The Secret of Orenda by Whitley Strieber

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The Secret of Orenda, a thriller about a lost Indian tribe that remembers the secrets of the past, is a beautiful read. In it Whitley explores the question of what has been lost by creating a hidden Indian tribe called Orenda, who still preserve those secrets. Known only to a few initiates, the people of Orenda continue the ancient ways. But even the wildest places are under threat, and this ancient people, who know nothing of the modern world, are discovered?and become a sensation. Must their magic die, absorbed in the hectic modern world, or can it somehow be saved?