ISBN: 9781597145350
Editorial: Heyday
Autor: Margolin, Malcolm
Año de edición: 2021
N° Paginas: 272
Tipo de pasta: Pasta dura
Descripción: Fifty years of deep hanging out in California’s Indian countryWriter and publisher Malcolm Margolin has been “deep hanging out”—or immersing himself in a social, informal way—in California’s Indian country since the 1970s. This volume collects thirty articles, introductions, and other pieces he wrote about California’s diverse Indian country (well over one hundred tribes), drawn mainly from the quarterly magazine he cofounded in 1987, News from Native California. He shares with his readers the experiences, knowledge, and cultural renewal that California Indians have generously shared with him, often after years of friendship, from the erection of a ceremonial enclosure in Northern California—built to fall apart within a generation so that the knowledge of how to construct one is always current—to a visit by aboriginal Hawaiians in diplomatic recognition of native Southern Californian tribes. He draws on both archives and interviews with elders in longer reports about leadership traditions, pedagogical techniques, and conservation practices in various parts of the state—fascinating glimpses into worldviews very different from those of contemporary America. Filled with insight and affection, as well as some of the most gorgeous writing, Deep Hanging Out will appeal both to newcomers and to those whose roots and hearts reside in the state’s Indian country.Review“Malcolm Margolin is an American treasure. His publications and community service have uplifted the citizens of California, especially the cultural contributions of the Indigenous peoples of California.”—Joy Harjo (Mvskoke), United States poet laureate, author of An American Sunrise“Malcolm Margolin is a man of engagement who dares to go deep. He is fearless and joyous at once. In this treasure of a book, part memoir, part social history, and part radical philosophy, Malcolm offers us a glimpse into the power of sustaining communities through direct action and love. Deep Hanging Out is a vibrant testament to one man’s commitment to nurturing community and dancing with change.”—Terry Tempest Williams, writer in residence at Harvard Divinity School, author of Erosion“In these wondrous stories, Malcolm Margolin makes known to the wider world the incredible and unique ways of California’s Native people. With sensitivity and verve, he shares his deep knowledge and lifelong observations. Lively and inspiring.”—Jerry Brown, former governor of California“Herein is testimony of Malcolm Margolin’s legacy, not just as the greatest public advocate of our remarkable survival, but as a part of California Indian history itself.”—Greg Sarris, chairman of the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria, author of How a Mountain Was Made“Armed with his legendary rolodex and even more legendary wit and keen perceptions, Malcolm Margolin has advocated vigorously to not only acknowledge Native Californians, but to provide the most prominent and honorable platform for us to advocate for ourselves and remind the modern world, ‘We are still here, and we’re not going anywhere.'”—Gregg Castro (t'rowt'raahl Salinan/rumsien-ramaytush Ohlone), California Indigenous writer and activist“Malcolm Margolin has spent a lifetime connecting us to Indigenous wisdom, knowledge that had been ignored and marginalized for centuries. His patiently assembled firsthand accounts honor the ancestors and are a teaching for the world.”—Paul Hawken, editor of Drawdown and author of Blessed Unrest“This book implies the depth and sensitivity we immigrants must achieve if we ever hope to ‘inhabit’ a vital North America to the seventh generation. It will require centuries and an about-face of priorities to approach the intimacy chronicled in these pages. Every American should read this book, while there’s still time.”—Peter Coyote, author of The Rainman’s Third Cure, Zen Buddhist priest“Not only is Deep Hanging Out a wonderful celebration of the diverse, living Indigenous cultures of Califor
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