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Seventh generation earth ethics, native voices of Wisconsin, Patty Loew

eng

collective biography

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non fiction

Seventh generation earth ethics

879583509

Patty Loew

native voices of Wisconsin

"Wisconsin's rich tradition of sustainability rightfully includes its First Americans, who along with Aldo Leopold, John Muir, and Gaylord Nelson shaped its landscape and informed its "earth ethics." This collection of Native biographies, one from each of the twelve Indian nations of Wisconsin, introduces the reader to some of the most important figures in Native sustainability: from anti-mining activists like Walt Bresette (Red Cliff Ojibwe) and Hillary Waukau (Menominee) to treaty rights advocates like James Schlender (Lac Courte Oreille Ojibwe), artists like Truman Lowe (Ho-Chunk), and educators like Dorothy "Dot" Davids (Stockbridge-Munsee Community Band of Mohican Indians), along with tribal geneologists, land stewards, and preservers of language and culture. Each of the biographies speaks to traditional ecological values and cultural sensibilities, highlighting men and women who helped to sustain and nurture their nations in the past and present. The Native people whose lives are depicted in Seventh Generation Earth Ethics understood the cultural gravity that kept their people rooted to their ancestral lands and acted in ways that ensured the growth and success of future generations. In this way they honor the Ojibwe Seventh Generation philosophy, which cautions decision makers to consider how their actions will affect seven generations in the future-some 240 years. "--, Provided by publisher

Community Activis t: Walter Bresette (Red Cliff Ojibwe) -- Environmental Warrior : Hilary Waukau (Menominee) -- Keeper of the Water : Frances Van Zile (Sokaogon (Mole Lake) Ojibwe) -- Treaty Rights Guardian : James Schlender (Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe) -- Elder, Environmentalist, Scholar : Joe Rose (Bad River Ojibwe) -- Lifelong Educator : Dorothy Davids (Stockbridge-Munsee Community Band of Mohican) -- Culture Keeper : William Gollnick (Oneida) -- Indian Attorney : Thomas St. Germaine (Lac du Flambeau Ojibwe) -- Organic Sculpture Artist : Truman Lowe (Ho-Chunk) -- Medicine Women : Jenny and Mary Thunder (Potawatomi) -- Historic Preservationist : Wanda McFaggen (St. Croix Ojibwe) -- Tribal Genealogist : Caroline Andler (Brothertown Indian Nation)