The Lakota Way of Strength and Courage | Free Book
In Lakota tradition, the bow and arrow were more than tools for
hunting or battle. The bow’s resilience and flexibility, the arrow’s
grace and power, the archer’s focus and patience—in these, we find
the essential qualities for living a life of strength, purpose,and
simplicity. In The Lakota Way of Strength and Courage, Joseph M.
Marshall builds upon the central metaphor of the bow and arrow to
provide a treasury of insights, stories, and irreplaceable wisdom.
With eloquent prose and an elder’s perspective, Marshall draws from
traditional stories, the history of the Lakota, and his own
experiences to offer timeless lessons on:
Transformation—what
the journey of the Lakota people teaches us about preserving what is
essential as our external circumstances change Simplicity—the story
of Grandmother Grass Braid, who understood that “the more you know,
the less you need to carry” Purpose—how the world unveils our
purpose to us, as revealed in the story of the Keeper of the Winter
Count Strength—the moving story of Henry One Bull, and how adversity
teaches us to develop the true core of our strength Resiliency—the
lessons of Grandma Red Leaf on facing the challenges of life with
the best we have to offer
Once, the Lakota people relied on the
ash bow and the willow arrow to provide food and sustenance. Today,
these simple tools can offer us something even more precious: a way
to nourish our souls with spiritual wisdom. Joseph M. Marshall
offers a book that is at once profound, honest, and rich with
meaning as he reveals The Lakota Way of Strength and Courage.
About the Author
Joseph M. Marshall III
Joseph M. Marshall III is a
teacher, historian, writer, storyteller, and a Lakota craftsman. He
was born on the Rosebud Sioux Indian Reservation in South Dakota and
raised in a traditional native household by his maternal grandparents.
He has published nine nonfiction works including
The Lakota Way: Stories and Lessons for Living and
To You We Shall Return: Lessons About Our Planet from the Lakota, three novels, a collection of short stories and essays, a
children's book, and was contributing author in five other
publications; and has written several screenplays. Several of his
books have been published in French, Hebrew, Korean, Japanese, German,
Italian, Chinese, Romanian, Portuguese, Spanish, and Bulgarian.
In
addition, Joseph has had several major screen appearances, including a
role in the television network movie, Return to Lonesome Dove,
and as a technical advisor and narrator for the Turner Network
Television (TNT) and DreamWorks six part mini-series
Into the West. Joseph has been recognized for his writing,
scholarship, and service with numerous awards, including the Wyoming
Humanities Award and the 2009 Benjamin Franklin Award for Historical
Fiction. He is also a practitioner of primitive Lakota archery, having
learned from his maternal grandfather the art of hand-crafting bows
and arrows, and is a specialist in wilderness survival.
Joseph
and his wife Connie (also his literary agent and manager) are the
parents of a blended family and have sixteen grandchildren. For more
about Joseph's writings and appearances, please visit
www.thunderdreamers.com.
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