The Red Road and Other Narratives of the Dakota Sioux
The Red Road and Other Narratives of the Dakota Sioux

Author: Samuel I. Mniyo

Publisher: U of Nebraska Press

Published: 2020-02

Total Pages: 430

ISBN-13: 1496219368

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2021 Scholarly Writing Award in the Saskatchewan Book Awards This book presents two of the most important traditions of the Dakota people, the Red Road and the Holy Dance, as told by Samuel Mniyo and Robert Goodvoice, two Dakota men from the Wahpeton Dakota Nation near Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada. Their accounts of these central spiritual traditions and other aspects of Dakota life and history go back seven generations and help to illuminate the worldview of the Dakota people for the younger generation of Dakotas, also called the Santee Sioux. "The Good Red Road," an important symbolic concept in the Holy Dance, means the good way of living or the path of goodness. The Holy Dance (also called the Medicine Dance) is a Dakota ceremony of earlier generations. Although it is no longer practiced, it too was a central part of the tradition and likely the most important ceremonial organization of the Dakotas. While some people believe that the Holy Dance is sacred and that the information regarding its subjects should be allowed to die with the last believers, Mniyo believed that these spiritual ceremonies played a key role in maintaining connections with the spirit world and were important aspects of shaping the identity of the Dakota people. In The Red Road and Other Narratives of the Dakota Sioux, Daniel Beveridge brings together Mniyo and Goodvoice's narratives and biographies, as well as songs of the Holy Dance and the pictographic notebooks of James Black (Jim Sapa), to make this volume indispensable for scholars and members of the Dakota community.

Blood Red Road
Blood Red Road

Author: Moira Young

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2011-06-07

Total Pages: 344

ISBN-13: 1442433396

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The book that will “blow you away”** has a dazzling new look in paperback! Saba has spent her whole life in Silverlake, a dried-up wasteland ravaged by constant sandstorms. The Wrecker civilization has long been destroyed, leaving only landfills for Saba and her family to scavenge from. That's fine by her, as long as her beloved twin brother Lugh is around. But when four cloaked horsemen capture Lugh, Saba's world is shattered, and she embarks on a quest to get him back. Suddenly thrown into the lawless, ugly reality of the outside world, Saba discovers she is a fierce fighter, an unbeatable survivor, and a cunning opponent. Teamed up with a handsome daredevil named Jack and a gang of girl revolutionaries called the Free Hawks, Saba’s unrelenting search for Lugh stages a showdown that will change the course of her own civilization. Blood Red Road has a searing pace, a poetic writing style, and an epic love story—making Moira Young is one of the most exciting new voices in teen fiction.

The Red Road to Wellbriety
The Red Road to Wellbriety

Author: White Bison, Inc

Publisher:

Published: 2006-01-01

Total Pages: 278

ISBN-13: 9780971990401

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"Time and again our Elders have said that the 12 Steps of AA are just the same as the principles that our ancestors lived by, with only one change. When we place the 12 Steps in a circle then they come into alignment with the circle teachings that we know from many of our tribal ways. When we think of them in a circle and use them a little differently, then the words will be more familiar to us. This book is about a Red Road, Medicine Wheel Journey to Wellbriety--to become sober and well in a Native American cultural way."--Back cover.

Neither Wolf nor Dog
Neither Wolf nor Dog

Author: Kent Nerburn

Publisher: New World Library

Published: 2010-09-07

Total Pages: 344

ISBN-13: 1577318862

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1996 Minnesota Book Award winner — A Native American book The heart of the Native American experience: In this 1996 Minnesota Book Award winner, Kent Nerburn draws the reader deep into the world of an Indian elder known only as Dan. It’s a world of Indian towns, white roadside cafes, and abandoned roads that swirl with the memories of the Ghost Dance and Sitting Bull. Readers meet vivid characters like Jumbo, a 400-pound mechanic, and Annie, an 80-year-old Lakota woman living in a log cabin. Threading through the book is the story of two men struggling to find a common voice. Neither Wolf nor Dog takes readers to the heart of the Native American experience. As the story unfolds, Dan speaks eloquently on the difference between land and property, the power of silence, and the selling of sacred ceremonies. This edition features a new introduction by the author, Kent Nerburn. “This is a sobering, humbling, cleansing, loving book, one that every American should read.” — Yoga Journal If you enjoyed Empire of the Summer Moon, Heart Berries, or You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me, you’ll love owning and reading Neither Wolf nor Dog by Kent Nerburn.

