| The Spirit Lives in the Mind: Omushkego Stories, Lives, and Dreams Contributor(s): Bird, Louis (Author), Gray, Susan Elaine (Author) |
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ISBN: 0773532102 ISBN-13: 9780773532106 Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press OUR PRICE: $33.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2007 Annotation: Louis Bird has spent the last three decades documenting Cree oral traditions and sharing his stories with audiences in Canada, the United States, and Europe. In The Spirit Lives in the Mind the renowned storyteller and historian of the Omushkego shares teachings and stories of the Swampy Cree people that have been passed down from generation to generation as part of a rich oral tradition. Cree spiritual beliefs revolve around the sacred places and rich landscape of the Hudson Bay lowlands. The beautiful narratives in The Spirit Lives in the Mind illuminate the meaning and value of spiritual maturity and power, the parallels between Omushkego morality and Roman Catholic teachings, and the importance of maintaining the traditional stories. Bird also offers explanations of shamanism and demonstrates how Catholicism affected Cree tradition.Bird collaborated with Susan Elaine Gray, who worked from many years of learning about and teaching Omushkegowak culture and traditions in compiling his narratives and personal testament for The Spirit Lives in the Mind. It is a remarkable evocation of aboriginal storytelling about the Cree peoples, their landscape, and their places in the sky |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - Native American Studies |
| Dewey: 398.2 |
| Series: Rupert's Land Record Society |
| Physical Information: 0.52" H x 9.03" W x 6.06" (0.78 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Native American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Contributor Bio(s): Bird, Louis: - Louis Bird is an Omushkego storyteller and scholar and the author of Telling Our Stories: Omushkego Legends and Histories from Hudson Bay. A member of Winisk First Nation, he lives in Peawanuck, near the shore of Hudson Bay. Susan Elaine Gray is resear |
