A friend gave me this book as a gift in 1993. I have read a meditation almost every day since. I find it to be uplifting and thought provoking and at the same time centering on things that really matter. The meditations remind me that family and earth matter so much more than materialistics. My daughter also reads daily and has been searching for one as a gift.

Certainly one of the most elegant daily devotional books available today. Hifler is both poet and spiritual guide. This book is a real treat!

I have had this book and gave it to a friend and now I have to replace it. I depended on the daily mediations to give me a positive or clear thought to start my day. It parallels the daily mediations of christianity so closely it makes you realize there truely is only one "Great Spirit". This book has enhanced my life. Until I found this book I only had my christian beliefs of mediations. Now I have something that I can relate to through heritage. I have shared the passages in this book with many friends and it has touched their hearts as deeply as mine. Thank you Joyce Sequichie Hifler.

We used this book for two years to take prayer walkers to the actual sites of the Cherokee people for prayer and reconciliation in Jesus name. See [URL]. This book was invaluable. We found a lot more sites than she lists, but her book has great directions, history, etc. We met the author for lunch in Knoxville two years ago. She is shy, unassuming, and modest about the great gift she has given to the Cherokee and those who live on their lands today.

A very well written book and very easy to read. Divided into
two parts, the book gives the reader a goodly amount of historical as well as cultural information on the Cherokee Tribe in their Eastern homelands. The second part of the book is a listing of various places in this area that are of historical interest. Not only does Vicki Rozema tell the reader where these places are, but some of the background surrounding them and when available she also includes a picture to help in identifying these sites. As an added feature, the information on business hours and cost to get in is also included.

Vicki Rozema has a good talent for holding the reader's attention, which to me is important. The only thing wrong with this book is that it has now added all these different places I never realized existed before to my itinerary and I don't know if I will be able to get to see them all, but will surely try. The book will definitely go with me when I travel.

If you want to do more than just read about the Cherokee indians, this is the book to get! The first part of the book is a historical and cultural overview of the Cherokee indians. The second part of the book gives directions to historical sites and goes into some detail about the history behind the site. It also tells you what there is to see now. I am not aware of another book like this. Keep it in your car when you travel. I really enjoyed this book.

Travel Narrator's audio tour of the Blue Ridge Parkway is a MUST for anyone travelling the southernmost section of the Parkway for the first time. Those who know this section well will find the audio tour a delightful, useful companion.I have traveled the Parkway for over 30 years and have done extensive research for a Parkway course I teach, so I can assure that the historical information in the audio tour is extremely accurate. The Parkway is more than a scenic road; it is an interpreter of the region through which it passes. Trevel Narrator enables the listener to enrich his/her understanding of the Blue Ridge region. I hope this is only the first in a series of audio tours that will cover the entire Parkway.

This audio tour of the Blue Ridge Mountains was much more than I expected. It was chock full of interesting facts and historical notes of the area and the people who first settled there. It was very well done, easy to follow and even humorous at times. I'd highly recommend it to anyone who wants to make a trip through this part of the country even more enjoyable. It turns a nice drive into a memorable learning experience. It's inexpensive and for the money represents very good value.

Travel Narrator's Blue Ridge Parkway audio tour brings out the best of this section of the Blue Ridge mountains. Travelers play the tape while driving the Blue Ridge Parkway between Asheville and Cherokee, North Carolina. This is not simply a look to your right, look to your left, tour. It teaches you about the history and landscape of the North Carolina mountains as you drive through them and it highlights key overlooks and hikes for you to take along the way. It's the next best thing to having a personal tour guide with you . . . and sometimes better. The tape is well worth it.

