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Author : Joseph B. Wanjui
Publisher : African Books Collective
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9789966846648
Joseph Barrage Wanjui, son of Wanjui and Elizabeth Wanjirũ, was born in 1937 in Cura, Kenya. He married Elizabeth Mũkami.
Author : J. B. Wanjui
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 279 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Kenya
ISBN : 9966846638
Joseph Barrage Wanjui, son of Wanjui and Elizabeth Wanjirũ, was born in 1937 in Cura, Kenya. He married Elizabeth Mũkami.
Author : Jack Weatherford
Publisher : Ballantine Books
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2010-06-23
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780307755414
“Gracefully written . . . thoroughly researched . . . America is a banquet prepared by the Indians—who were forgotten when it was time to give thanks at the table.”—St. Paul Pioneer-Express “Well written, imagery-ridden . . . A tale of what was, what became, and what is today regarding the Indian relation to the European civilization that ‘grafted’ itself onto this ‘ancient stem’”—Minneapolis Star Tribune In Indian Givers, anthropologist Jack Weatherford revealed how the cultural, social, and political practices of the American Indians transformed the world. In Native Roots, Weatherford focuses on the vital role Indian civilizations have played in the making of the United States. Conventional American history holds that the white settlers of the New World re-created the societies they had known in England, France, and Spain. But, as Weatherford so brilliantly shows, Europeans in fact grafted their civilizations onto the deep and nourishing roots of Native American customs and beliefs. Beneath the glass-and-steel skyscrapers of contemporary Manhattan lies an Indian fur-trading post. Behind the tactics of modern guerrilla warfare are the lightning-fast maneuvers of the Plains Indians. Our place names, our farming and hunting techniques, our crafts, and the very blood that flows in our veins—all derive from American Indians in ways that we consistently fail to see. In Weatherford’s words, “Without understanding Native Americans, we will never know who we are today in America.”
Author : Chief Zakiya Hahta Nashoba
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2019-04-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9780578471921
Chief Zakiya Hahta Nashoba tells a story of how she conquered paper genocide and discovered her Native American roots.
Author : Felix Sper
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1983-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0910294038
Author : J. McIver Weatherford
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Indians of North America
ISBN : 0780731433
Author : Jack Weatherford
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1994-06-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0517127873
"Well written, imagery-ridden...A tale of what was, what became, and what is today regarding the Indian relation to the European civilization that 'grafted' itself onto this ancient system.'" MINNEAPOLIS STAR TRIBUNE Conventional American history holds that the white settlers of the New World re-created the societies they had known in England, France, and Spain. But as anthropologist Jack Weatherford, author of INDIAN GIVERS, brilliantly shows, the Europeans actually grafted their civilization onto the deep and nourishing roots of Native American customs and beliefs. Our place names, our farming and hunting techniques, our crafts, the very blood that flows in our veins--all derive from American Indians ways that we consistently fail to see. "From the Trade Paperback edition.
Author : Georges Sioui
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2019-09-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780228000464
Eatenonha is the Wendat word for love and respect for the Earth and Mother Nature. For many Native peoples and newcomers to North America, Canada is a motherland, an Eatenonha – a land in which all can and should feel included, valued, and celebrated. In Eatenonha Georges Sioui presents the history of a group of Wendat known as the Seawi Clan and reveals the deepest, most honoured secrets possessed by his people, by all people who are Indigenous, and by those who understand and respect Indigenous ways of thinking and living. Providing a glimpse into the lives, ideology, and work of his family and ancestors, Sioui weaves a tale of the Wendat's sparsely documented historical trajectory and his family's experiences on a reserve. Through an original retelling of the Indigenous commercial and social networks that existed in the northeast before European contact, the author explains that the Wendat Confederacy was at the geopolitical centre of a commonwealth based on peace, trade, and reciprocity. This network, he argues, was a true democracy, where all beings of all natures were equally valued and respected and where women kept their place at the centre of their families and communities. Identifying Canada's first civilizations as the originators of modern democracy, Eatenonha represents a continuing quest to heal and educate all peoples through an Indigenous way of comprehending life and the world.
Author : Renya K. Ramirez
Publisher : Duke University Press
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : History
ISBN : 0822340305
An ethnography of urban Native Americans in the Silicon Valley that looks at the creation of social networks and community events that support tribal identities.
Author : Penelope Green
Publisher : Global Publishing Solutions, LLC
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2023-12-17
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9798988604563
Unlock the Hidden Stories of Your American Indian Ancestry! Penelope Green invites you on a transformative journey through time, culture, and identity. This guide empowers you to uncover the profound stories and connections that link you to your American Indian heritage. You will embark on a comprehensive and compassionate exploration of American Indian genealogy. From understanding the unique challenges and rewards of tracing American Indian ancestry to preserving and passing down cherished family stories, this book equips you with the knowledge and tools needed to navigate this intricate path. Dive into the world of tribal records, decipher their significance, and learn how to navigate and interpret them effectively. Explore the role of genetic testing in genealogical research and gain insights into the complexities of cultural sensitivity and ethical considerations when dealing with American Indian heritage. "Tracing Roots" goes beyond research; it extends into preserving and sharing your discoveries. Discover how to document your findings, create a lasting family history, and become a part of the broader narrative of American Indian genealogy. Your American Indian heritage is a treasure trove of resilience, wisdom, and cultural richness, and this book empowers you to unlock its secrets and embrace your ancestral legacy. Unearth the stories that connect you to the past, celebrate the power of your heritage, and ignite the flame of discovery that will illuminate the path for future generations. Are you ready to embrace the ancestral pathway? Begin your journey today with "Tracing Roots: Discovering Your American Indian Ancestry."
