The Medicine Shield Online Book store specializes in
               Native American Indian cultural, spiritual and historical books. 
 
 
 
 

We Offer You...

BOOKS

• spiritual traditions -prose/poetry -oratory -childrens stories
• (auto)biographies
• tribal history -tribal stories/myths
• lifeskills/crafts
• contemporary fiction -references

• powwow recordings, traditional groups, chants, flute

• tobacco twists -sweetgrass braids
• sage bundles
• kinnickinnick ceremonial smoking mix
• old photo postcards

What makes the Medicine Shield unique in these times of large online bookstores ?

 
SELECTION - We don't carry every book on the market. What we do stock is a reflection of our philosophy, and all titles are personally selected.

QUALITY - My focus/philosophy is on quality. We try to select books that are culturally accurate, and fair in their gender portrayal.

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT -  A portion of all sales is contributed to grassroots american indian reservation projects.
 

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Medicine Shield

What does the name Medicine Shield mean? Medicine is transformative energy, and a shield serves as a flag, badge, or talisman.

the symbols on the shield:

• tell a story,
• represent a society,
• come from a vision,
• or express something about the makers journey.

Every shield carries medicine through its art and self-expression.
 
 

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The Medicine Shield is located in the little mountain town of Nederland, in the Colorado Rocky Mountains. We are northwest 1.5 hours from the city of Denver and a scenic 0.5 hour west of the city of Boulder.
 

Please feel free to email, call or write to inquire about any subject.

To Order any books or Items in this selection contact us at:

      after hours leave message and we will contact you

 

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