Interpretation of American Indian Philosophy

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The Dance of Person and Place SUNY series in Living Indigenous Philosophies ———————— Agnes B. Curry and Anne Waters, editors The Dance of Person and Place One Interpretation of American Indian Philosophy Thomas M. Norton-Smith Published by State University of New York Press, Albany© 2010 State University of New York All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission. No part of this book may be stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means including electronic, electrostatic, magnetic tape, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise without the prior permission in writing of the publisher. For information, contact State University of New York Press, Albany, NY www.sunypress.edu Production by Ryan Morris Marketing by Anne M. Valentine Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Norton-Smith, Thomas M., 1954The dance of person and place : one interpretation of American Indian philosophy / Thomas M. Norton-Smith. p. cm. — (SUNY series in living indigenous philosophies) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-4384-3133-8 (hardcover : alk. paper) ISBN 978-1-4384-3132-1 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Indian philosophy—North America. I. Title. E98.P5N67 2010 970.004'97—dc22 2009033704 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Each nation of Indians was made by the Great Spirit, in the skies, and when they were finished He brought them down and gave them a place upon the Earth. To the Shawnees he was more favorable than to any others. He gave them a piece of His own heart. —Black Hoof (Trowbridge in Kinietz and Voegelin 1939: 61) ...