Author : Keith James
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2001-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0803225954
Education among American Indians has lagged behind that of almost all other groups in both the United States and Canada, and it generally has not offered what Indian communities need. It is this disturbing state of affairs?along with the intractable realities, unexamined assumptions, and cultural conflicts and misunderstandings behind it?that Science and Native American Communities confronts. Representing an unprecedented gathering of Native American professionals working in the sciences and advanced technology, the book combines theory and practice, firsthand experience and strategic thinking, in a provocative exploration of the uneasy meeting ground between science and Native American communities. ø In highly personal, deeply informed, and frequently moving essays, the authors wrestle with a legacy of mistrust and violence. They ask: Is a common ground between science and Native America possible? The problems and prospects that emerge from such a meeting, and that these essays address, include the impact of science and technology on Native lands and environment; economic and technological opportunities and challenges for reservation communities; and the differences and similarities between Native and scientific thought and practice. The authors not only showcase different reactions to the consequences of science, but also energetically propose strategies for renegotiating Native communities' relationships with science, seizing control of their destinies, and moving forward in the twenty-first century.
Author : Kim Anderson,Bonita Lawrence
Publisher : Canadian Scholars’ Press
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2012-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781894549219
This collection of seventeen essays presents original and critical perspectives from writers, scholars and activists on issues that are pertinent to Aboriginal women and their communities in both rural and urban settings in Canada. Their contributions explore the critical issues facing Native women as they rebuild and revive their communities. Through topics such as the role of tradition, reclaiming identities and protecting Native children and the environment, they identify the restraints that shape their actions and the inspirations that feed their visions.The contributors address issues of youth, health and sexual identity; women's aging, sexuality and health; caring for children and adults living with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome; First Nations education and schooling; community-based activism on issues of prostitution and sex workers; and reclaiming cultural identity through art and music.
Author : Samuelin MarTinez
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2015-07-24
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781504922548
Imagine living in a world that hates you, and becoming aware of this witnessing how that hate hurts your mother daily. At five I held my Ama's tired head and swore an oath, when I get big I will work hard so you won't be so tired. Look through my lens, and see Corporate America exploiting and overexposing my mother to toxic waste, and toxic relationships stressing her native will to protect me from all that she suffered as a child. I invite you to consider my agony and adoring love that inspired this indictment; Corporate America killed my mother! Cancer is not a normal death; it is murder because corporations know their waste is toxic. I provide evidence, beyond a reasonable doubt, that our native maternal relationship was a military target for America to "Kill the Indian save the child." How can a country be so cruel, feel no empathy and deny there was a related American Holocaust? I submit historical evidence that America is a socio-pathic mass murderer. I also charge Corporate America with Child Abuse and Neglect, violating the United Nations Charter on the Human Rights of the Child. The evidence, beyond a reasonable doubt, is the millions of homeless, hungry, sick and under educated children stressed, in the richest country in the world preying "In God we Trust." What is feigned love without justice or freedom? A crime confusing profit with prophet. For example, pediatrician Nadine Burke Harris explains that "the repeated stress of abuse, neglect has real, tangible effects on the development of the brain. This unfolds across a lifetime with triple risk for heart disease and lung cancer." The related Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study "associations childhood maltreatment and later-life health and well-being." Their focus is toxic parenting, mine is a toxic American history.
Author : Myra Rutherdale,Kerry Margaret Abel,P. Whitney Lackenbauer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Indians of North America
ISBN : 1487501382
Specific topics such as land, resources, treaties, laws, policies, and cultural politics are explored through a range of perspectives that reflect state-of-the-art research in the field of Indigenous history. This book is a direct response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's call for a better appreciation of the complexities of history in the relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in Canada.
Author : Anne Wilson Schaef
Publisher : One World
Page : 433 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2013-08-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780804151153
You don't have to be white to have a white mind. What is a white mind? As Anne Wilson Schaef learned during her travels throughout the world among Native Peoples, anyone raised in modern Western society or by Western culture can have a white mind. White minds are trapped in a closed system of thinking that sees life in black and white, either/or terms; they are hierarchical and mechanistic; they see nature as a force to be tamed and people as objects to be controlled with no regard for the future. This worldview is not shared by most Native Peoples, and in this provocative book, Anne Wilson Schaef shares the richness poured out to her by Native Americans, Aborigines, Africans, Maoris, and others. In the words of Native Peoples themselves, we come to understand Native ideas about our earth, spirituality, family, work, loneliness, and change. For in every area of our lives we have the capacity to transcend our white minds--we simply need to listen with open hearts and open minds to other voices, other perceptions, other cultures. Anne Wilson Schaef often heard Elders from a wide variety of Native Peoples say, "Our legends tell us that a time will come when our wisdom and way of living will be necessary to save the planet, and that time is now." Anyone ready to move from feeling separate to a profound sense of connectedness, from the personal to the global, will find the path in this mind-expanding, deeply spiritual book.