Cherokee Sister is a historical fiction story about two girls from different backgrounds that form a lasting friendship. Allie McAllister is white and comes from a farming family that is struggling to make it during hard times. She has only one dress to wear and has difficulty reading. Leaf Sweetwater is a Cherokee Indian. She is raised by her grandmother who owns the trading post used by the Cherokee people. Leaf can read and has many nice clothes to wear. Despite their many differences Allie and Leaf become the best of friends. The two girls like to play in the sunshine, Allie doesn't hed her mother's warning to wear her bonnett and is getting "as brown as your dog". One Sunday, Allie slips out of church to visit Leaf at the trading post. While at Leaf's house Allie notices the beautiful white animal skin dress Leaf has in her closet. Allie puts on the dress and here is where the adventure begins. While wearing the dress an army captain comes to the door to take the Cherokee Indians away to The Dark Land. Allie is mistaken to be a "half-breed". Allie is taken along with Leaf's family down the Trail of Tears. Allie and Leaf's friendship strengthens as they make this journey and endure many hardships together.

Historical fiction about the Trail of Tears describes the friendship of a teenaged Cherokee girl, Leaf, and her Georgian 12 year old best friend, Allie. When soldiers arrive to drive the Cherokee Nation to Oklahoma in 1838, they mistake Allie for a Cherokee and take her with them. The reader sees the forced march through the eyes of Allie. Allie's Dad finds the trail of beads she has dropped like Hansel's pebbles in Hansel and Gretel and rescues Allie and Leaf. Leaf's grandmother is a strong female role model, a businesswoman, knowledgeable about medicinal herbs, and courageous and generous. Her love pervades the novel, providing strength to herself and everyone. Provides insight into Native American and "white" pioneer American family values, and customs of the time. Includes an explanatory author's note describing the historical background and her connection to the Trail of Tears.

This is a wonderful way for a child to learn about a time in our history that is not taught the way it should be. The beautiful friendship of Allie and Leaf was touching. This shows children that although racism has been around for a long time, even then there were people willing to stand up agoinst it.I would encourage any child that is learning about this part of history to read Cherokee Sister. It gives an extememly realistic picture of the way life was at that time, the lack of medical knowledge, communication, and the importance of family. Keep the tissues close!

This is a great book...you should read it! It is very descriptive and will capture your heart!

Children will love the heartwarming tale of Chloe, a cat of multi-colors, astounding talents and a racoon's tail, as she begins her journey to find the Big Woods in the first book of the Tales From Wind Creek series. Along the way, the reader will meet a cast of animals both great and small, from Percival the wren to Toby the abandoned German Shepard and Elsbeth the sage tortoise. This is a story about friendship, as the Animal Alliance bands together to protect its members from harm, and this is also a story about struggling to survive in an environment vastly different from what most domesticated animals ever dare experience. But most of all, this is the story of a search for a home, and as the tale concludes, perhaps Chloe has found such a place with Bia, the half-Cherokee, ten year old Indian girl. Readers will have to stay tuned for the next installment of the story to find out.

This book is by far one of the best children's books I have ever encountered. My daughter simply adores it, and so do I. A Home For Chloe is an amazing anthropomorphic adventure, filled with fun and fantastic felines... a great read for all ages.

A must have book if you are researching Cherokee history

This is the ideal book for anyone doing research into Cherokee. Spirituality, rituals, history and much more is covered in this text. The only down side is it was written many years ago and does not flow as modern books do, it in itself is a piece of history. Well worth your money, especially before buying any of the "new age" Cherokee books.

This is the seminal work on Cherokee culture and history. Anyone who wants to know about Cherokee culture should start with this book. James Mooney has preserved the myths, legends, and history of the Cherokees in a book that is of immense importance to future generations. Included in this book is a detailed history (up to about 1900) of the Cherokee tribe, medico-religious texts, and myths. This book is the basic source for Cherokee studies.

