The earth's blanket : traditional teachings for sustainable living /

Turner, Nancy J., 1947-

The earth's blanket : traditional teachings for sustainable living / Nancy J. Turner. - Seattle : University of Washington Press, c2005. - 298 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm. - Culture, place, and nature. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-283) and index.

Prologue: the land and the peoples -- Wealth and value in a changing world -- Land-based stories of peoples and home places -- A kincentric approach to nature -- Honouring nature through ceremony and ritual -- The balance between humans and nature -- Looking after the lands and waters -- Everything is one -- Finding meaning in a contemporary context.

0295984740 (pbk. : alk. paper)

2004026122


Human ecology--Philosophy.
Indigenous peoples--Ecology.
Sustainable living.
Philosophy of nature.
Conservation of natural resources.
Environmental protection.

GF21 / .T87 2005

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