The Spirit Lives in the Mind - Omushkego Stories, Lives, and Dreams Volume 9

"In The Spirit Lives in the Mind the renowned storyteller and historian of the Omushkego shares teachings and stories of the Swampy Cree [Winisk Northern Ontario region] people that have been passed down from generation to generation as part of a rich oral tradition. Cree spiritual beliefs revolve around the sacred places and rich landscape of the Hudson Bay lowlands. [James Bay region also.] The beautiful narratives in The Spirit Lives in the Mind illuminate the meaning and value of spiritual maturity and power, the parallels between Omushkego morality and Roman Catholic teachings, and the importance of maintaining the traditional stories. Bird also offers explanations of shamanism and demonstrates how Catholicism affected Cree tradition. Bird collaborated with Susan Elaine Gray, who worked from many years of learning about and teaching Aboriginal culture and traditions in compiling his narratives and personal testament for The Spirit Lives in the Mind. It is a remarkable evocation of aboriginal storytelling about the Cree peoples, their landscape, and their places in the sky."--Pub. website.

About the author

Louis Bird is an Omushkego storyteller and scholar and the author of Telling Our Stories: Omushkego Legends and Histories from Hudson Bay. A member of Winisk First Nation, he lives in Peawanuck, near the shore of Hudson Bay. Susan Elaine Gray is resear

Product details

• Authors: Louis Bird, Susan Elaine Gray
• Assisted by: Susan Elaine Gray (Editor)
• Publisher: Mcgill-Queen's University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.02.2007
• EAN: 9780773532106
• ISBN: 978-0-7735-3210-6
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 151 mm x 228 mm x 15 mm
• Weight: 353 g
• Series: Rupert's Land Record Society Series; Rupert's Land Record Society; Rupert's Land Record Society Series; Rupert's Land Record Society
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Esoterics: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Folklore