Those who know : profiles of Alberta's Aboriginal Elders (20th anniversary edition)

Type

Book

Authors

Dianne Meili ( Meili, Dianne )

ISBN 10

1927063132

ISBN 13

9781927063132

Tags

Alberta, Indigenous peoples -- Alberta -- Social life and customs, Elders (Indigenous leaders) -- Alberta -- Biography, Elders (Indigenous leaders) -- Alberta -- Interviews, Elders (Indigenous leaders) -- Alberta, Elders (Indigenous leaders)

Abstract

"The elders in Those Who Know have devoted their lives to preserving the wisdom and spirituality of their ancestors. Despite insult and oppression, they have maintained sometimes forbidden practices for the betterment of not just their people, but all humankind. First published in 1991, Dianne Meili's book remains an essential portrait of men and women who have lived on the trapline, in the army, in a camp on the move, in jail, in residential schools, and on the reserve, all the while counselling, praying, fasting, healing, and helping to birth further generations. In this 20th anniversary edition of Those Who Know, Meili supplements her original text with new profiles and interviews that further the collective story of these elders as they guide us to a necessary future, one that values Mother Earth and the importance of community above all else."--Amazon.

Description

xiv, 390 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Biblio Notes

Contents:
Tom Crane Bear
Rose Auger
Tibeyimisuw
Wallace Mountain Horse
Arnold Mountain Horse
Alexis Seniantha
Beverly Hungry Wolf
James Grandjambe
Katie Bull Shield Wells
George Kehewin
David Providence
Nancy Potts
Russell Wright
Joe P. Cardinal
Louise Big Plume
Vanora Big Plume
Albert Lightning
Louis Yakkineah
Dorothy Smallboy
Albert & Alma Desjarlais
Dominique Habitant
Fred Marcel
Mary Gallant
Arnold Orr
Eve Nanooch
Charlie Blackman
Cecile Chambaud
Adam Salopree
Killian Wildman
Victoria McDonald
Abbie Burnstick
Jenny Salter
Catherine Yatsallie
Tommy Wanyandy
Christine Horseman
Maggie Black Kettle
Mary Mae Strawberry
Joe & Josephine Crowshoe.

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