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Trail of the Spirit

By (author): George Blondin

In this new collection of stories&#44 Dene Elder George Blondin defines medicine power&#44 a gift from the Creator for the Dene way of life&#46 Although medicine power has existed since before time began&#44 here Blondin focuses on the past two hundred years&#44 to show how it has shaped the Dene culture&#46

Some are lucky enough to be born with&#44 and the medicine power that some receive after birth or are taught by other medicine power people&#46 This collection of stories and examples of Dene individuals who lived throughout history shows that there is a danger of losing the longstanding tradition of medicine power&#46 Although this power can be used for both creation and destruction&#44 it must be preserved as a vital element of the Dene way of life&#46

In The Mysteries of Medicine Power Revealed&#44 Blondin is our storyteller&#151bringing medicine power to life with true stories from Dene history&#46 Blondin explains medicine power clearly&#44 and brings a better understanding of this extraordinary phenomenon into the world&#46 Includes a foreword by Richard Van Camp&#46

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George Blondin

George Blondin is a Dene Elder who was born in 1923 in the Northwest Territories&#46 He has been a wilderness guide&#44 a miner&#44 a trapper&#44 Vice President of the Dene Nation&#44 and in 1989 was elected chairman of the Denendah Elder<&#146>s Council&#46 He now works part<&#45>time with the Dene Cultural Institution and writes articles for local newspapers&#46 In 1990&#44 Mr&#46 Blondin was the recipient of the annual Ross Charles award for native journalism&#46 He is the author of When the World Was New and Yamoria the Lawmaker&#46


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In this new collection of stories&#44 Dene Elder George Blondin defines medicine power&#44 a gift from the Creator for the Dene way of life&#46 Although medicine power has existed since before time began&#44 here Blondin focuses on the past two hundred years&#44 to show how it has shaped the Dene culture&#46

Some are lucky enough to be born with&#44 and the medicine power that some receive after birth or are taught by other medicine power people&#46 This collection of stories and examples of Dene individuals who lived throughout history shows that there is a danger of losing the longstanding tradition of medicine power&#46 Although this power can be used for both creation and destruction&#44 it must be preserved as a vital element of the Dene way of life&#46

In The Mysteries of Medicine Power Revealed&#44 Blondin is our storyteller&#151bringing medicine power to life with true stories from Dene history&#46 Blondin explains medicine power clearly&#44 and brings a better understanding of this extraordinary phenomenon into the world&#46 Includes a foreword by Richard Van Camp&#46

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Dimensions:

192 Pages
9in * 6in * 1in
1lb

Published:

October 15, 2006

Country of Publication:

CA

Publisher:

NeWest Press

ISBN:

9781897126080

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Language:

eng

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