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Nature Way / Corbin Harney, as told to and edited by Alex Purbrick ; foreword by Tom Goldtooth.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Harney, Corbin, 1920-2007.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Antinuclear movement--History--20th century.
- Antinuclear movement.
- Political activists--United States--Biography.
- Political activists.
- Religious leaders--West (U.S.)--Biography.
- Religious leaders.
- Healers--West (U.S.)--Biography.
- Healers.
- Shoshoni Indians--Civil rights--History--20th century.
- Shoshoni Indians.
- Shoshoni Indians--Religion.
- Shoshoni Indians--Social life and customs.
- Shoshoni Indians--Biography.
- Nevada National Security Site (Nev.)--History--20th century.
- Nevada National Security Site (Nev.).
- Harney, Corbin, 1920-2007.
- Harney, Corbin.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xviii, 118 p. )
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Reno, Nevada ; Las Vegas, [Nevada] : University of Nevada Press, 2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Corbin Harney's long life encompassed remarkable changes in the lives of Native Americans and in the technological and political development of the world. Born into an impoverished Western Shoshone family on the Nevada-Idaho border and orphaned as a newborn, he was brought up by grandparents who taught him the traditional ways of their people and the ancient spiritual beliefs that sustained their culture. As an adult, Harney found his calling as a traditional healer and spiritual leader. Soon he became involved in the Shoshone struggle for civil rights, including their efforts to protect and heal their traditional lands in what became the Nevada Test Site. This involvement led Harney to his eventual role as a leader of the international antinuclear movement. The Nature Way is a rich compendium of Corbin Harney's experience and wisdom. His account of his life incorporates the tragic history of Native Americans in the Great Basin after the arrival of Euro-Americans, his realization of his own identity as a Native American, and his long study of his people's traditions and spiritual practices. His summary of the Shoshone and Paiute use of indigenous plants for food and healing highlights their understanding that the Earth and her denizens and products must be respected and protected in order to preserve the connection that all creatures have with sacred Mother Earth. Finally, his account of his role as an antinuclear activist expands on his awareness of the human responsibility to protect the Earth, especially from the extreme danger posed by nuclear technology and nuclear weapons of mass destruction. Corbin Harney's voice is one of the clearest expressions yet of the values, concerns, and spirituality of contemporary Native America. He offers all of us an eloquent plea that we respect and cooperate with Nature to ensure the survival of the planet.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780874178043
- 0874178045
- OCLC:
- 489213600
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