Recovering the Sacred

The Power of Naming and Claiming

Author: Winona LaDuke
ISBN: 9780896087125

; Well-known activist discusses the importance of accessing tradition for the Native American community; Describes the differences between mainstream and indigenous thinking in America; Through hundreds of interviews with scholars and activists, LaDuke suggests ways in which access to cultural and social traditions can be used to create political change today When she invites us to recover the sacred, well-known Native American organizer Winona LaDuke is requesting far more than the rescue of ancient bones and beaded headbands from museums. For LaDuke, only the power to define what is sacred - and access it - will enable Native American communities to remember who they are and fashion their future. Basing her explorations on a wealth of Native American research and hundreds of interviews conducted with indigenous scholars and activists, LaDuke examines the connections between sacred sites, sacred objects, and the sacred bodies of her people - past, present and future - focusing more cl

Publisher: South End Press
Publish Date: 2005

Subjects: Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, Social Science / Ethnic Studies / Native American Studies

This book is available in the following Community Centers: Cross-Cultural Center (Location: Native American (NATV))