Akak'stiman : A Blackfoot Framework For Decision-Making And Mediation Processes

Crowshoe, Reg, Sybille Manneschmidt

Calgary, Alberta, 2002

By University of Calgary Press
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Card covers, 94 pages, 8x10 in. [20x25 cm.], B&W photographs. First published in 1997 - the present copy a Second Edition published in 2002
Condition

Covers with modest surface wear.
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Examines traditional Blackfoot approaches to decision-making, mediation, and healing, with particular reference to the Piikani Nation of southern Alberta. Drawing on oral testimony from Elders, historical sources, and Blackfoot ceremonial traditions, the authors describe the cultural and spiritual foundations of governance, conflict resolution, and community health. Includes appendices, notes, and bibliography.

Notes adapted from the publisher's description.
ISBN

9781552380444
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