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Recovering the sacred : the power of naming and claiming / Winona LaDuke.
| Author/creator | LaDuke, Winona |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | 1st ed. |
| Publication Info | Cambridge, MA : South End Press, ©2005. |
| Description | 294 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | What is sacred? -- Sacred lands and sacred places -- God, squirrels, and the universe : the Mount Graham International Observatory and the University of Arizona -- Salt, water, blood, and coal : mining in the southwest -- Klamath land and life -- Ancestors, images, and their lives -- Imperial anthropology : the ethics of collecting -- Quilled cradle board covers, cultural patrimony, and Wounded Knee -- Vampires in the new world : blood, academia, and human genetics -- Masks in the new millennium -- Seeds and medicine -- Three sisters : recovery of traditional agriculture at Cayuga, Mohawk, and Oneida communities -- Wild rice : maps, genes, and patents -- Food as medicine : the recovery of traditional foods to heal the people -- Relatives -- Return of the Horse Nation -- Namewag : sturgeon and people in the Great Lakes Region -- Recovering power to slow climate change. |
| Abstract | "An overview of efforts by Native Americans to regain cultural and genetic patrimony and the conditions needed for traditional spiritual practices, including tribal histories, analysis of changes to nutrition, economy, and physical environment, and actions taken toward pollution abatement, dam removal, land and cultural reclamation, and alternative energy production"--Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-280) and index. |
| LCCN | 2005012700 |
| ISBN | 0896087123 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0896087131 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780896087125 |
| ISBN | 9780896087132 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | E98.R3 L33 2005 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |