Spirit of the Earth: Indian Voices on Nature

Book Overview

Often spoken at the end of a prayer, a well-known Sioux phrase affirms that "we are all related." Similarly, the Sioux medicine man, Brave Buffalo, came to realize when he was still a boy that "the maker of all was Wakan Tanka (the Great Spirit), and . . . in order to honor him I must honor his works in nature." The interconnectedness of all things, and the respect all things are due, are among the most prominent--and most welcome--themes in this...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1936597543
• ISBN13: 9781936597543
• Release Date: May 2017
• Publisher: World Wisdom Books
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.9" x 7.2"