Native science : natural laws of interdependence

Cajete, Gregory 1952- (author., Author). Little Bear, Leroy, (author of foreword., Added Author).

Summary: "In Native Science, Gregory Cajete initiates the reader into a timeless tradition of understanding, experiencing, and feeling the natural world. He explores and documents the Indigenous view of reality--delving into art, myth, ceremony, and symbol, as well as the practice of Native science in the physical sphere. He examines the multiple levels of meaning that inform Native astronomy, cosmology, psychology, agriculture, and the healing arts." "Unlike the Western scientific method, Native thinking does not isolate an object or phenomenon in order to understand and work with it, but perceives it in terms of relationship. An understanding of the relationships that bind together natural forces and all forms of life has been fundamental to the ability of Indigenous peoples to live for millennia in spiritual and physical harmony with the land. It is clear that the First Peoples offer perspectives that can help us work toward solutions at this time of global environmental crisis." --

Record details

ISBN: 1574160419
ISBN: 9781574160413
Physical Description: xii, 339 pages ; illustrations ; 23 cm
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Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Santa Fe, New Mexico : Clear Light Publishers, [2000]
Copyright: ©2000

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages [291]-301) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Telling a special story -- Philosophy of Native science -- The ecology of Native American community -- Plants, food, medicine, and gardening -- Animals in Native myth and reality -- A sense of place -- Native astronomy: a skyward view -- Thinking the highest thought -- Creating new minds and worlds.