Recovering the Sacred: The Power of Naming and Claiming
When she invites us to “recover the sacred,” well-known Native American organizer Winona LaDuke is requesting far more than the rescue of ancient bones and beaded headbands from museums. For LaDuke, only the power to define what is sacred—and access it—will enable Native American communities to remember who they are and fashion their future.\ Using a wealth of Native American research and hundreds of interviews with indigenous scholars and activists, LaDuke examines the connections between...
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LaDuke maintains that a healthy environment and sovereignty for Native nations are requisites for Native American spiritual health.
What is sacred?11Pt. 1Sacred lands and sacred placesGod, squirrels, and the universe : the Mt. Graham International Observatory and the University of Arizona19Salt, water, blood, and coal : mining in the Southwest33Klamath land and life47Pt. 2Ancestors, images, and our livesImperial anthropology : the ethics of collecting67Quilled cradleboard covers, cultural patrimony, and Wounded Knee87Vampires in the New World : blood, academia, and human genetics113Masks in the new millennium131Pt. 3Seeds and medicineThree sisters : recovery of traditional agriculture at Cayuga, Mohawk, and Oneida communities153Wild rice : maps, genes and patents167Food as medicine : the recovery of traditional foods to heal the people191Pt. 4RelativesReturn of the horse nation213Namewag : sturgeon and people in the Great Lakes region227Recovering power to slow climate change237About Winona LaDuke
