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Whispers of the ancients : native tales for teaching and healing in our time / by Tamarack Song and Moses (Amik) Beaver.
"It's easy to imagine yourself transported back to a time when an Elder might have told stories like those in Whispers of the Ancients around a glowing hearth. Thanks to Tamarack Song's storytelling skills, monsters, heroes, and shapeshifters come alive and open a doorway to the mysteries of life. Easily accessible to all ages, this is a book that speaks to each person at his or her own level of comprehension and need. It is as beautiful to read as it is to look at. Stunning Aboriginal artwork by Moses (Amik) Beaver combines with provocative storytelling to renew, in all their traditional splendor, exceptional legends from around the world. Entertaining, profound, passionate, glorious--these are stories that illustrate and evoke themes common to everyone's life, with an ancient wisdom that helps the listener to cope with today's opportunities for tenderness, grief, passion, and irony."--pub. website.
Moses (Amik) Beaver is from Nibinamik (Summer Beaver) in Northern Ontario.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780472051069 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 0472051067 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 9780472071067 (cloth : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 0472071068 (cloth : alk. paper)
- Physical Description: xxvii, 196 p. : col. ill. ; 31 cm.
- Publisher: [Ann Arbor, Mich.] : University of Michigan Press, c2010.
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Dedication : In honor of Keewaydinoquay -- Preface / Moses (Amik) Beaver -- The doorway to these stories -- Introduction : A story to invoke all stories -- Pt. I. The power of the story : where stories come from and why we tell them -- Introduction : Story is life -- The role of stories -- The soul of a story -- The body of a story -- Where stories come from -- The role of the storyteller -- Learning through stories -- Pt. II. The stories -- The gifting way -- Self-discovery -- Winter stories -- The guardian-warrior path -- Seeing through different eyes -- The journey called life -- Afterword -- Glossary -- Glossary of Ojibwe terms.
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Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lummi Library | E 99 .O34 F6 S66 2010 | 279076 | Stacks | Available | - |
Summary:
"It's easy to imagine yourself transported back to a time when an Elder might have told stories like those in Whispers of the Ancients around a glowing hearth. Thanks to Tamarack Song's storytelling skills, monsters, heroes, and shapeshifters come alive and open a doorway to the mysteries of life. Easily accessible to all ages, this is a book that speaks to each person at his or her own level of comprehension and need. It is as beautiful to read as it is to look at. Stunning Aboriginal artwork by Moses (Amik) Beaver combines with provocative storytelling to renew, in all their traditional splendor, exceptional legends from around the world. Entertaining, profound, passionate, glorious--these are stories that illustrate and evoke themes common to everyone's life, with an ancient wisdom that helps the listener to cope with today's opportunities for tenderness, grief, passion, and irony."--pub. website.
Moses (Amik) Beaver is from Nibinamik (Summer Beaver) in Northern Ontario.
Moses (Amik) Beaver is from Nibinamik (Summer Beaver) in Northern Ontario.