Original Instructions Indigenous Teachings for a Sustainable Future

Edited by Melissa K. Nelson, president of The Cultural Conservancy and frequent presenter at Bioneers, illuminates the Indigenous Knowledge intrinsic within the “original instructions” and oral traditions of the first nations Indigenous Peoples of the world. It describes how the world’s native leaders and scholars are safeguarding the original instructions, reminding us about gratitude, kinship, and a reverence for community and creation. This volume is a collection of edited talks presented at the annual Bioneers conference between 1990 and 2006. Over twenty Native nations are represented in this rare collection of over thirty Indigenous intellectuals, farmers, scholars, faithkeepers, poets, educators, activists, writers, ecologists, and healers. Contributors include Chief Oren Lyons, the late John Mohawk, Winona LaDuke, and John Trudell.