Download or read book Native Wisdom for White Minds written by Anne Wilson Schaef and published by One World. This book was released on 2013-08-14 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Native Wisdom for White Minds written by Anne Wilson Schaef and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A page for each day of the year. Each page consists of a quotation from a Native source - African, American, Pacific, Aboriginal, Tibetan or Irish - followed by a meditation on its wisdom, often contrasted with Western culture. With index. The author of 'Meditations For WomenWho Do Too Much', Anne Wilson Schaef is related to native Americans and the Irish, and has travelled among many of these native peoples.
Download or read book The Wisdom of the Native Americans written by Kent Nerburn and published by New World Library. This book was released on 2010-10-06 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The teachings of the Native Americans provide a connection with the land, the environment, and the simple beauties of life. This collection of writings from revered Native Americans offers timeless, meaningful lessons on living and learning. Taken from writings, orations, and recorded observations of life, this book selects the best of Native American wisdom and distills it to its essence in short, digestible quotes — perhaps even more timely now than when they were first written. In addition to the short passages, this edition includes the complete Soul of an Indian, as well as other writings by Ohiyesa (Charles Alexander Eastman), one of the great interpreters of American Indian thought, and three great speeches by Chiefs Joseph, Seattle, and Red Jacket.
Download or read book Native Wisdom written by HarperCollins Canada, Limited and published by . This book was released on 1994-12-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Native Wisdom written by Joseph Bruchac and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 1994-12-14 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Another book in the Little Books of Wisdom series: portable, elegantly packaged inspiration from around the world -- irresistible for the impulse buyer and the serious reader alike.
Download or read book Native Wisdom written by Ed McGaa and published by San Francisco : Council Oak Books. This book was released on 2002 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nitakuys oyasin -"we are all related." The Oglala Sioux saying is the philosophy underlying Native American spirituality and practices, a sense of connection to the entire universe. “Native Wisdom” features several informative appendices, including a brief glossary of Lakota words and traditional spiritual songs in English and Lakota.
Download or read book Nature s Way written by Ed McGaa and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2005-03-29 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now in paperback! US bestselling author of Mother Earth Spirituality returns with a call for a spiritual awakening to create a new global culture. Beginning with the ways of the Lakota Sioux and branching outward, Sioux tribal leader Ed McGaa, known as Eagle Man, shows the error of using animals and the natural world as a whole for economic and political gain. He then offers everyday lessons and values gleaned from Nature that endure for all times and people. In this call for spiritual awakening, McGaa explains how we can create a new global culture based not on dominance over nature for economic and political gain, but on values that endure for all times and all people. Nature's Way explores Native American belief systems, oppression of Native Americans by the dominant society, the desacralisation of Nature, and the complicity of institutional religion. Taking on religion, politics, and culture, McGaa provides a template for readers – a path designed by Nature that anyone can follow. Using the lessons of eagle, bear, lion, wolf, orca, owl, tiger, buffalo, rat, deer – even the cottonwood tree, Nature's Way teaches all of us how we can overcome religious intolerance, treat women and men equally, preserve our environment, and live in peace.
Download or read book The Native American Book of Wisdom EasyRead Large Bold Edition written by White Deer of Autumn and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 1992 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of stories focusing on the spiritual and medicine man traditions of the Native American.
Download or read book Eyes of Wisdom written by Heyoka Merrifield and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2007-07-01 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this first volume of The White Buffalo Woman Trilogy, author Heyoka Merrifield celebrates the sacredness of nature and the return of a culture hidden by time. Eyes of Wisdom offers a deeply moving narration of life and ceremony on the plains that is richly interwoven with Native American and other mythic traditions. The author draws inspiration from the legend of White Buffalo Woman, his vision quests, and experiences in the Sun Dance lodge.
