{"product_id":"ǫ-da-gaho-dḛs-odagahodhes-reflecting-on-our-journeys-hc","title":"Ǫ da gaho dḛ:s (Odagahodhes) : Reflecting on Our Journeys (HC)","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the words of Cayuga Elder Gae Ho Hwako Norma Jacobs: “We have forgotten about that Sacred meeting space between the Settler ship and the Indigenous canoe, \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOdagahodhes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, where we originally agreed on the Two Row, and where today we need to return to talk about the impacts of its violation.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql lr9zc1uh a8c37x1j fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v b1v8xokw oo9gr5id hzawbc8m\" dir=\"auto\"\u003eAuthor Gae Ho Hwako Norma Jacobs is of the Wolf clan in the Cayuga Nation of the Great Haudenosaunee Confederacy, a Longhouse Faith Keeper, and advisor to the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. Timothy B. Leduc is associate professor at Wilfrid Laurier University.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOdagahodhes\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e highlights the Indigenous values that brought us to the Sacred meeting place in the original Treaties of Turtle Island, particularly the Two Row Wampum, and the sharing process that was meant to foster good relations from the beginning of the colonial era. The book follows a series of Indigenous sharing circles, relaying teachings by Gae Ho Hwako and the responses of participants – scholars, authors, and community activists – who bring their diverse experiences and knowledge into reflective relation with the teachings. Through this practice, the book itself resembles a Teaching Circle and illustrates the important ways tradition and culture are passed down by Elders and Knowledge Keepers. The aim of this process is to bring clarity to the challenges of Truth and Reconciliation. Each circle ends by inviting the reader into this sacred space of  \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOdagahodhes\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eto reflect on personal experiences, stories, knowledge, gifts, and responsibilities.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBy renewing our place in the network of spiritual obligations of these lands, \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOdagahodhes\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e invites transformations in how we live to enrich our communities, nations, planet, and future generations. A transformative journey, guided by Elders’ teachings, that prompts reflection on the values that foster good relations.  The title contains 5 photos, 1 table.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“This book is a testament to the power of respectful, collaborative thinking and the merging of Indigenous intellectual tradition with a Western academic approach. It is engaging, deeply thoughtful, sincere, and uplifting, exactly the kind of work that is needed now to assist in the rebuilding of relationships amongst, and between, Indigenous communities and non-Indigenous Canadians.” Rick Monture, Six Nations of the Grand River \/ McMaster University\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McGill-Queen's University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56394945659185,"sku":"zow1789938462980","price":19.37,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0993\/0925\/7009\/files\/o-da-gaho-d_s-odagahodhes-reflecting-on-our-journeys-hc_1.jpg?v=1789938468","url":"https:\/\/canistersealfit.shop\/products\/%c7%ab-da-gaho-d%e1%b8%9bs-odagahodhes-reflecting-on-our-journeys-hc","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}