• Preface IX

Acknowledgements XI

Introduction: Waves in Time 1

Part 1: The Foundation
1. The Primordium 7
2. The Crucible and the Cauldron 15
3. Of Water and Ice 46

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

Part 3: In the Balance
10. Life, Death, and Medicine 195
11. Apcikozijik li Gloganek, Enemies at the Door 209

Epilogue: A Message from the Abenaki Nation 214

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

Notes 237

Further Reading 245

Index 251