The Way It Is: One Water...One Air...One Mother Earth... - Softcover

In this timely and important book, Western Shoshone spiritual leader Corbin Harney tells us not only "the way it is", but also the way it will be - unless we act to stop the increasing contamination of our planet. The Way It Is is a call to take action - through prayer, political activity, and the way we live - to save our world while there may yet be time. Harney is one of those rare leaders who understand that spiritual, physical, and political concerns are inseparable, and that the needs of the spirit world and of future generations are interwoven. His message is that we need to take care of what we've got, and that all of us - regardless of color or nationality - have to work together. - Shaman's Drum, Spring 1996.

As a Native American medicine person, Corbin listened to his own medicine people describe prophecies that were shocking and unbelievable to him as a child. Today he sees these ancient prophecies coming true, one after another. Corbin Harney shares the native view of life and the importance of living in balance with nature. He is asking for "the human" to awaken to the emergency the Earth is in today. Nuclear testing and the transportation of radioactive waste on our highways and railroads is life-threatening to all of us because truck and rail accidents are inevitable. What can we do? "We all have a voice. By working together, as one people, we may still save our Mother Earth." "Corbin Harney stands as no one else does at the moment for that new alliance between indigenous peoples and environmental groups. I see him in the coming years as a very prominent figure in the global movement that eventually, I hope, will prevent major catastrophes from happening." Stephan Dompke, Director, Society for a Nuclear-Free Future, Berlin Endorsements "Corbin's words are not polished or eloquent; they are simply the truth ... and come directly from Corbin's heart to the reader." Napra ReView "This book will touch the spirit of anyone who is concerned for the Earth." Community Endeavor "What Corbin talks about is so basic and so real ... when he calls it Mother Earth and he talks about the land - it's so basic. It's just the way it is. It's not any high-tech anything; it's just basic living and life. He puts everything in perspective and gives everybody a sense of why they're here, and, like the burning in the heart, he gives you a renewed feeling that maybe you can make a difference." Claudia Peterson