{"product_id":"the-spirit-lives-in-the-mind-omushkego-stories-lives-and-dreams-paperback","title":"The Spirit Lives in the Mind: Omushkego Stories, Lives, and Dreams - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLouis Bird\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSusan Gray\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLouis Bird has spent the last three decades documenting Cree oral traditions and sharing his stories with audiences in Canada, the United States, and Europe. In \u003ci\u003eThe Spirit Lives in the Mind\u003c\/i\u003e the renowned storyteller and historian of the Omushkego shares teachings and stories of the Swampy Cree people that have been passed down from generation to generation as part of a rich oral tradition. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCree spiritual beliefs revolve around the sacred places and rich landscape of the Hudson Bay lowlands. The beautiful narratives in \u003ci\u003eThe Spirit Lives in the Mind\u003c\/i\u003e illuminate the meaning and value of spiritual maturity and power, the parallels between Omushkego morality and Roman Catholic teachings, and the importance of maintaining the traditional stories. Bird also offers explanations of shamanism and demonstrates how Catholicism affected Cree tradition. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBird collaborated with Susan Elaine Gray, who worked from many years of learning about and teaching Aboriginal culture and traditions in compiling his narratives and personal testament for \u003ci\u003eThe Spirit Lives in the Mind\u003c\/i\u003e. It is a remarkable evocation of aboriginal storytelling about the Cree peoples, their landscape, and their places in the sky\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLouis Bird is an Omushkego storyteller and scholar and the author of Telling Our Stories: Omushkego Legends and Histories from Hudson Bay. A member of Winisk First Nation, he lives in Peawanuck, near the shore of Hudson Bay. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSusan Elaine Gray is resear\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.52 x 6.06 x 9.03 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 09, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48229118279901,"sku":"9780773532106","price":73.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/yEpmltMQFS9780773532106.webp?v=1784730466","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/the-spirit-lives-in-the-mind-omushkego-stories-lives-and-dreams-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}