In this account, Mann (English, U. of Toledo, Ohio), who is a specialist on the history and culture of the Native Americans of the eastern woodlands, takes to task archaeologists, anthropologists, politicians and all other Euro-Americans for persisting, in her view, in misinterpreting, mislabeling, or willfully ignoring the Native American's spiritual connection to the land of their ancestors as they seek to mine their sacred burial mounds for land or artifacts. The history of the Native American's struggle to prevent the destruction of their cemeteries, the meaning cemeteries and ancestors have to them, and the implications of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act are central themes. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)