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However, her story encompasses the struggle of the Sioux as they waver between embracing the white man's ways and maintaining their ancestral traditions. Mary feels ill-at-ease watching her mother try to conform to a society that does not want her. I found myself admiring the Lakota and Native Americans more and more as I read their spiritual and social beliefs. He is happy in the world of hunting, fishing, and children's games, but he received a higher call from his vision. I was very excited to learn about the L I loved listening to this book, this being the first audio book I've ever listened to from beginning to end. Joseph Marshall is a member of the Sicunga Lakota Sioux and has dedicated his entire life to the wisdom he learned from his elders. These stories have been told by grandmothers and grandfathers to their kin, which is the case with Joseph M.

The Lakota Way (Audiobook) by Joseph M. Marshall

I'm probably about as Euro-American as they come from a genetic standpoint, but I feel a deep connection with the messages that Marshall shares, and I hope that I can revisit this work from time to time to regain focus and inspiration. The Lakota have seven subgroups. The Lakota used to be from the Dakota tribe, but eventually the tribe separated into three groups: Dakota, Nakota, Lakota. The narrator was brilliant and brought it to life and I didn't want it to end 1 of 1 people found this review helpful i loved this I am walking the red road u der the guidance of a lakota elder. It kept me company at work, another physical chore, with its stories of love, loss, and honor.

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The Lakota Indians, also called Native Americans are considered a first nation of North America. Without story telling we can't give light to how we feel and understand the world. Here he focuses on the twelve core qualities that are crucial to the Lakota way of life--bravery, fortitude, generosity, wisdom, respect, honor, perseverance, love, humility, sacrifice, truth, and compassion. In the Afterword, the author wanted you to learn more about the Lakota. This testimony by Marshall really portrays the amount of respect he has for the Lakota people and how much he cherishes their spiritual beliefs and values. I am of Assiniboine heritage Nakhota , and Joe is among the best of the story-tellers alive, truly a national treasure.

The Lakota Way: Stories and Lessons for Living

Aside from the section of bravery, there are two other statements made by Marshall that has really stuck with me. The first chapter I choose to write about is chapter 1, humility, because it relates so much with my life. The virtues addressed are: humility, perseverance, respect, honor, love, sacrifice, truth, compassion, bravery, fortitude, generosity and wisdom. They are still here and this book is a wonderful tribute, and lesson, on how life on earth was once a very simple and treasured thing. Some of them were moving.

The Lakota Way

An excellent listen, again and again. A quiet, humble person, we believed, was aware of other people and other things. This is a great way to become knowledgeable of the philosophy, customs, and history of the Lakota tribal group. We unconditionally guarantee your satisfaction with all Sounds True products for one year when purchased via our website or catalog. He worked in the mini-series Return to , adapted from novels in the series by. This small, humble book may seem simple on the surface but it contains numerous lessons on the twelve most important aspects of Lakota character, those being: Humility, Perseverance, Respect, Honor, Love, Sacrifice, Truth, Compassion, Bravery, Fortitude, Generosity, and Wisdom.

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These twelve facets are: humility, perseverance, respect, honor, love, sacrifice, truth, compassion, bravery, fortitude, generosity, and wisdom. October 2009 Family Virtues Virtues are usually taught through the eyes of the wise, also known as the elder. Right now we live in a very materialist world. He would stop in the middle of a story and indicate his own personal view of why something happened then jump right back into the details. In 1998, Scholar Mona Kratzert praised his work for its intimate presentation of Lakota culture.

The Lakota Way: Stories and Lessons for Living by Joseph M. Marshall III

I am Lakota and many of us have lost our way. He seems to see his reader as a friend--or at least a friendly student--who wants to learn. Mary meets and eventually marries Leonard Crow Dog. I think people today could learn a lot from the Lakota culture and this book is the prime example. Koskalaka always listened to his grandmother's stories. Overall, this book was a very good read. While his language is descriptive, he also allows the reader to form their own mental images, giving each reader a unique experience.

The Lakota Way: Stories and Lessons for Living

I loved it and it rang true from my observations. These twelve facets are: humility, perseverance, respect, honor, love, sacrifice, truth, compassion, bravery, fortitude, generosity, and wisdom. Instead Mary reaches out to her elder family members and the old traditions. The white man's encroachment, however, and his diminishment of the bison herds to make way for the railroad, seriously threatens the freedom that the Indians enjoyed before they were relegated to the reservations. Humility unsiiciyapi , perseverance wowacintanka , respect wawoohola , honor wayuoniban , love cantognake , sacrifice incicupi , truth wowicake , compassion waunsilapi , bravery woohitike , fortitude cantewasake , generosity camteyuke , and wisdom woksape were among the lessons learned throughout this book in the stories told. The Lakota Indians can be traced back to the Lewis and Clark expedition.

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Please note: Refund requests over 120 days from the purchase date will receive a check as funds cannot be returned to the credit card due to fraud protection policies. Marshall speaks directly to the reader warmly, and sincerely - one gets the feeling that he cares deeply for and respects each of his readers. For the most part, the Indians strive to preserve their way of life. Rachel Hansen The Lakota Way The Lakota tribe introduced many values in this book. He suggests that changing our contemporary thinking in relating to the earth in a less harmful way does not mean a drastic change in lifestyles. The Lakota culture revolves around respecting.

The Lakota Way: Stories and Lessons for Living

The Lakota respected bison by having ceremonies for them when they killed one and didn't waste a single part of the corpse. Read by the author himself, the stories take on a richness that would have been lost on paper and serve as a testament to the power of oral storytelling. Here he focuses on the twelve core qualities that are crucial to the Lakota way of life--bravery, fortitude, generosity, wisdom, respect, honor, perseverance, love, humility, sacrifice, truth, and compassion. The benefit of reading the book is threefold. Horses were very important for the Lakota lifestyle.