Grandmothers Counsel the World: Women Elders Offer Their Vision for Our Planet

Details:

Author: Carol Schaefer
Foreword By: Winona Laduke
Language: English
Pages: 213
Publisher: Trumpeter

Size:

Weight: 1 Pounds
Length: 9 Inches
Width: 6.8 Inches
Height: 0.5 Inches

Publisher Notes:

We are thirteen indigenous grandmothers. . . . We are deeply concerned with the unprecedented destruction of our Mother Earth, the atrocities of war, the global scourge of poverty, the prevailing culture of materialism, the epidemics that threaten the health of the Earth's peoples, and with the destruction of indigenous ways of life.We, the International Council of Thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers, believe that our ancestral ways of prayer, peacemaking, and healing are vitally needed today. . . . We believe that the teachings of our ancestors will light our way through an uncertain future. In some Native American societies, tribal leaders consulted a council of grandmothers before making any major decisions that would affect the whole community. What if we consulted our wise women elders about the problems facing our global community today? This book presents the insights and guidance of thirteen indigenous grandmothers from five continents, many of whom are living legends among their own peoples. The Grandmothers offer wisdom on such timely issues as nurturing our families; cultivating physical and mental health; and confronting violence, war, and poverty. Also included are the reflections of Western women elders, including Alice Walker, Gloria Steinem, Helena Norberg-Hodge, and Carol Moseley Brown.

Book Details Summary:

The title of this book is Grandmothers Counsel the World: Women Elders Offer Their Vision for Our Planet and it was written by Carol Schaefer , Winona Laduke (Foreword By). This edition of Grandmothers Counsel the World: Women Elders Offer Their Vision for Our Planet is in a Paperback format. This books publish date is November 2006 and it has a suggested retail price of $18.95. There are 213 pages in the book and it was published by Trumpeter. The 10 digit ISBN is 1590302931 and the 13 digit ISBN is 9781590302934.