This is a large book, yet only the last small section actually deals with the Hopi prophesies. Spends most of his time talking about Nostradamous, his own ideas, etc. Manages to insult both Hopi AND Christians with his advice to go out and make up your own ceremony- Hopi elders I spoke with consider this highly detrimental to the balance of the world. This book is controversial among the Hopi, too. Some like it, but most I have spoken with do not consider it a worthwhile book.

This book is not popular among those Hopi who are on the payroll of the US Government or helping the Peabody Coal Company or part of the BIA-created tribal council. But it does tell the story of those elders, particularly Dan (who died recently), who have an important message for the world. Highly recommended!

She's not kidding! Just the Basics is what this book covers. If you're at ground ZERO in computer familiarization this book will be useful. If you want serious, in depth understanding about FTP, this book is not much help! The first 20 pages are on FTP. The remaining 75 are about e-mail. Very good for real Beginners.

After reading Thomas Mails' Fools Crow and Fools Crow: Wisdom and Power, I was eagerly looking forward to reading this book. Alas, I was quite disappointed. The writing style was plodding, and frankly it was often a boring read.

The information contained in this book is quite good. But Mails jumps around so much between tribes, it is difficult to follow. The book is broken into two chapters; the first is about the training of young boys to become warriors and the second is about the mature warrior.

If you are just looking for information about the life of the Plains Indians(for a term paper or you are just interested), you will probably benefit by purchasing this book. But if you are looking for a bit of excitement, I would recommend against this one.

I detest writing negative reviews, but when the author says the following on page 230. My hands are tied.

"I do not in any instance give you enough guidance to duplicate any of the rituals. The native Americans would be rightfuly displeased if I did, amd I would be breaking confidences."

If Mr. Mails did not have permission to release accurate information he should not have written the book!

Now to my minor nitpicks about the book.

I was personaly offended at the title of chapter 4 "Marauding Apache".

On page 189 Mr. Mails talks of women as well as men being pierced in the sundance. Both sexes may participate in the sundance but only the men are pierced.

On page 211, 258, and 259 the author discusses the Sioux medicine wheel, and he lists different colors associated with the directions.

Page 211& 259: West-Black, North-Red, East-Yellow, South-White.

Page 258: West-Black, North-White, East-Red, and South Yellow.

Page 258 has the correct color associations according to Nick Black Elk's vision, and these same colors are shown on the cover of "Native Wisdom" Ed McGaa.

I have no idea why the author would have the colors right on page 258 and wrong again on the very next page.

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Wah doh Ogedoda