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The way of the earth : native America and the environment  Cover Image Book Book

The way of the earth : native America and the environment

Bierhorst, John. (Author).

Summary: Draws on myths, parables, legends, and folklore from more than 200 cultures to explore Native American attitudes towards conservation, the value of wilderness, and the Earth as mother to humanity.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0688115608
  • ISBN: 9780688115609
  • ISBN: 0688143490
  • Physical Description: print
    xvi, 329 pages. : illustrations ; 20 cm.
  • Publisher: New York : William Morrow and Co., 1994.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note: Personality. Inner forms -- Former lives -- The organic alternative -- Kinship. Within the family -- The Earth as mother -- The responsive universe -- Restraint. The consumer as ritualist -- The value of wilderness -- Control over life -- Death. The argument for death -- Reduction of ancestors -- The human payment -- Renewal. The angry Earth -- Earth's past and future -- Acts of re-creation.
Target Audience Note:
Grade 7- Up.
Subject: Indian philosophy North America
Human ecology North America
Indian Religion and mythology North America
Indians of North America Legends

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  • 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 59 .P45 B54 1994 285267 Stacks Reshelving -

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