Loss Of Indigenous Eden And The Fall Of Spirituality

Author : Blair A. Stonechild
Publisher : University of Regina Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2020-04-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0889776997

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Loss of Indigenous Eden and the Fall of Spirituality by Blair A. Stonechild Pdf

Highlights the commonalities between Indigenous nations, while calling for global recognition and respect of their rights and spirituality. As a follow-up to his award-winning The Knowledge Seeker: Embracing Indigenous Spirituality, Blair Stonechild continues his exploration of the Indigenous spiritual teachings passed down to him by Elders, and then moves his study further afield. He identifies the rise of what he terms a dominant wetigo worldview, marked by an all-consuming and destructive appetite that is antithetical to the relational philosophy of Indigenous thinking whereby all things are interrelated and in need of care and respect. Based on Stonechild's work with Indigenous peoples around the world, from Inuit communities in northern Canada, to the Mapuche in Chile, the Dalits in India and the Uighurs in the Xinjiang Autonomous Region of China, The Loss of Indigenous Eden and the Fall of Spirituality brings together and highlights the fundamental commonalities that connect all Indigenous nations, while calling for global recognition and respect of their rights and spirituality.

Author : Blair Stonechild
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Education
ISBN : 088977417X

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The Knowledge Seeker by Blair Stonechild Pdf

In The Knowledge Seeker, Blair Stonechild shares his sixty-year journey of learning-from residential school to PhD and beyond-while trying to find a place for Indigenous spirituality in the classroom. Encouraged by an Elder who insisted sacred information be written down, Stonechild explores the underlying philosophy of his people's teachings to demonstrate that Indigenous spirituality can speak to our urgent, contemporary concerns.

Author : Eden Robinson
Publisher : Vintage Canada
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2011-10-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780307363930

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Monkey Beach by Eden Robinson Pdf

“Monkey Beach creates a vivid contemporary landscape that draws the reader deep into a traditional world, a hidden universe of premonition, pain and power.” --Thomas King Tragedy strikes a Native community when the Hill family’s handsome seventeen-year-old son, Jimmy, mysteriously vanishes at sea. Left behind to cope during the search-and-rescue effort is his sister, Lisamarie, a wayward teenager with a dark secret. She sets off alone in search of Jimmy through the Douglas Channel and heads for Monkey Beach—a shore famed for its sasquatch sightings. Infused by turns with darkness and humour, Monkey Beach is a spellbinding voyage into the long, cool shadows of B.C.’s Coast Mountains, blending teen culture, Haisla lore, nature spirits and human tenderness into a multi-layered story of loss and redemption.

Author : Anne McGillivray,Brenda Comaskey
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1999-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0802080618

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Black Eyes All of the Time by Anne McGillivray,Brenda Comaskey Pdf

Arising out of a 1995 Winnipeg study involving twenty-six Aboriginal women, this book is a compelling acount of the domestic violence they experienced, first as children and later as wives and mothers.

Author : Jack Funk
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2007-05
Category : Cree Indians
ISBN : 0595435572

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Outside, the Women Cried by Jack Funk Pdf

The dominant society throughout history has consistently exploited the aboriginal people who stood between them and what they wanted. To understand the aboriginal people, one has to understand the history of what has happened. Too often history almost completely ignores the story of the aboriginal people. At best, they become a footnote to the history of the dominant people. This story attempts to tell a story from the aboriginal prospective. This is one small piece of Canadian history.

Author : Cherie Dimaline
Publisher : Random House Canada
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2019-09-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780735277199

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Empire of Wild by Cherie Dimaline Pdf

INDIGO'S #1 BEST BOOK OF 2019 NATIONAL BESTSELLER FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE MARROW THIEVES, THE #1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER, MULTI-AWARD WINNER AND CANADA READS FINALIST "Wildly entertaining and profound and essential." --Tommy Orange, The New York Times Broken-hearted Joan has been searching for her husband, Victor, for almost a year--ever since he went missing on the night they had their first serious argument. One hung-over morning in a Walmart parking lot in a little town near Georgian Bay, she is drawn to a revival tent where the local Métis have been flocking to hear a charismatic preacher. By the time she staggers into the tent the service is over, but as she is about to leave, she hears an unmistakable voice. She turns, and there is Victor. Only he insists he is not Victor, but the Reverend Eugene Wolff, on a mission to bring his people to Jesus. And he doesn't seem to be faking: there isn't even a flicker of recognition in his eyes. With only two allies--her odd, Johnny-Cash-loving, 12-year-old nephew Zeus, and Ajean, a foul-mouthed euchre shark with deep knowledge of the old ways--Joan sets out to remind the Reverend Wolff of who he really is. If he really is Victor, his life, and the life of everyone she loves, depends upon her success. Inspired by the traditional Métis story of the Rogarou--a werewolf-like creature that haunts the roads and woods of Métis communities--Cherie Dimaline has created a propulsive, stunning and sensuous novel.

Author : Sondra Brandler,Camille P. Roman
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2015-06-26
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781317653318

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Group Work by Sondra Brandler,Camille P. Roman Pdf

The new edition of Group Work adds a focus on diversity and the use of self in group work, an area too often neglected in professional training but essential to meeting current competence standards set by the Council on Social Work Education. As in previous editions, students and professors will find thoughtful analyses of complicated value dilemmas and specific techniques for use in a diverse range of settings, including confrontations and situations where humor is appropriate. Complete with more games and exercises, an updated discussion of values and ethics, and an expanded skills section, Group Work also contains excerpts and discussions of case studies that can be applied to students’ own experiences and will serve as a valuable references for years to come.

