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Chargement... Gichigami Hearts: Stories and Histories from Misaabekong (2021)par Linda LeGarde Grover
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While reading the first section, I wasn't sure there was enough to impel me to buy the book, but by the end I knew there were enough jewels tucked in to be of value. For example, she tells the story of the birth of Nanaboozoo as a rabbit, beginning with how his grandmother came to earth. What I had not previously heard was that he had a twin brother, a wolf, who was tossed out during the difficult birth. Later the wolf & Nanaboozoo meet, but the wolf chooses not to stay with the family "it was understood by all that the trauma he had experienced...could not be undone. It had become a part of [them]...and of the earth...it has become apart of us all...[since then, wolves] have lived with the self-reliance and contemplation that comes with solitude. This is not a bad thng or a good thing; it is simply the way of the world." (p.96) As happens other times in this book, this chapter giving a traditional tale is followed by one with that same lesson being played out in a family member's life.
One of her last chapters, Homeland, presents her feelings when [white] people comment on Native people's spiritual connection to the land, or make 'land acknowledgement' statements in her presence. But she has also commented on a cultural belief that not all things are knowable. "Within this mystery are perhaps keys to understanding the reasons for the redemption and renewal of the Earth, our purpose."(p.140) ( )