Cherokee Earth Dwellers
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Cherokee Earth Dwellers

Stories and Teachings of the Natural World

  1. 296 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF
Available until 23 Dec |Learn more

Cherokee Earth Dwellers

Stories and Teachings of the Natural World

About this book

Second place for the 2023 Chicago Folklore Prize A celebration of the Cherokee cosmos through creature names, stories, cultural concepts, and reflections Ayetli gadogv—to "stand in the middle"—is at the heart of a Cherokee perspective of the natural world. From this stance, Cherokee Earth Dwellers offers a rich understanding of nature grounded in Cherokee creature names, oral traditional stories, and reflections of knowledge holders. During his lifetime, elder Hastings Shade created booklets with over six hundred Cherokee names for animals and plants. With this foundational collection at its center, and weaving together a chorus of voices, this book emerges from a deep and continuing collaboration between Christopher B. Teuton, Hastings Shade, Loretta Shade, and others. Positioning our responsibilities as humans to our more-than-human relatives, this book presents teachings about the body, mind, spirit, and wellness that have been shared for generations. From clouds to birds, oceans to quarks, this expansive Cherokee view of nature reveals a living, communicative world and humanity's role within it.

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Yes, you can access Cherokee Earth Dwellers by Christopher B. Teuton,Loretta Shade,Hastings Shade,Larry Shade,MaryBeth Timothy in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Social Sciences & Languages. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Note on Pronunciation and Presentation of Cherokee
  7. Introduction. Duyukdv: Opening a Straight Path
  8. Sagwu + One. Ayetli Hidogesdi: “You Will Stand in the Middle”
  9. Tali + Two. Elohi: The Middle World
  10. Jo’i + Three. Galvladi: The Sky World
  11. Nvgi + Four. Elohi Hawinadidla: The Under World
  12. Afterword
  13. Acknowledgments
  14. Glossary of Cherokee Terms
  15. Works Cited
  16. Index