Worlds within us katsi cook

How does one measure the intentions of a life? This is a question that Tekatsi:tsia’ kwa Katsi Cook (Wolf Clan, Mohawk Nation, Modern York) asks in her introduction to Worlds within Us, a publication rich with the voices of eight Native American women elders.

Each elder represents a separate nation, a community, a family, and an individual carrying the history, wisdom, and traditions of generations. They share their very personal life stories with us, inviting readers to reflect on their own lives.

Whether from present-day Alaska, the American Southwest, the Great Plains, or upstate Recent York, what each elder brings to readers is unflinching integrity, but also common values, familiar problems, and above all the common desire to assist in the transformation of others through the example of their hold extraordinary lives.

The book features a foreword by Gail Small (Northern Cheyenne) and afterword by Ramona Emerson (Diné).

Worlds within Us: Wisdom and Resilience of Indigenous Women Elders

How does one measure the intentions of a life? This is a question that Tekatsi:tsia’ kwa Katsi Cook (Wolf Clan, Mohawk Nation, New York) asks in her introduction to Worlds within Us, a book rich with the voices of eight Native American women elders.

Each elder represents a distinct nation, a community, a family, and an individual carrying the history, wisdom, and traditions of generations. They share their very personal life stories with us, inviting readers to reflect on their own lives.

Whether from present-day Alaska, the American Southwest, the Great Plains, or upstate New York, what each elder brings to readers is unflinching honesty, but also common values, common problems, and above all the common desire to assist in the transformation of others through the example of their own extraordinary lives.

The book features a foreword by Gail Small (Northern Cheyenne) and afterword by Ramona Emerson (Diné).

Published in partnership with Spirit Aligned Leadership Program

Language: English
Hardcover
ISBN: 978-1-934370-97-1
264 Pages
6.5" x 9"

Featured Narratives:

Henrietta Mann
Southern Cheyenne

"Women are the First Environment"

Katsi Cook is a beacon in an array of quiet powerful worlds — a magnetic, joyous, loving presence. The public conversation we offer up here was part of a gathering where a fantastic group of young people had come to be nourished, to explore the depths of what community can mean, to become more grounded and whole. They’ve taken to sitting at the feet of this Mohawk wise woman, mother, and grandmother, and you will experience why. Globally renowned in the field of midwifery, Katsi’s practice and teaching is based in ancient ancestral knowledge, and has taken an esteemed place in research and advances in the science of environmental reproductive health. As founder of the National Aboriginal Council of Midwives of Canada, her work is at heart, she says, about the “reclamation of the transformative power of birth.” Katsi is helping our world recover the natural human experience of cross-generational companionship and care. This conversation you’ll hear between her and Krista, sitting in a room of mostly young people, was an exercise in the art of eldering — which Katsi Cook calls nothing more and nothing less than “gene

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Education, Celebration, & Commemoration

Worlds within Us: Wisdom and Resilience of Indigenous Women Elders - Hardcover

Synopsis

Worlds within Us: Wisdom and Resilience of Indigenous Women Elders presents the voices of eight Native women elders. Recognized by their own peoples and communities as elder leaders, they share their eight personal narratives of amazing lives and the worlds they encompass. The book is heartbreakingly honest and uplifting, with narratives tied together by the resilience and personal courage of these elders and their families, their many personal and professional triumphs. Above all, their desire for reconciliation through active involvement reveals the importance of Indigenous ancestral knowledge, where they see doors to a better future, where humanity can avoid the mistakes of the past. Whether from present-day Alaska, the American Southwest, the Great Plains, or upstate New York, what each elder brings to readers is unflinching honesty, but also common values, common problems, and above all the common desire to assist in the transformation of others through the example of their own extraordinary lives.

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