The earth's blanket : traditional teachings for sustainable living /

"Turner has worked with Native peoples in the Pacific Northwest for more than thirty-five years, and generations of her indigenous teachers have given her permission to share their stories and perspectives about the natural world. Their teachings describe a rich variety of methods of harvesting...

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Hlavní autor: Turner, Nancy J., 1947-
Médium: Licensed eBooks
Jazyk:angličtina
Vydáno: Seattle : University of Washington Press [2005]
Edice:Culture, place, and nature.
On-line přístup:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctvcwnqs8
Obsah:
  • Prologue: the land and the peoples
  • Wealth and value in a changing world
  • Land-based stories of peoples and home places
  • A kincentric approach to nature
  • Honouring nature through ceremony and ritual
  • The balance between humans and nature
  • Looking after the lands and waters
  • Everything is one
  • Finding meaning in a contemporary context.