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Atchafalaya setting for 'Spirit Wind'
Retired Louisiana archaeologist Jon L. Gibson has written a new book, a fictional coming-of-age story about a lone infant raised by a tribal holy man of the Chitimacha Indians.
Set in the Atchafalaya swamp, the book is called "Spirit Wind" and centers on the life of Storm Rider, who grows to adolescence as a respected tribal member steeped in the wisdom and traditions of his adopted people. Their clan competitions, life-cycle rituals, social interactions, and subsistence labors are explained in this historical novel.
Swamps, hurricanes, cannibals, and unforgettable characters are interwoven in this anthropologically accurate story of American Indian cultures in conflict.
The book is published by the University of Alabama Press (800-621-2736).
Gibson is a retired professor from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette with a lifelong research focus on the natives and culture of the Atchafalaya region. He is the author of "The Ancient Mounds of Poverty Point: Place of Rings" and coeditor of "Signs of Power: The Rise of Cultural Complexity in the Southeast."
Gibson has also written about the Troyville Indians and the Troyville Mounds of Jonesville. |
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