This is a wonderful and concise book which reveals the old wisdoms and teachings of the Cherokee. For most readers it will be a slightly different approach in learning to be in harmony with our modern world. The book teaches this harmony both with meditative exercises and with stories which carry the message - the teachings for our current and future generations. As mentioned in the introduction, "This book will take you on a journey of discovery about relationships." It is an excellent book and very much worth reading. It is the 3rd in a series of books by Dr. J. T. Garrett that teach us how to live in harmony and balance in this world. [His other books are Medicine of the Cherokee - The Way of Right Relationship and Walking on the Wind: Cherokee Teachings for Healing Through Harmony and Balance (written by his son, Professor Michael Garrett).]

Dr. Garrett continues to bridge ancient wisdom with modern practical ways of being , irregardless of ones cultural background this book provides simple meditations that can effect profound changes bringing harmony into ones life. You can read it over and over again gaining new insight with each reading.This book is a way of connecting us to what it means to be a human being on Mother Earth.

A journey of LIFE. A journey of beginning and beginning again, cycles within cycles. Messages from the Great One, Mother Earth, the Ancestors, and Spirit Guides. Dancing, singing, planting, loving, healing, giving thanks, helping others and just plan feeling good about yourself and all there is. Every time I read a part in the book I learn something new about our journey here on Mother Earth.
You Can Feel the connection of the Circle of Life and all the wonderful natural things that exist when you read or do the meditations.
This is truly a gift from the Ancestors through J.T. Garret. It is a gift for humanity. Thanks J.T. for being that "hollow bone", and that "window washer". The ones that came before us and the ones that are to come are THANKFUL!!!!

This book is fantastic. Hill covers an array of subjects about Cherokee life, family, politics, beliefs, oral traditions, aesthetics - all relating to the central theme of basket-making. Well-researched and documented. While maintaining excellent scholarship, Hill write in a natural, understandable manner free of academic jargon. Essential to anyone studying Cherokee culture.

A reviewer in The Atlanta History Journal says this book is "destined to become a classic reference text to which future scholars of Native American material culture will always return." It is, the review continues, "keenly attuned to how basketry figures in the spiritual and material lives of the Southeastern Cherokee." I agree with the reviewer, but this book is more than a study of material culture, it is a history of women told by looking at their beautiful, enduring work with baskets. There is nothing like it for learning Southeastern Cherokee history.

Using baskets, the oldest mother-to-daughter tradition still surviving among Cherokee women, Hill traces changes among Southeastern Cherokees and their environments over a 300-year period. Weaving New Worlds has just been awarded the Julia Cherry Spruill prize for the best book in Southern women's history published in 1997, and was described in the award as "beautifully written and brilliantly organized."

Over the past few years, I have read several "cop books;" some good, and some not so good. I have been a cop now for almost three years, and I can honestly say that "Blue Truth" is the best book I have read regarding law enforcement...period. McDonald truly captures the emotions, fears, and predjudice that every cop, whether conservative or liberal, faces each day. Being a cop is not an easy job sometimes, and McDonald captures this wonderfully. Thankyou, McDonald.

i a ttended the broward police academy class 190 and cherokee was my report writting instructor and he was one hell of an instructor. he had told the class about his life on the beat and the things that he had been through during his carrer. well i purcased the book and read it and after that i have the upmost respect for mr. mcdonald. he opened my eyes to alot of things that could and can go wrong with your family life and the stress of the job pertaining to lawenforcement.

One of the best books I have ever read. Its a childrens book, but hey, "If not, why not??" You will love it I promise.

This is the first book I read, and it started my love affair with books. I was 11 when my mom bought it for me, after reading it 15 time the book finally fell apart. Now I'm looking for a copy to buy for my daughter. Plus, I'd love to read it again.

As an adult I hesitated to purchase this "juvenile" book but the description was enticing. This isn't just a book for juveniles. Rockwood describes a young girl's journey into adulthood in a time period & setting we seldom give any thought. Wonderfully told, this story gives a good sense of the native world view and the terrible destruction wrought on Cherokee society by European diseases. Even though filled with foreboding the story is heartwarming and inspiring.