Vine Deloria, author of The World We Lived in, not only introduces his readers to indigenous Native American spirituality and traditional practices, including ceremonies, but also brings several important ideas of Native spirituality featured. Discusses the importance of having and maintaining a relationship with mother earth and all living things; an interconnection with nature in all forms that is crucial to the understanding and practice of Native American spirituality. Dreams and visions have been discussed as an important form of communication in indigenous spirituality. Important relationships with animal and plant spirits are discussed. The concept of power and what is considered power in native spirituality. Deloria talks about the importance of place in indigenous spirituality. Power and wisdom are believed to reside in places. The landscape holds memories of everything that has ever happened. Through all the aspects discussed by Deloria in her book, readers gain a clear view and better understanding of Native American spirituality through various accounts of different tribal activities and interviews from both emic and etic cultural perspectives. Using a wide range of research, Deloria does a good job of remaining unbiased, which is hard for anyone to do. The first main idea Deloria discusses in her book is the importance of nature in Native American spirituality. The relationship with mother earth is of the utmost importance to Native Americans as well as all living things on earth; animals, plants and other humans. Maintaining good relationships with nature and its living beings leads to harmony and balance in nature. I try to be part of nature rather than a separate environment ... middle of paper ... My parents allow me to explore the desert surroundings and walk barefoot on the land. Even my small experiences pale in comparison to the understanding and connection that Native Americans have with the land and its beings. You really can always learn from what's around you, and Deloria expresses the beauty of the knowledge sorcerers possess in this book. If you are looking for information about indigenous people or simply a new perspective on life, this book is the book to read. By sharing just some of this knowledge with readers, he brings awareness to the importance of having a relationship and connection with the earth, and not thinking that we are above it or any other living thing on this earth or the next. Works Cited Deloria, Lives. The world we lived in: remembering the powers of sorcerers. Golden, CO: Fulcrum Pub., 2006. Print.