Bibliograph

The making of a healer, teachings of my Oneida grandmother, Russell FourEagles

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The making of a healer, teachings of my Oneida grandmother, Russell FourEagles

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The making of a healer

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Russell FourEagles

Sub title

teachings of my Oneida grandmother

Summary

Once Oneida healer Russell FourEagles (Atuneyute Keya) went to see his friend Bob, whom doctors had declared incurably paralyzed following a stroke. Within minutes of FourEagles' attention, Bob was kicking the covers off the bed. "You should write a book!" Bob later encouraged. And here it is. FourEagles' grandparents escaped the reservation-school education that obliterated Native American culture, preserving the healing abilities that can be traced in an unbroken lineage back two hundred grandmothers. In The Making of a Healer, he openly shares his knowledge in an effort to keep the old wisdom and practices from being forgotten. Recounting sacred Oneida myths and cosmology, he describes the healing powers of the Fire Ceremony, energy exchange, and humor; discusses natural remedies; and explains how he healed himself from post-traumatic stress disorder after serving in the Vietnam War

Target audience

adult

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