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The Hollow TreeFighting Addiction with Traditional Native Healing |
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Before discovering native healing methods, Herb Nabigon could not imagine a life without alcohol. His powerful autobiography, The Hollow Tree, tells the story of his struggle to overcome addiction with the help of the spiritual teachings and brotherly love of his elders.
Nabigon had spent much of his life wrestling with self-destructive impulses, feelings of inferiority and resentment, and alcohol abuse when Eddie Bellerose, an Elder, introduced him to the ancient Cree teachings. With the help of healing methods drawn from the Four Sacred Directions, the refuge and revitalization offered by the sweat lodge, and native cultural practices such as the use of the pipe Nabigon was able to find sobriety.
The Hollow Tree is one person's testament to the power of indigenous culture to heal. Herb Nabigon's healing journey guided him to a life of kindness, honesty, courage, and humility.
Nabigon had spent much of his life wrestling with self-destructive impulses, feelings of inferiority and resentment, and alcohol abuse when Eddie Bellerose, an Elder, introduced him to the ancient Cree teachings. With the help of healing methods drawn from the Four Sacred Directions, the refuge and revitalization offered by the sweat lodge, and native cultural practices such as the use of the pipe Nabigon was able to find sobriety.
The Hollow Tree is one person's testament to the power of indigenous culture to heal. Herb Nabigon's healing journey guided him to a life of kindness, honesty, courage, and humility.
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Part of the McGill-Queen's Indigenous and Northern Studies (number 49 in series)
144 Pages, 5.5 x 8.5
5 line drawings
ISBN 9780773531321
August 2006
Formats: Paperback, eBook
"An amazing narrative that will keep you glued to the pages ... it delivers a happy ending and offers hope to those suffering from addictions and looking for a way out." Alberta Native News
"Nabigon's healing journey is a complete circle. Native communities still plagued by alcoholism will find hope in this honest and sincere book." Leo Yerxa, Aboriginal artist and author of Last Leaf, First Snowflake to Fall
"Nabigon's healing journey is a complete circle. Native communities still plagued by alcoholism will find hope in this honest and sincere book." Leo Yerxa, Aboriginal artist and author of Last Leaf, First Snowflake to Fall
Herb Nabigon is associate professor, Native human services, Laurentian University, and the author of Forging New Relationships: Aboriginal Governance in Canada - Report of the Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples.
Foreword by Georges Sioui ix
Foreword by Zorica Benkovic xiii
Acknowledgments xv
Introduction xvii
The Early Years 3
The Middle Years 19
The Long Road Home 27
A Meeting with the Sweetgrass 38
The Natural Cycle of Life 43
The Four Sacred Directions 58
The Struggle for Spiritual Strength 75
The Sweatlodge 83
The Struggle for Understanding 93
The Spiritual Path 101
Glossary 115
Foreword by Zorica Benkovic xiii
Acknowledgments xv
Introduction xvii
The Early Years 3
The Middle Years 19
The Long Road Home 27
A Meeting with the Sweetgrass 38
The Natural Cycle of Life 43
The Four Sacred Directions 58
The Struggle for Spiritual Strength 75
The Sweatlodge 83
The Struggle for Understanding 93
The Spiritual Path 101
Glossary 115
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