| Vision Keepers: Walking for Native Americans and the Earth Contributor(s): Alderson, Doug (Author) |
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ISBN: 0835608514 ISBN-13: 9780835608510 Publisher: Quest Books (IL) OUR PRICE: $17.06 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2007 Annotation: Environmentalist and author Doug Alderson shares the story of how he was driven by a vision and guided by a Cheyenne teacher named Bear Heart to lead a group of like-minded people in a walk 3800 miles across America through tribal lands in support of Native American rights, reconciliation, and environmental protection. Along the way they encounter many different tribes, attend ceremonies and sweat lodges, and learn first hand about the challenges Native Americans face today with alcoholism, encroaching government and private interests, and the loss of their traditional language and values. Througout the journey, Alderson relays the wealth of wisdom native cultures have to offer our ailing consumer culture. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - Native American Studies |
| Dewey: 305.897 |
| LCCN: 2006034434 |
| Physical Information: 0.76" H x 5.58" W x 8.44" (0.76 lbs) 292 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Native American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: We are all seekers. Some find their path on pilgrimage to the Mahabodhi Temple in India or the Haji Ali mausoleum as they embark on a journey to Mecca; others find God at the burial site of St. James in the Cathedral de Santiago de Compostela in northwestern Spain. Author and environmentalist Doug Alderson meets the Great Spirit through the ancient spiritual practice of walking. The Vision Keepers is the compelling true story of a seeker who, under the guidance of Bear Heart, a Muskogee Creek Indian and Medicine Man, finds unity with our nation's native people and reconnects with the earth through profound and mysterious means. At a time when our global community is in great conflict, we can learn much from Native Americans. The Vision Keepers not only recounts the story of one man's experience with native people and their spirituality, but it offers unique insight into the struggles of an entire culture, personal reconciliation, world peace, and preservation of the Earth and its ancient wisdom. |