{"product_id":"cherokee-earth-dwellers-christopher-b-teuton-9780295750187","title":"Cherokee Earth Dwellers: Stories and Teachings of the Natural World","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eSecond place for the 2023 Chicago Folklore Prize\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA celebration of the Cherokee cosmos through creature names, stories, cultural concepts, and reflections\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eAyetli gadogv--to \"stand in the middle\"--is at the heart of a Cherokee perspective of the natural world. From this stance, \u003ci\u003eCherokee Earth Dwellers\u003c\/i\u003e offers a rich understanding of nature grounded in Cherokee creature names, oral traditional stories, and reflections of knowledge holders. During his lifetime, elder Hastings Shade created booklets with over six hundred Cherokee names for animals and plants. With this foundational collection at its center, and weaving together a chorus of voices, this book emerges from a deep and continuing collaboration between Christopher B. Teuton, Hastings Shade, Loretta Shade, and others. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePositioning our responsibilities as humans to our more-than-human relatives, this book presents teachings about the body, mind, spirit, and wellness that have been shared for generations. From clouds to birds, oceans to quarks, this expansive Cherokee view of nature reveals a living, communicative world and humanity's role within it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christopher B. Teuton, Hastings Shade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0295750189\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780295750187\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Washington Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/14\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.70h x 7.20w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/27\/2022","brand":"Christopher B. Teuton","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44133651513599,"sku":"9780295750187","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d76a0ba7-094f-49ad-9732-13dffeba4afa.jpg?v=1687487409","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/cherokee-earth-dwellers-christopher-b-teuton-9780295750187","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}