Red Road From Stalingrad
Red Road From Stalingrad

Author: Mansur Abdulin

Publisher: Pen and Sword

Published: 1990-12-31

Total Pages: 222

ISBN-13: 184415145X

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Mansur Abdulin fought in the front ranks of the Soviet infantry against the German invaders at Stalingrad, Kursk and on the banks of the Dnieper. This is his extraordinary story. His vivid inside view of a ruthless war on the Eastern Front gives a rare insight into the reality of the fighting and into the tactics and mentality of the Soviet army. In his own words, and with a remarkable clarity of recall, he describes what combat was like on the ground, face to face with a skilled, deadly and increasingly desperate enemy.

Sun Dancing
Sun Dancing

Author: Michael Hull

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2000-10-01

Total Pages: 231

ISBN-13: 1594775400

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A powerful story of one man's redemption through the Lakota Sun Dance ceremony. • Written by the only white man to be confirmed as a Sundance Chief by traditional Lakota elders. • Includes forewords by prominent Lakota spiritual leaders Leonard Crow Dog, Charles Chipps, Mary Thunder, and Jamie Sams. The Sun Dance is the largest and most important ceremony in the Lakota spiritual tradition, the one that ensures the life of the people for another year. In 1988 Michael Hull was extended an invitation to join in a Sun Dance by Lakota elder Leonard Crow Dog-- a controversial action because Hull is white. This was the beginning of a spiritual journey that increasingly interwove the life of the author with the people, process, and elements of Lakota spirituality. On this journey on the Red Road, Michael Hull confronted firsthand the transformational power of Lakota spiritual practice and the deep ambivalence many Indians had about opening their ceremonies to a white man. Sun Dancing presents a profound look at the elements of traditional Lakota ceremonial practice and the ways in which ceremony is regarded as life-giving by the Lakota. Through his commitment to following the Red Road, Michael Hull gradually won acceptance in a community that has rejected other attempts by white America to absorb its spiritual practices, leading to the extraordinary step of his confirmation as a Sun Dance Chief by Leonard Crow Dog and other Lakota spiritual leaders.

The Red Road
The Red Road

Author: Donald Trent Jacobs

Publisher:

Published: 2020

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9781648020797

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"The Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) Movement in Higher Education and in Corporations, whether well intended or window dressing, is largely unsuccessful because it uses the same dominant worldview that has caused disrespect for D&I. Indigenous Worldview is founded on respect for diversity and is therefore the ultimate source for bringing the authentic goals of D&I initiatives to fruition. This book offers an engaging opportunity to learn why this can work and how to make it happen"--

Rainbow Tribe
Rainbow Tribe

Author: Ed McGaa

Publisher: Harper Collins

Published: 2009-03-17

Total Pages: 275

ISBN-13: 0061750670

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The practical sequel to Mother Earth Spirituality that applies Native American teachings and ritual to comtemporary living.

The Red Road Home
The Red Road Home

Author: Helen Izek

Publisher: Author Academy Elite

Published: 2019-04

Total Pages: 278

ISBN-13: 9781640855762

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Drawing the threads of their lives from the Middle East and South Africa back to their childhood home in Central Africa, two siblings are forced to deal with their past and present hurts in a quest to rediscover the golden thread of their sisterhood. An unexpected romance adds complication and the women realize that "family" is often a choice.

Red Road
Red Road

Author: Clan Mother Shoran Waupatukuay Piper

Publisher:

Published: 2021-07-19

Total Pages: 64

ISBN-13:

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The Red Road provides a place you will learn and understand the true real authentic Afro-Indigenous American and Indigenous American traditional ways. The Road will be the bridge to some of your ancestors and a bridge to a world you though you knew. We will focus on the correct wording and meanings of how to properly. Now a days and for many many moons the new agers have taken over and abused our sacred ways. Misinterpret words, how to. Selling off our medicines as their own and making profit off our sacred ways. Teachings may differ from nation to nation but there are majority of similarities. Keeping our sacred traditions alive for all the next seven generations to come. Through dance, songs, stories, spirituality teachings alive and strong. One will benefit from Red Road, as it is a guide to connect you as an Afro-Indigenous American or Indigenous American to the ways of your people. Or simply as a education tool on our culture traditionally. To get a understanding of the four main medicines, full moon cycle, names grandmother moon ceremonies, seven teachings, cleanse, proper use of feathers, water healing. Much more Protecting our sacred ways. Protecting and knowing how to carry our medicines. How to correctly cleanse, heal, give thanks, gratitude, asking for guidance and such. And to never "sell our ancestors down the river". This book is personal to me as I am the voice for all my ancestors keeping their visions, hopes and dreams alive. They prayed for me for us down from sky world to be born. I'll continue their legacy for generations to come. Every step I take I'm honored to know that I carry sacred circle of my ancestors teachings and gifts. Feeling the strength as strength comes from within. Feeling of powerful positive energy of being on cloud nine knowing I helped those in need of healing, clarity and learning the truth about our nation's respectful sacred ways.