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Apela Colorado shares her knowledge and experiences of indigenous wisdom and promotes a connection between the indigenous and modern world perspectives. A ceremonial journey to reconnect with the essence of indigenous spirituality, and awaken to the beauty, power and potential of this wisdom in contemporary society. Apela Colorado, the inspirational authority on indigenous wisdom, works internationally to preserve the knowledge of indigenous elders from around the world. In this book, she will take you on a journey back in time to reconnect with her ancestors, open a door to indigenous wisdom and healing and reclaim a Creation story for the future. She shares her experiences as a Native American woman growing up in rural Wisconsin, who stepped out of her tribe to become one of the first Native American women to study at Harvard. Her passion for the indigenous way of life leads her to travel the world, meeting indigenous elders and setting up projects to connect indigenous wisdom with the modern world. This powerful book contains a unique and magical glimpse into the minds of those elders and will inspire us all to reconnect more closely with our own ancestral wisdom. 'Apela is the original and world leader in trying to bring together indigenous and modern Western perspectives' - Brian Bates, author and former Chairman of Psychology, University of Sussex, UK.

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Apela Colorado PhD is a member of the Oneida tribe and is a traditional cultural practitioner. She received a BA, an MSc and then a Doctorate in Social Policy from Harvard. In 1989, she founded the Worldwide Indigenous Science Network (WISN), a forum that promotes consensus, collaboration and cooperation between experts of Western and indigenous knowledge in conservation and education programmes and alternative resource development. www.wisn.org.

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