The Earth's Blanket: Traditional Teachings for Sustainable Living

by Nancy J. Turner

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:	9780295997865
Publisher:	University of Washington Press
Publication date:	08/03/2015
Series:	Culture, Place, and Nature
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	304
Sales rank:	145,179
File size:	116 MB
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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 AcknowledgmentsPrologue: The Land and the Peoples1. Wealth and Value in a Changing Land2. Land-based Stories of People and Home Places3. A Kincentric Approach to Nature4. Honouring Nature through Ceremony and Ritual5. The Balance between Humans and Nature6. Looking After the Lands and Waters7. Everything Is One8. Finding Meaning in a Contemporary ContextSource NotesReferencesIndex

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.

Eugene Anderson

A unique and charming book that provides fascinating insights into ways of managing wild plant and animal resources. Drawing on stories and early accounts from Native people throughout northwestern North America and, above all, her own enormously rich and detailed experiences, Nancy Turner shows that these methods have great and increasing relevance for us today.

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.

Lama Tashi

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.

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