What The Elders Have Taught Us

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Publisher : Graphic Arts Books
ISBN 13 : 088240945X
Total Pages : 104 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book What the Elders Have Taught Us written by and published by Graphic Arts Books. This book was released on 2013-04-08 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “This wonderful book gives the reader a glimpse into the cultural soul of the Alaska Native people, revealing how culture is very much alive and traditions are thriving.” — Margaret Nelson, Tlingit, Eagle moiety, President and CEO Alaska Native Heritage Center As Alaska’s Native peoples confront contemporary challenges, they increasingly find strength in the traditional values and practices that have sustained their cultures for millennia. In stirring words, What the Elders Have Taught Us pays tribute to the first Alaskans and the ancient values they consider paramount. Ten essayists, one from each of Alaska’s diverse Native cultures, were asked to write about a specific value that is common to all, lessons that have been part of their oral teachings for countless generations. The resulting essays are infused with personal reflection as well as profound truths. Featuring Roy Corral’s outstanding photography, What the Elders Have Taught Us offers rare insight into the lives of Alaska’s First People—at work and play, in celebration and sorrow—living out the legacy handed down by the elders.

Author : Natives of Natives of Alaska
Publisher : Alaska Northwest Books
ISBN 13 : 9780882409634
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book What the Elders Have Taught Us written by Natives of Natives of Alaska and published by Alaska Northwest Books. This book was released on 2013-06-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This wonderful book gives the reader a glimpse into the cultural soul of the Alaska Native people, revealing how culture is very much alive and traditions are thriving." -- Margaret Nelson, Tlingit, Eagle moiety, President and CEO Alaska Native Heritage Center As Alaska's Native peoples confront contemporary challenges, they increasingly find strength in the traditional values and practices that have sustained their cultures for millennia. In stirring words, What the Elders Have Taught Us pays tribute to the first Alaskans and the ancient values they consider paramount. Ten essayists, one from each of Alaska's diverse Native cultures, were asked to write about a specific value that is common to all, lessons that have been part of their oral teachings for countless generations. The resulting essays are infused with personal reflection as well as profound truths. Featuring Roy Corral's outstanding photography, What the Elders Have Taught Us offers rare insight into the lives of Alaska's First People--at work and play, in celebration and sorrow--living out the legacy handed down by the elders.

Author : John F. Boatman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book My Elders Taught Me written by John F. Boatman and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book the author examines various aspects of a selection of Western Great Lakes American Indian philosophical traditions and beliefs. He combines over forty years of stories, anecdotes, and observations learned from Western Great Lakes tribal elders into a coherent and thought-provoking philosophy text which challenges readers to look beyond their own cultural prepossessions and discover a method of asking questions where the answers come from within. Contents: Setting the Stages: From Another Perspective; The Atisokanak World; Creation and the Early "Earth World"; The Earth and its "People"; The Star People; The Inherent Primacy of Female Beings.

Author : Karl Pillemer, Ph.D.
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0452298482
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book 30 Lessons for Living written by Karl Pillemer, Ph.D. and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2012-10-30 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Heartfelt and ever-endearing—equal parts information and inspiration. This is a book to keep by your bedside and return to often.”—Amy Dickinson, nationally syndicated advice columnist "Ask Amy" More than one thousand extraordinary Americans share their stories and the wisdom they have gained on living, loving, and finding happiness. After a chance encounter with an extraordinary ninety-year-old woman, renowned gerontologist Karl Pillemer began to wonder what older people know about life that the rest of us don't. His quest led him to interview more than one thousand Americans over the age of sixty-five to seek their counsel on all the big issues- children, marriage, money, career, aging. Their moving stories and uncompromisingly honest answers often surprised him. And he found that he consistently heard advice that pointed to these thirty lessons for living. Here he weaves their personal recollections of difficulties overcome and lives well lived into a timeless book filled with the hard-won advice these older Americans wish someone had given them when they were young. Like This I Believe, StoryCorps's Listening Is an Act of Love, and Tuesdays with Morrie, 30 Lessons for Living is a book to keep and to give. Offering clear advice toward a more fulfilling life, it is as useful as it is inspiring.

Author : David Carey
Publisher : University of Alabama Press
ISBN 13 : 081731119X
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Our Elders Teach Us written by David Carey and published by University of Alabama Press. This book was released on 2001-11-13 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By casting a wide net for his interviews - from tiny hamlets to bustling Guatemala City - Carey gained insight into more than a single community or a single group of Maya."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Mary Bray Pipher
Publisher : Wheeler Publishing, Incorporated
ISBN 13 : 9781568958286
Total Pages : 484 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Another Country written by Mary Bray Pipher and published by Wheeler Publishing, Incorporated. This book was released on 2000 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are more older people in America today than ever before. They are our parents and grandparents, our aunts and uncles and in-laws. They are living longer, but in a culture that has come to worship youth--a culture in which families have dispersed, communities have broken down, and older people are isolated. Meanwhile, adults in two-career families are struggling to divide their time among their kids, their jobs, and their aging parents--searching for the right words to talk about loneliness, forgetfulness, or selling the house. Another Country is a field guide to this rough terrain for a generation of baby boomers who are finding themselves unprepared to care for those who have always cared for them. Psychologist and bestselling writer Mary Pipher maps out strategies that help bridge the gaps that separate us from our elders. And with her inimitable combination of respect and realism, she offers us new ways of supporting each other--new ways of sharing our time, our energy, and our love.

Author : Melanie Adair
Publisher : eBookIt.com
ISBN 13 : 1935186329
Total Pages : 70 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Survival Manual for Elders written by Melanie Adair and published by eBookIt.com. This book was released on 2012-11 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is written by a team of physicians, nurses, social workers, psychologists, therapists, chaplains, business and legal experts. Their collective wisdom concerning aging and passion for person-centric care with promotion of resiliency and maximum functional potential, shine through every page. The table of contents reads like a list of questions ¿I wish my doctor had discussed with me.¿ Topics such as dignity, health promotion, healthcare choices, advance directives and goals of care, and common symptoms and conditions are accurately and readably discussed and emphasized. The section on levels of care and healthcare finances is particularly helpful in clarifying the maze of choices facing seniors and their caregivers as they negotiate our US industrial, financial, and healthcare complex. Chapters covering medication safety, cognitive and mental health concerns, and illness complications are especially well written. If knowledge is power, the insights offered by this book will be a strong ally for seniors and their caregivers to successfully navigate the challenges of aging, making informed decisions and focusing on individualized goals of care.

Author : Orson Pratt
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 20 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book How to Live Acceptably written by Orson Pratt and published by . This book was released on 18?? with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 900 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Scribner's Monthly, an Illustrated Magazine for the People written by and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 900 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1064 pages
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Download or read book Scribner's Monthly written by and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 1064 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: