{"product_id":"voices-in-the-stones-life-lessons-from-the-native-way-9781608683901","title":"Voices in the Stones: Life Lessons from the Native Way","description":"\"Do not begrudge the white man his presence on this land. Though he doesn't know it yet, he has come here to learn from us.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e-- A Shoshone elder\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe genius of the Native Americans has always been their profound spirituality and their deep understanding of the land and its ways. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor three decades, author Kent Nerburn has lived and worked among the Native American people. \u003ci\u003eVoices in the Stones\u003c\/i\u003e is a unique collection of his encounters, experiences, and reflections during that time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe takes us inside a traditional Native feast to show us how the children are taught to respect the elders. He brings us to an isolated prairie rock outcropping where a young Native man and his father show us how the power of ceremony connects the present with the ancient voices of the past. At a dusty roadside caf  he introduces us to an elder who remembers the time when his ancestors could talk to animals. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn these and other deeply touching stories, Nerburn reveals the spiritual awareness that animates all of Native American life, and shows us how we have much to learn from one another if only we have the heart to listen.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New World Library\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/13\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781608683901\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.20h x 5.00w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/27\/2017\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Kent Nerburn","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36661808529564,"sku":"9781608683901","price":15.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_b9d7c530-29f1-4720-b70a-9ac8602d3f71.jpg?v=1603900325","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/voices-in-the-stones-life-lessons-from-the-native-way-9781608683901","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}