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The Earth's Blanket Traditional Teachings for Sustainable Living / Nancy J. Turner
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Turner, Nancy J., 1947-
- Series:
- Culture, place, and nature.
- Culture, place, and nature
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Philosophy of nature.
- Ethnoecology.
- Human ecology--Philosophy.
- Environmental protection.
- Conservation of natural resources.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (305 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Seattle : University of Washington Press, 20045
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This is a thought-provoking look at Native American stories, cultural institutions, and ways of knowing, and what they can teach us about living sustainably.
- Contents:
- 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
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780295997865
- 0295997869
- OCLC:
- 931877929
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