Wisdom of the elders

By Peter Knudtson

Subjects: Influence sur la nature, Ecologie humaine, Effect of human beings on, Traditional ecological knowledge, Nature, Écologie humaine, Homme, Nature (Esthétique), Natural history, Human ecology, Folklore

Description: An in-depth, meticulously documented exploration of the ecological wisdom of Native Peoples from around the world Arranged thematically, Wisdom of the Elders contains sacred stories and traditions on the interrelationships between humans and the environment as well as perspectives from modern science, which more often than not validate the sacred, ancient Wisdom of the Elders. Native peoples and environments discussed range from the Inuit Arctic and the Native Americans of the Northwest coast, the Sioux of the Plains, and the Pueblo, Hopi, and Navajo of the Southwest to the Australian Outback, to the rich, fecund tropics of Africa, Malaysia, and the Amazon.