The earth's blanket : traditional teachings for sustainable living

Turner, Nancy J. 1947- (Author).

Summary: "In The Earth's Blanket, ethnobotanist Nancy Turner explores the wealth of ecological knowledge and spiritual connection to the natural world that is fundamental to indigenous cultures and lifeways."

Record details

ISBN: 0295984740
ISBN: 9780295987392
ISBN: 0295987391
Physical Description: print
298 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Edition: 1st pbk. ed.
Publisher: Seattle : University of Washington Press, 2007.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 262-283) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Prologue: the land and the peoples -- Wealth and value in a changing world -- Land-based stories of peoples and home places -- A kincentric approach to nature -- Honouring nature through ceremony and ritual -- The balance between humans and nature -- Looking after the lands and waters -- Everything is one -- Finding meaning in a contemporary context.