• Preface IX
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• Acknowledgements XI
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• Introduction: Waves in Time 1
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• Part 1: The Foundation
• 1. The Primordium 7
• 2. The Crucible and the Cauldron 15
• 3. Of Water and Ice 46
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• Part 2: Spears and Bows, Seeds and Hoes
• 4. People of Stone and Bone 75
• 5. The Warming Time 94
• 6. A Land of Plenty 114
• 7. Seeds of Change 130
• 8. Circles of Giving, Flesh, and Spirit 147
• 9. Cycles of Seasons 172
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• Part 3: In the Balance
• 10. Life, Death, and Medicine 195
• 11. Apcikozijik li Gloganek, Enemies at the Door 209
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• Epilogue: A Message from the Abenaki Nation 214
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• Appendices
• Native New Hampshire: A Map of the Alnobak Circa 1600 219
• Pronunciation Guide to Alnobak Words and Names 220
• Places and Resources to Visit 222
• Common and Scientific Names of All Life Appearing in this Book 225
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• Notes 237
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• Further Reading 245
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• Index 251
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