"Anchored in the oral traditions of Native Peoples, Frey, professor emeritus and hospital lay chaplain, intertwines the stories of elders and his own to offer personal and professional insights into the power and value of storytelling, presenting a modelfor ethical and collaborative engagement with Indigenous communities. This expanded edition keeps everything from the award-winning original title and shares new insights for engaging our fellow humanity"--
Rodney Frey was a professor of ethnography and Distinguished Humanities Professor at the University of Idaho. Now a professor emeritus and hospital lay chaplain, he holds a doctorate in anthropology from the University of Colorado, and since the mid-1970s has partnered with tribal communities including the Crow, Coeur d'Alene, Nez Perce, Warm Springs, and Wasco. He is the author of
Stories That Make the World: Oral Literature of the Indian Peoples of the Inland Northwest,
The World of the Crow: As Driftwood Lodges, and
Landscape Traveled by Coyote and Crane: The World of the Schitsu'umsh--Coeur d'Alene Indians. Leonard Bends is a retired Sundance Chief.