Selu: Seeking the Corn Mother's Wisdom

By Marilou Awiakta (Cherokee).  1993, b/w illustrations by Mary Adair (Cherokee).  Awiakta contemplates the Cherokee story of the Corn Mother and traditional teachings of other Native peoples, including the Hopi and the Six Nations.  With respect and a twinkle in her eye, she suggests ways the ancient wisdoms apply to nowaday issues through poems, stories and essays.

352 pages   Paperback $14.95