Wisdom Keeper
One Man's Journey to Honor the Untold History of the Unangan People
Ilarion Merculieff weaves the remarkable strands of his life and culture into a fascinating account that begins with his traditional Unangan (Aleut) upbringing on a remote island in the Bering Sea, through his immersion in both the Russian Orthodox Church and his tribe's holistic spiritual beliefs. He recounts his developing consciousness and call to leadership, and describes his work of the past thirty years bringing together Western science and Indigenous peoples' traditional knowledge and wisdom to address the most pressing issues of our time. Tracing the extraordinary history of his ancestors-who mummified their dead in a way very simil…
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Produktdetails
Weitere Autoren: Simons, Nina
- ISBN: 978-1-62317-049-3
- EAN: 9781623170493
- Produktnummer: 19096102
- Verlag: Penguin Putnam
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
- Seitenangabe: 216 S.
- Masse: H23.1 cm x B15.7 cm x D1.5 cm 353 g
- Gewicht: 353
Über den Autor
Ilarion Merculieff had a traditional upbringing and a Western education, earning a BA from the University of Washington. He has served as chair of the indigenous knowledge sessions of the Global Summit of Indigenous Peoples on Climate Change, as cofounder of the Indigenous Peoples’ Council for Marine Mammals, the Alaska Forum for the Environment, the International Bering Sea Forum, and the Alaska Oceans Network. He is currently the president of the Global Center for Indigenous Leadership and Lifeways.
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