We survived the end of the world : lessons from Native America on apocalypse and hope /

Charleston, Steven, 1949-

We survived the end of the world : lessons from Native America on apocalypse and hope / Steven Charleston. - 207 pages ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references.

Apocalypse: the mystery and miracle of survival -- Ganiodaiio: a plain pathway before me -- Tenskwatawa: the house of the stranger -- Smohalla: if the land has anything to say -- Wovoka: to go beyond what we think is possible -- The Hopi: migrating through time and space -- Prophets: we are the axis point of the apocalypse.

"Native America has confronted apocalypse for more than four hundred years. Choctaw elder Steven Charleston tells the stories of four Indigenous prophets who helped their people learn strategies for surviving catastrophe, using their lessons and wisdom as guidance for how we can face the uncertainty of the modern age"--

9781506486673 1506486673

2022056300


Indian philosophy--North America.
Uncertainty--Psychological aspects.
Survival--Psychological aspects.
Disasters--Psychological aspects.

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