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Surviving in two worlds : contemporary Native American voices.

Summary:

"Surviving in Two Worlds brings together the voices of twenty-six Native American leaders. The interviewees come from a variety of tribal backgrounds - from Penobscot and Onondaga in the Northeast, to Tlingit and Inupiaq in Alaska, to the Pueblo and California tribes of the West - and range from traditional elders and healers to doctors, lawyers, artists, and college presidents. They include such national figures as Oren Lyons, Arvol Looking Horse, John Echohawk, William Demmert, Clifford Trafzer, Greg Sarris, and Roxanne Swentzell." "Their interviews are divided into five sections, grouped around the themes of tradition, history and politics, healing, education, and culture. A brief biography and insightful photograph introduce each speaker. They take readers into their lives, their dreams and fears, their philosophies and experiences, and show what they are doing to assure the survival of their peoples and cultures, as well as the earth as a whole. Their analyses of the past and present, and especially their counsels for the future, are timely and urgent."--BOOK JACKET.

Record details

ISBN: 9780292746947 (cloth : acid-free paper)
ISBN: 0292746946 (cloth : acid-free paper)
Physical Description: xxviii, 258 p. : ill ; 25 cm.
Edition: 1st University of Texas Press ed.
Publisher: Austin : University of Texas Press, 1997.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

Foreword / Greg Sarris -- Preface / Lois Crozier-Hogle -- Introduction / Darryl Babe Wilson -- People of the Seventh Fire / Dagmar Thorpe -- It Is in Our Hands / Oren Lyons -- Last of the Wintu Doctors / Florence Jones -- Mending the Sacred Hoop / Arvol Looking Horse -- The Hopi Prophecy / Thomas Banyacya -- Tradition Is Evidence for the Truth of Life / Frank LaPena -- We Are Sovereign Peoples / John Echohawk -- How Beautiful Is Our Land / Steven Crum -- Reviving Native Technologies / Carlos Cordero -- Our Testimonies Will Carry Us Through / Rose Johnson/Tsosie -- The Quality of Listening / Janine Pease Pretty on Top -- Walking in Two Worlds / Betty Cooper -- The Power of Story / Sarah Hutchison -- At the Center of the Dance / Terry Tafoya -- These Things Are Absolutely Essential / Kevin Foley -- Running toward the Rising Sun / Kathy Morsea -- Healing in Two Worlds / David Lucero -- Education Is Survival / William Demmert -- Keeping the Songs Alive / Edna Ahgeak MacLean -- Look for Their Strengths / Joseph Abeyta -- People of the Dawn / Jerry Pardilla -- The Children Are Our Future / Clifford Trafzer -- Hearing with Our Hearts / Roxanne Swentzell -- The Truth Will Rise / Greg Sarris -- The Art of High Mountain Medicine / Christopher Peters -- We Can Have New Visions / Jack Forbes.