Download or read book White Eagle Medicine Wheel written by Eliana Harvey and published by Eddison Books Limited. This book was released on 2018-10-18 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This unique introduction to Native American sacred teachings offers a powerful resource for problem-solving on all fronts, whether at home, at work, or in relationships. With Eliana Harvey and Wa-Na-Nee-Che as your guides, you will discover how to communicate with the animals and other sacred archetypes as they become your teachers and reveal their medicine ways to steer you in your everyday life. Use the animal, grandfather/grandmother, and totem cards for healing and for developing your intuitive abilities as you progress through three levels of learning. Their age-old wisdom will help you to live in harmony with yourself and with all living things. Replaces ISBN 978-1-85906-257-9
Download or read book The Native American Book of Wisdom EasyRead Super Large 24pt Edition written by and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Native American Book of Wisdom EasyRead Super Large 18pt Edition written by and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Essential Native Wisdom written by Carol Kelly-Gangi and published by Union Square + ORM. This book was released on 2021-06-22 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Quotations from Sitting Bull, Wilma Mankiller, N. Scott Momaday, and many more. Essential Native Wisdom gathers hundreds of powerful quotations from an extraordinary group of people from the mid-1700s to the present day. There are excerpts from political and spiritual leaders; writers and poets; activists and artists; warriors and statesmen; scholars and historians; actors and athletes; and musicians and orators. It’s a wide-ranging collection that is enlightening and engaging—and provides a testament to the spirit of strength, endurance, and hope. Sitting Bull eloquently reveals the devastating hardship his people endured at the hands of the white leaders who sought to destroy their way of life Winona LaDuke vividly recalls traditions from her people, passed down from generation to generation Elizabeth Peratrovich speaks passionately about the freedoms that are guaranteed to Native people under the Bill of Rights, and more
Download or read book Brown Skin White Minds written by E. J. R. David and published by IAP. This book was released on 2013-02-01 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Filipino Americans have a long and rich history with and within the United States, and they are currently the second largest Asian group in the country. However, very little is known about how their historical and contemporary relationship with America may shape their psychological experiences. The most insidious psychological consequence of their historical and contemporary experiences is colonial mentality or internalized oppression. Some common manifestations of this phenomenon are described below: • Skin-whitening products are used often by Filipinos in the Philippines to make their skins lighter. Skin whitening clinics and businesses are popular in the Philippines as well. The "beautiful" people such as actors and other celebrities endorse these skin-whitening procedures. Children are told to stay away from the sun so they do not get "too dark." Many Filipinos also regard anything "imported" to be more special than anything "local" or made in the Philippines. • In the United States, many Filipino Americans make fun of "fresh-off-the-boats" (FOBs) or those who speak English with Filipino accents. Many Filipino Americans try to dilute their "Filipino-ness" by saying that they are mixed with some other races. Also, many Filipino Americans regard Filipinos in the Philippines, and pretty much everything about the Philippines, to be of "lower class" and those of the "third world." The historical and contemporary reasons for why Filipino -/ Americans display these attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors - often referred to as colonial mentality - are explored in Brown Skin, White Minds. This book is a peer-reviewed publication that integrates knowledge from multiple scholarly and scientific disciplines to identify the past and current catalysts for such self-denigrating attitudes and behaviors. It takes the reader from indigenous Tao culture, Spanish and American colonialism, colonial mentality or internalized oppression along with its implications on Kapwa, identity, and mental health, to decolonization in the clinical, community, and research settings. This book is intended for the entire community - teachers, researchers, students, and service providers interested in or who are working with Filipinos and Filipino Americans, or those who are interested in the psychological consequences of colonialism and oppression. This book may serve as a tool for remembering the past and as a tool for awakening to address the present.
Download or read book A Quaker Book Of Wisdom written by Robert Lawrence Smith and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2013-05-21 with total page 101 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The most valuable aspect of religion," writes Robert Lawrence Smith, "is that it provides us with a framework for living. I have always felt that the beauty and power of Quakerism is that it exhorts us to live more simply, more truthfully, more charitably." Taking his inspiration from the teaching of the first Quaker, George Fox, and from his own nine generations of Quaker forebears, Smith speaks to all of us who are seeking a way to make our lives simpler, more meaningful, and more useful. Beginning with the Quaker belief that "There is that of God in every person," Smith explores the ways in which we can harness the inner light of God that dwells in each of us to guide the personal choices and challenges we face every day. How to live and speak truthfully. How to listen for, trust, and act on our conscience. How to make our work an expression of the best that is in us. Using vivid examples from his own life, Smith writes eloquently of Quaker Meeting, his decision to fight in World War II, and later to oppose the Vietnam War. From his work as an educator and headmaster to his role as a husband and father, Smith quietly convinces that the lofty ideals of Quakerism offer all of us practical tools for leading a more meaningful life. His book culminates with a moving letter to his grandchildren which imparts ten lessons for "letting your life speak."
Download or read book Native Roots written by Jack Weatherford and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2010-06-23 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “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.”
Download or read book The White Eagle Medicine Wheel written by Wa-Na-Nee-Che and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sacred knowledge to understand ourselves and the natural world. White Eagle Medicine Wheel is a unique pack designed as a simple, step-by-step guide to the sacred teachings of Native Americans. Using the illustrated book and its powerful deck of cards, and with Wa-Na-Nee-Che as your guide, you will progress through three levels of learning. You will be taught how to communicate with the animals who will show you their medicine ways; you will discover how to access the energies and teachings of our elders; and you will learn how to use the four creative sources of power through their archetypal symbols. White Eagle Medicine Wheel is a resource for problem-solving on all fronts, whether at home, at work, or in relationships. You will quickly realize that its teachings generate remarkable inspiration and intuitive powers. The native peoples of America are appalled at the way we are treating our planet and feel that we are on the brink of social and ecological disaster. They believe that only through deeper spiritual understanding of ourselves and of the natural world can this be prevented. Until recently, Native Americans have been reluctant to share their wisdom with the Western world. But now, with the agreement of elders and spiritual advisors in the United States and Canada, Wa-Na-Nee-Che, and his scribe Eliana, reveal how this sacred knowledge can benefit us all. Wa-Na-Nee-Che-- which in Lakota means He who is needed by the people-- is one of the very few remaining Native Americans willing to share the original wisdom of the old way of life. He will help you to discover the inner self. You will learn how to live in harmony, not only with yourself, but with all living things around you, and with all the children of Mother Earth. You will never look back. * Native American wisdom for everyday use * Easy-to-use method for problem-solving, healing yourself and others * 46 beautiful medicine wheel cards * Illustrated book gives full instructions on using the cards
