Social Aspects Of Aging In Indigenous Communities

As an Alaska Native (Unangax) raised among my Elders, I was taught Indigenous ways of thinking, the importance of honoring and respecting our Elders and all people and as I moved through the Western education system, I came to realize the knowledge of the land, the water, and the environment taught to me by Elders in my family and community was not in the textbooks, not shared by others, not honored or respected when shared in a group setting--

• | Author: Tuula Heinonen
• | Publisher: Oxford University Press
• | Publication Date: Mar 08, 2023
• | Number of Pages: 488 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 0197677215
• | ISBN-13: 9780197677216