āWe may not relight the fires that used to burn in our villages, but we can carry the embers from those fires in our hearts and learn to light new fires in a new world.ā
Ojibwe tradition calls for fathers to walk their children through the world, sharing the ancient understanding āthat we are all, animate and inanimate alike, living on the one pure breath with which the Creator gave life to the Universe.ā In this intimate series of letters to the six-year-old son from whom he was estranged, Richard Wagamese fulfills this traditional duty with grace and humility, describing his own path through lifeāseparation from his family as a boy, substance abuse, incarceration, and ultimately the discovery of books and writingāand braiding this extraordinary story with the teachings of his people, in which animals were the teachers of human beings, until greed and a desire to control the more-than-human world led to anger, fear, and, eventually, profound alienation.
At once a deeply moving memoir and a fascinating elucidation of a rich indigenous cosmology,
For Joshua is an unforgettable journey.
This book title, Walking the Ojibwe Path (A Memoir in Letters to Joshua), ISBN: 9781571313898, by Wagamese Richard, published by Milkweed Editions (April 14, 2020) is available in hardcover. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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