The Land Is Our Teacher: Reflections and Stories on Working with Aboriginal Knowledge Holders to Manage Parks Canada's Heritage Places
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Author/Creator
Simon Brascoupé
Describes the Anishinaabeg approach to the quest to live a long, healthy life (Medewiwin), how it is connected to the ceremonial lodge and the physical structure of the lodge itself. One of three articles published in the Selkirk Chronicle in 1887 under the title Indian Mythology.
Includes three case studies: Namgis First Nation and the Orca Sand and Gravel Project, Tahltan Iskut First Nation and the Galore Creek Project, and Union of New Brunswick Indians and the Emera Pipeline.
Story describes the movement of stars associated with the cycle of the seasons.