Title: A fire burns within : teachings from ceremony and culture /
Authors: Acoose, Sharon
Year: 2016
Subjects: Ojibwa Indians Saskatchewan Rites and ceremonies.; Cree Indians Saskatchewan Rites and ceremonies.; Healing circles Saskatchewan.; Medicine wheels Saskatchewan.
Abstract: "Dr. Sharon Acoose (Associate Professor of Indigenous Social Work, First Nations University of Canada) provides an enlightening investigation into how Ceremony (using Circles/Medicine Wheels and their connectedness to the land and its people) can enable individuals to live mi'no' - pi'maat'zhi'win' (Saulteaux for 'living the good life'). Specific to this book, Dr. Acoose discusses how Cree/Saulteaux culture and ceremony can be used as a tool for recovery. For those wanting to understand and overcome life as they are currently living it, this book provides an example of how to create a visual map of life from birth to where you currently find yourself. As such, one may use the knowledge and wisdom upon these pages, in collaboration with Elders, to understand where things went wrong, (and to celebrate where things went right) so as to be able to address problem areas."--
Contents: 1. Introduction -- 2. The use of ceremony & culture as a tool for recovery -- 3. Strong women rebuilding lives -- 4. The walk through ceremony -- 5. The life history method -- 6. My personal experiences through ceremony -- 7. A fire burns within -- 8. Aspirations of change -- 9. The heart of a warrior -- 10. Perseverance : near death experience -- References -- About the author.