List of Illustrations
Foreword
Introduction
Author's Note
Book One
The Origins of Southern California: Western Science
Part 1. Light, Space, Matter
Part 2. Galaxy, Planet, Moon, Rain
Part 3. Wandering North America, Life, Death
Part 4. Reptiles, Flowers, Mammals, Rivers
Part 5. Southern California Coming: Mountains in Motion
Part 6. Southern California Ice Age: Bountiful Homeland
Book Two
The Origins of Southern California: Indigenous Myths and Songs
Part 1. Universe, World, People
Part 2. The Great Captain Wiyot: Death, Spirit, Power
Part 3. Food, Feasting, Deer, Moon
Part 4. The First People
Part 5. Human Beings: Singers, Balance Keepers
Part 6. White People
Epilogue: Chinigchinich, the Spanish, the Yankees
Postscript
Acknowledgments
Notes
Bibliography
A poetic history of Southern California, told from the perspective of both Western science and Native myths and legends
Susan Suntree’s previous books include Wisdom of the East: Stories of Compassion, Inspiration, and Love; Rita Moreno; and Eye of the Womb. She taught for many years at East Los Angeles College. Gary Snyder’s literary awards include the Pulitzer Prize in Poetry for Turtle Island and the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize.Lowell John Bean is an anthropologist and the author and editor of numerous books and articles about California and Southwest Native American cultures and peoples. Juergen Nogai’s work has appeared in magazines, books, and museum and gallery exhibitions worldwide.
"Sacred Sites is a glowing monument to the magic that trails behind each one of us humans, a sweet testament to imagination and whatever God we may acknowledge. I have nothing but respect and awe for this absolutely unique work of art." Carolyn See, author of Making a Literary Life: Advice for Writers and Other Dreamers "Sacred Sites honors the power and beauty of our indigenous heritage and homeland. By knowing our history we better understand the present and our journey into the future." Anthony Morales, tribal chair, Gabrielino Tongva Council of San Gabriel "This symphonic epic in verse repatriates the four-billion-year history of Southern California to its native heart and soul. Scrupulously researched from hard-to-find sources of California Indian myth, song, legend, and tale, and completely committed to its diverse Native perspectives on human-land-animal relations, the work is funny, sad, mysterious, and wise. Here is an ambitious master myth of the grand vintage we thought went out with Charles Olson and Walt Whitman. After sailing through this triumph of literary montage the Southland will never seem the same---it has become Indian Country again." Peter Nabokov, American Indian Studies Program at the University of California at Los Angeles and the author of Where the Lightning Strikes: The Lives of American Indian Sacred Places "Susan Suntree presents a readable and broadly accessible account of the history of the universe, Earth, and Southern California in this scholarly and creative blend of ancient myth and modern science." Raymond V. Ingersoll, professor of geology at the University of California, Los Angeles "Susan Suntree demonstrates her love for the natural world along with her deep respect for the First Peoples of Southern California. The cultures of the Tongva and the Acjachemem are rich beyond measure and well documented in stories and traditions. We are not gone. We still exist. The wisdom and responsibility of being of the land is not taken lightly. Susan appreciates and supports this connection. Years of research and writing are shared with the reader." Rhonda Robles, member of the Acjachemem Nation
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