Author : Calvin Helin
Publisher : Redline Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1932824081

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Dances with Dependency by Calvin Helin Pdf

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Author : Laurence J. Kirmayer,Gail Guthrie Valaskakis
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 527 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2009-05-01
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780774858632

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Healing Traditions by Laurence J. Kirmayer,Gail Guthrie Valaskakis Pdf

Aboriginal peoples in Canada have diverse cultures but share common social and political challenges that have contributed to their experiences of health and illness. This collection addresses the origins of mental health and social problems and the emergence of culturally responsive approaches to services and health promotion. Healing Traditions is not a handbook of practice but a resource for thinking critically about current issues in the mental health of indigenous peoples. Cross-cutting themes include: the impact of colonialism, sedentarization, and forced assimilation; the importance of land for indigenous identity and an ecocentric self; and processes of healing and spirituality as sources of resilience.

Author : Ruth Scalp Lock,Jim Pritchard
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2014-04
Category : Addicts
ISBN : 0993704409

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My Name Is Shield Woman by Ruth Scalp Lock,Jim Pritchard Pdf

Ruth Scalp Lock, a Siksika woman, her Mother Cree, tells her story as a young child, her experience of Residential School, and her hard road through abuse and addiction. Awakened, Ruth embarks on a journey of healing and spiritual discovery. She is given the name Awo Taanaakii, Shield Woman, becoming a community leader and giving back to her people. The story is told by Ruth, and many others who have walked with her. This is a powerful story full of humanity, speaking of tragedy, resilience and much humour. It is a message for her People and all people.

Author : Andrew F. Smith
Publisher : Univ of South Carolina Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 1570031398

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Pure Ketchup by Andrew F. Smith Pdf

When Andrew F. Smith began researching the heritage of America's favorite condiment, he uncovered the makings of a great story: exotic and mysterious beginnings, unusual and colorful characters, evil adulterators and contaminators, strong-willed commercial competitors, high-minded government regulators, and, finally, a relentless quest for a global market. From his large store of historical ketchup recipes, Smith offers a representative sampling of the appetizing, the intriguing, and the outlandish. Reflecting the diversity of the condiment's myriad incarnations, the volume includes recipes for more than 110 ketchup varieties made from such unexpected ingredients as apricots, beer, celery, cucumbers, lemons, liver, raspberries, and rum.

Author : Ila Bussidor,Ustun Bilgen-Reinart
Publisher : Univ. of Manitoba Press
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2000-03-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9780887550393

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Night Spirits by Ila Bussidor,Ustun Bilgen-Reinart Pdf

For over 1500 years, the Sayisi Dene, 'The Dene from the East', led an independent life, following the caribou herds and having little contact with white society. In 1956, an arbitrary government decision to relocate them catapulted the Sayisi Dene into the 20th century. It replaced their traditional nomadic life of hunting and fishing with a slum settlement on the outskirts of Churchill, Manitoba. Inadequately housed, without jobs, unfamiliar with the language or the culture, their independence and self-determination deteriorated into a tragic cycle of discrimination, poverty, alcoholism and violent death. By the early 1970s, the band realized they had to take their future into their own hands again. After searching for a suitable location, they set up a new community at Tadoule Lake, 250 miles north of Churchill. Today they run their own health, education and community programs. But the scars of the relocation will take years to heal, and Tadoule Lake is grappling with the problems of a people whose ties to the land, and to one another, have been tragically severed. In Night Spirits, the survivors, including those who were children at the time of the move, as well as the few remaining elders, recount their stories. They offer a stark and brutally honest account of the near-destruction of the Sayisi Dene, and their struggle to reclaim their lives. It is a dark story, told in hope.

Author : Anne Ross
Publisher : Left Coast Press
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781598745788

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Indigenous Peoples and the Collaborative Stewardship of Nature by Anne Ross Pdf

Comprehensive and global in scope, this book critically evaluates the range of management options that claim to have integrated Indigenous peoples and knowledge, and then outline an innovative, alternative model of co-management, the Indigenous Stewardship Model.

Author : National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Governmental investigations
ISBN : 0660292750

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Reclaiming Power and Place by National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Pdf

Author : Bas Verschuuren,Steve Brown
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 409 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2018-08-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781351609319

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Cultural and Spiritual Significance of Nature in Protected Areas by Bas Verschuuren,Steve Brown Pdf

Cultural and spiritual bonds with ‘nature’ are among the strongest motivators for nature conservation; yet they are seldom taken into account in the governance and management of protected and conserved areas. The starting point of this book is that to be sustainable, effective, and equitable, approaches to the management and governance of these areas need to engage with people’s deeply held cultural, spiritual, personal, and community values, alongside inspiring action to conserve biological, geological, and cultural diversity. Since protected area management and governance have traditionally been based on scientific research, a combination of science and spirituality can engage and empower a variety of stakeholders from different cultural and religious backgrounds. As evidenced in this volume, stakeholders range from indigenous peoples and local communities to those following mainstream religions and those representing the wider public. The authors argue that the scope of protected area management and governance needs to be extended to acknowledge the rights, responsibilities, obligations, and aspirations of stakeholder groups and to recognise the cultural and spiritual significance that ‘nature’ holds for people. The book also has direct practical applications. These follow the IUCN Best Practice Guidelines for protected and conserved area managers and present a wide range of case studies from around the world, including Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, and the Americas.