Gerald Hausman
Author of Tunkashila: From the Birth of Turtle Island to the Blood of Wounded Knee
About the Author
Gerald Hausman is a renowned storyteller and award-winning author of more than 70 books about Native America, animals, mythology, and West Indian culture, including The Kebra Nagast, introduced by Ziggy Marley. He has presented stories throughout the United States and Europe as well as on NPR and show more the History Channel and for the Kennedy Center and the American Library Association. He lives in Bokeelia, Florida. show less
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Works by Gerald Hausman
Prayer to the Great Mystery: The Uncollected Writings and Photography of Edward S. Curits (1995) — Editor — 37 copies
African-American Alphabet: A Celebration of African-American and West Indian Culture, Custom, Myth, and Symbol (1996) 27 copies
Turtle Dream: Collected Stories from the Hopi, Navajo, Pueblo, and Havasupai People (1989) 23 copies
Wherefore The Rest Is Silence 2 copies
Rastafarian Children of Solomon: The Legacy of the Kebra Nagast and the Path to Peace and Understanding (2013) 2 copies
Eye Of The Falcon 1 copy
Four Tales of Many Names 1 copy
The Healing Horse 1 copy
New Malboro Stage 1 copy
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- 1945-10-13
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- Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- New Mexico Highlands University (BA|1968)
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From a cross-cultural/human/One God perspective, I think Coyote is basically (my friend) Hermes, and Changing Woman (who I’ve seen before in that online goddess oracle I use, but knew nothing about) is basically Girlie/Femmie. I don’t know. It’s like…. It’s like they’re my friend, you know.
From a sense of differences, the Navajo are different because their society places more value on the past, and nature, and also has specific language and national characteristics and loyalties (eg harried by the whites, French-German style feuds with say the Pueblo and other Southwest tribes in the old days). Our society values more change and technology, and white supremacy. Which isn’t to say that a scientist is necessarily more or as racist as others, (although of course it’s possible to support our science as the white man’s way), but we value all of those things.
I’m also often surprised when I read about Native cultures how often they come from fear—when they come from love it’s less of a surprise, somehow—and also how non-intuitive their specific healing systems are to an Anglo.… (more)