We are the middle of forever : indigenous voices from Turtle Island on the changing Earth / edited by Dahr Jamail and Stan Rushworth.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Jamail, Dahr, editor.

Rushworth, Stan, 1945- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Climatic changes--Effect of human beings on.

Climatic changes.

Indian philosophy--United States.

Indian philosophy.

Indians of North America.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (263 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York ; London : The New Press, [2022]

Summary:

An American Library Association Notable BookA powerful, intimate collection of conversations with Indigenous Americans on the climate crisis and the Earth's future Although for a great many people, the human impact on the Earth—countless species becoming extinct, pandemics claiming millions of lives, and climate crisis causing worldwide social and environmental upheaval—was not apparent until recently, this is not the case for all people or cultures. For the Indigenous people of the world, radical alteration of the planet, and of life itself, is a story that is many generations long. They have had to adapt, to persevere, and to be courageous and resourceful in the face of genocide and destruction—and their experience has given them a unique understanding of civilizational devastation. An innovative work of research and reportage, We Are the Middle of Forever places Indigenous voices at the center of conversations about today's environmental crisis. The book draws on interviews with people from different North American Indigenous cultures and communities, generations, and geographic regions, who share their knowledge and experience, their questions, their observations, and their dreams of maintaining the best relationship possible to all of life. A welcome antidote to the despair arising from the climate crisis, We Are the Middle of Forever brings to the forefront the perspectives of those who have long been attuned to climate change and will be an indispensable aid to those looking for new and different ideas and responses to the challenges we face.

Contents:

Intro

Title Page

Dedication

Epigraph

Contents

Preface

Early Warnings

The Interviews: Editors' Note

1. President Fawn Sharp: Strength

2. Gregg Castro: A Sense of Permanence

3. Ilarion Merculieff: Living from the Heart

4. Raquel Ramirez: Awareness

5. Lyla June Johnston: Trust

6. Dr. Kyle Powys Whyte: Kinship

7. Terri Delahanty: Sacred Feminine and Sacred Masculine

8. Steven Pratt: Returning to Fire

9. Marita Hacker: Change

10. Shannon Rivers: Balance

11. Edgar Ibarra: Healing

12. Alexii Sigona: Stewardship

13. Tahnee Henningsen: The Courage to Remember

14. Melissa K. Nelson, PhD: Dispelling Delusion with Alchemy

15. Kanyon Sayers-Roods: Cultural Competency

16. The Honorable Ron W. Goode: Restoration

17. Corrina Gould: Recognition

18. Natalie Diaz: The Capacity of Language

19. Melina Laboucan-Massimo: Paradigm Shift

20. Medicine

Acknowledgments

About the Editors

Publishing in the Public Interest

Copyright.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-62097-719-2

OCLC:

1296426965