Profiles in Wisdom: Native Elders Speak About the Earth

By Steven McFadden

Book Overview

Taking the lead from John F. Kennedy's Pulitzer Prize winning Profiles in Courage , Steven McFadden presents the stories and thinking of 17 Native American spiritual elders. As our existing culture shifts, what do the ancient ones who have been trained in the sacred traditions of Turtle Island (America) have to say to us? With this question and others, journalist McFadden begins his quest to speak with contemporary Native American elders. The elders offer penetrating and poetic insight on a host of crucial matters. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0939680718
• ISBN13: 9780939680719
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: Bear & Company
• Length: 245 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 8.9"

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This is one of those books ... once you've read it you will wonder what you had been thinking of the world before that time. It is informative, inspirational, wise and genuinely important ... the voices which you will hear from will guide your life into areas you never dreamed were even there. Do yourself a favour and explore the realms of other cultures, and the lessons they provide for us ... they are invaluable. From...