Nez Perce~ Nimiipuu Stories and Legends
Laurel Marie Sobol
eBook
(Kindle, Nov. 4, 2011)
The Nimiipuu, Nez Perce, are a large population of tribal members living in North America. They have a social system that is important to the whole group welfare. The legends and stories of the Nimiipuu are preserved from generation to generation by word of mouth for as long as the people can remember. The elders are the ones who tell the stories and legends, and it is very important to keep the stories as accurate as possible, for the future generations depended on the accuracy of the stories for their beliefs, lives, traditions, and rituals. Dances came before the stories and legends began…Every story and legend was important to the people for survival and developing character and strength in the tribe. Survival of the individual and the entire tribe could depend on it.Nez Perce Nimiipuu Stories and Legends Authored by Laurel Marie Sobol, Illustrated by Laurel Marie Sobol BISAC: Juvenile Fiction / Action & Adventure / Survival StoriesE-Book Available on Amazon in softcover with color illustrations:Full Color on White paper58 pages ISBN-13: 978-1467907606 (CreateSpace-Assigned) ISBN-10: 146790760X BISAC: Juvenile Fiction / Action & Adventure / Survival StoriesAbout the Author:The Nez Perce are my heritage. A heritage that came about on a beautiful warm and perfect spring day in Wimer, Oregon, in the mid 1980’s. Laurel was with her Mama visiting a dear and beloved friend and his wife at their home on a quarter horse ranch. Ma was very eager to bring Laurel to meet her new friend James Martin and his wife Lottie. Laurel had heard many nice things about them and she was eager to meet them for herself. Laurel Marie Sobol is an inspirational author and illustrator of fine art. She believes that a healthy world equates to healthy inhabitants. Thus her art and literary works are geared toward the appreciation of earth, sustainability, green, recycling, reducing waste, and using natural forms of energy that don't contaminate the earth for thousands of years like nuclear energy. Laurel is an advocate for wildlife and nature for it is these innocent creations that can't speak for themselves to better their circumstances on this earth. The animals and plants need protection just as humans do for healthy living and longevity. The ideal world involves human and nature interaction and appreciation. If you take one away from the other neither will be fully functional and adjusted. Humans without a healthy natural environment can't be at their best. Nature without human assistance can't be at its best either. Join a cooperative effort and appreciation of humans, wildlife and nature and voila the ingredients are there for a healthy relationship for everyone and everything in the world.-Laurel Marie Sobol