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Anchored in the oral traditions of Native Peoples, Frey--professor emeritus and hospital lay chaplain--intertwines the stories of elders and his own to offer personal and professional insights into the power and value of storytelling. His experiences present a model for ethical and collaborative engagement with Indigenous communities that ""gives back."" This expanded edition keeps everything from the award-winning original title, and in the context of a university's General Education curriculum and service as a lay chaplain, shares new insights for engaging our fellow humanity.

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Carry Forth the Stories breaks a trail toward a new/old way of looking at the world that promises cultural, personal and ecological healing."" - Billings Gazette

"Carry Forth the Stories breaks a trail toward a new/old way of looking at the world that promises cultural, personal and ecological healing."" - Billings Gazette"

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Rodney Frey was a professor of ethnography and Distinguished Humanities Professor at the University of Idaho. Now a professor emeritus and hospital lay chaplain, he holds a doctorate in anthropology from the University of Colorado, and since the mid-1970s has partnered with tribal communities including the Crow, Coeur d'Alene, Nez Perce, Warm Springs, and Wasco. He is the author of Stories That Make the World: Oral Literature of the Indian Peoples of the Inland Northwest, The World of the Crow: As Driftwood Lodges, and Landscape Traveled by Coyote and Crane: The World of the Schitsu'umsh--Coeur d'Alene Indians. Leonard Bends is a retired Sundance Chief.

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