The Earth's Blanket: Traditional Teachings for Sustainable Living

by Nancy J. Turner, K. Sivaramakrishnan (Editor)

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780295984742
Publisher:	University of Washington Press
Publication date:	02/01/2005
Series:	Culture, Place, and Nature
Pages:	304
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Nancy J. Turner is distinguished professor in the School of Environmental Studies at the University of Victoria, British Columbia. She is also a research associate with the Royal British Columbia Museum and the author or co-author of more than fifteen books.

Table of Contents

Preface and Acknowledgments

Prologue: The Land and the Peoples

1. Wealth and Value in a Changing Land

2. Land-based Stories of People and Home Places

3. A Kincentric Approach to Nature

4. Honouring Nature through Ceremony and Ritual

5. The Balance between Humans and Nature

6. Looking After the Lands and Waters

7. Everything Is One

8. Finding Meaning in a Contemporary Context

Source Notes

References

Index

What People are Saying About This

Kim Recalma—Clutesi

Nancy Turner has worked with and been befriended by generations of holders of our traditional teachings, and this book is a testament not only to an outstanding career but also to an outstanding human being. The Earth's Blanket demonstrates how science can be used to record Traditional Ecological Knowledge in a way that respects First Nations' cultures.

Wade Davis

"This wonderful book celebrates the connection between pepople and the land, revealing that the cultures of the world are unique and inspired expressions of the human imagination."

Kim Recalma—Clutesi

"Nancy Turner has worked with and been befriended by generations of holders of our traditional teachings, and this book is a testament not only to an outstanding career but also to an outstanding human being. The Earth's Blanket demonstrates how science can be used to record Traditional Ecological Knowledge in a way that respects First Nations' cultures."

Editorial Reviews

The Earth's Blanket is an excellent distillation of traditional teachings and narratives. This thoroughly researched book provides the necessary framework for identifying a resource management grounded in cultural traditions and wisdom and is capable of achieving a sustainable agro-ecology.

-- "Agricultural History"

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