Book
Wisdom of the elders : sacred native stories of nature / David Suzuki and Peter Knudtson.
A collection of the sacred wisdom of the Sioux, Pueblo, Hopi, Navajo, and other native peoples to show how we can create our own sacred ecology.
Record details
- ISBN: 0553372637
- ISBN: 9780553372632
- Physical Description: xliv, 274 pages : map ; 24 cm
- Edition: A Bantam trade paperback edition
- Publisher: New York : Bantam Books, 1993.
- Copyright: ©1992.
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- "A Bantam book."--Title page verso.
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-268) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Acknowledgments -- Authors' note -- A personal foreword: The value of native ecologies / David Suzuki -- 1. Visions of the natural world: shaman and scientist -- 2. Distant times: recognizing the kinship of all life -- 3. Mother earth: nature as a living system -- 4. Ways of seeing nature: native natural histories -- 5. Animal powers: the kinship of humans and beasts -- 6. Plant powers: the relationship between humans and vegetation -- 7. Sacred space: the relationship between humans and land -- 8. Time as a circle: responding to the rhythms of nature -- 9. World renewal: maintaining balance in the natural world -- 10. The fate of the earth: voices of the elders -- Appendix: Excerpt from the United Nations draft "Universal declaration on the rights of indigenous peoples" -- Notes -- Index.
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- 2 of 2 copies available at Northwest Indian College.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lummi Library | GF 80 .S89 1993 | 0231846 | Stacks | Available | - |
| Lummi Library | GF 80 .S89 1993 | 0231930 | Stacks | Available | - |