Despite the diversity among Native American peoples, a cardinal belief is held in common by all - reverence for the land. This badly-needed message reminds us that we cannot separate our place on Earth from our lives on this planet. To Native Americans, everything is alive: not just the animal kingdom, but insects, trees, and shrubs, the invisible wind, dust and stones. The stories, myths, poems, prayers, and songs contained in this moving anthology bring together the accumulated wisdom and sacred beliefs of the original settlers of this continent.