The stories in this book, recorded by the author from personal interviews with Native American storytellers, hold the conflicts and compliments of family and/or situations of testing in relationships. Native cultures have lessons to be learned here, just as every culture does. These stories are not unique, yet they may help educate many of us today in finding solutions to similar problems. Symbolic language holds teachings, but without respecting the old ways, many shall never learn. Human beings have lived throughout millenniums, through floods, enduring droughts, appreciating abundance of food, yet every generation has their own trials to overcome, goals to achieve and rewards to receive or lose. These stories are to remind us of how fragile each one of us is as we struggle to survive youth, middle age, and our older years. It is important to listen and remember, for once the truth is gone, we shall certainly be on our own. Some of the Native American people represented by these stories are the Paiute, Iroquois, Pima, Kiowa, Osage, and Cherokee.
A propos de l’auteur
Teresa Pijoan was born in Española, New Mexico, and grew up in Indian communities where she learned the ways and legends of the Native People. Her father was a public health doctor from Barcelona, Spain and her mother was a school teacher from New York. Her grandfather was the famous Spanish author, Jose Pijoan. Teresa Pijoan is a lecturer, storyteller, research writer, and teacher. She has shared her storytelling throughout Central Europe, Mexico, and the United States. She feels myths are ‘magic lenses’ through which cultures can be viewed, understood, and deeply appreciated. Other books by Teresa Pijoan are ‘American Indian Creation Myths, ‘ ‘Healers on the Mountain, ‘ ‘Pueblo Indian Wisdom, ‘ ‘Myths of Magical Native American Women Including Salt Woman Stories, ‘ ‘Ways of Indian Magic, ‘ ‘ Water Stories of Native American and Asian Indians: Legends of Rain, Rivers and Lakes, ‘ and two mystery novels, ‘Dead Kachina Man’ and ‘Granger’s Threat, ‘ all from Sunstone Press.Plus d’ebooks du même auteur(s) / Éditeur
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