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A Brief Guide to Cree

A Brief Guide to Cree

From: Laughing with the Trickster

This chapter provides a practical phonetic guide to the Cree language, drawn from a broader work on Indigenous languages in the Americas. 2 $0.20 Add
Laughing with the Trickster

Laughing with the Trickster

On Sex, Death, and Accordions

Trickster is zany, ridiculous. The ultimate, over-the-top, madcap lunatic. Here to remind us that the reason for existence is to have one blast of a time and to laugh ourselves to death. … 102 View
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On Language

On Language

From: Laughing with the Trickster

In this chapter, Highway examines the Cree language as a cornerstone of Canadian cultural and linguistic identity. 12 $1.20 Add
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On Sex and Gender

On Sex and Gender

From: Laughing with the Trickster

In this chapter, Highway examines sexuality, gender roles, and domestic violence in the Cree-Dene village of Brochet, northern Manitoba, during the mid-twentieth century. 22 $2.20 Add
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Songlines Through the Landscape
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Songlines Through the Landscape

From: The Story is in Our Bones

In this chapter, Lake discusses the Songlines tradition of the Indigenous Peoples of Australia, describing how the practice enables knowledge of nature, spirituality, culture to be passed down … 9 $0.90 Add
The Story is in Our Bones
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The Story is in Our Bones

How Worldviews and Climate Justice Can Remake a World in Crisis

A dominant, human-centered worldview has brought us to the brink of social, ecological, and climate collapse. Braiding poetic storytelling, deep cultural and climate justice analyses, and … 394 View
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Worldviews Conjured by Words
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Worldviews Conjured by Words

From: The Story is in Our Bones

This chapter describes the connection between language and our understanding of nature, exploring how indigenous languages can be used as a model to develop a decolonized, anti-racist language of … 25 $2.50 Add