A Tewa Indian from Santa Clara Pueblo, Cajete (education and cultural studies, U. of New Mexico) introduces readers to the Indigenous view of reality. He delves into storytelling; the philosophy of native science; community ecology; plants, food, medicine, and gardening; animals; a sense of place; astronomy; and how the approach can help the world. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Foreword ix Leroy Little Bear, J.D. Dedication and Acknowledgments viii Introduction 1(10) Telling a Special Story 11(46) First Insights 13(7) The Creative Context 15(1) Chaos Theory 16(4) Sense, Perception, and Creative Participation 20(8) Perceptual Blindness versus Creative Sensibility 22(3) Body Sense 25(3) The Metaphoric Mind 28(3) Native Stories of Creation and Emergence 31(15) Art as a Means of Ceremony and Transformation 46(6) Meanings and Possibilities 52(5) Philosophy of Native Science 57(28) Eco-Philosophy 58(6) Tenets of Native Philosophy 64(2) Process of Native Science 66(5) Native Science Practice 71(11) Guiding Stories 74(1) Guiding Thoughts 75(2) Native Science Paradigm 77(5) Meanings and Possibilities 82(3) The Ecology of Native American Community 85(22) We Are All Related 86(4) A Personal Story 87(3) For the Good of the People: Foundations for Leadership, Service, and Community Value 90(1) Workings of Native Community 90(8) Native Science Practice in Native Communities 98(6) Meanings and Possibilities 104(3) Plants, Food, Medicine, and Gardening 107(42) A Green Philosophy 108(3) Plants Are the Hair of Mother Earth 111(4) Plants and the Foundations of Health and Wholeness 115(12) The Ecology of Native Healing 118(4) The Quest for Healing Knowledge 122(5) Native Gardening 127(13) ``Native People Loved Their Gardens 129(4) Native Food Contributions 133(7) Native Permaculture and Agricultural Technology 140(6) Meanings and Possibilities 146(3) Animals in Native Myth and Reality 149(28) Animals and the Native Worldview and 150(2) Animal Nature 152(4) Our Relatives, the Animals 156(9) The Hunter of Good Heart 158(7) Animals in Myth 165(2) Animals and Spirituality 167(1) American Indian Animal Husbandry 168(6) Meanings and Possibilities 174(3) A Sense of Place 177(38) Living in Relationship 178(8) The Role of Language 183(2) The Human Body as Metaphor for Landscape 185(1) The Psychology of Place 186(2) Applied Technologies on Land, River, and Sea 188(16) Mining 189(1) Hydraulics 190(7) Transportation Systems 197(7) Sacred Space 204(11) The Mythic Body of the Landscape 206(4) Orienting to Place and Space 210(1) Meanings and Possibilities 211(4) Native Astronomy: A Skyward View 215(44) Living the Heavens: An Introduction 216(10) A Navajo Perspective on Cosmology and Astronomy 218(8) A Relational Philosophy: The Stars Are Our Relatives 226(24) Community: The Skidi Pawnee, Star People of the Plains 234(3) Star Visions and the Role of Plants 237(5) The Nazca Animal Geoglyphs of Peru 242(4) Place and Astronomical Orientation 246(4) A Cosmic Journey 250(5) Meanings and Possibilities 255(4) Creating New Minds and Worlds 259(32) A New Sun 260(22) Finding Face 265(1) Finding Heart 266(1) Finding a Foundation 267(15) Meanings and Possibilities 282(6) ``Land and Stars, The Only Knowledge (Simon Ortiz) 288(3) References 291(7) Further Reading 298(4) Index 302
