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ONE OF THE 10 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR--THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW WINNER OF THE CENTER FOR FICTION FIRST NOVEL PRIZE One of the Best Books of the Year: The Washington Post, NPR, Time, O, The Oprah Magazine, San Francisco Chronicle, Entertainment Weekly, The Boston Globe, GQ, The Dallas Morning News, Buzzfeed, BookPage, Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, Kirkus Reviews NEW YORK TIMES BEST-SELLER Tommy Orange's "groundbreaking, extraordinary" (The New York Times) There There is the "brilliant, propulsive" (People Magazine) story of twelve unforgettable characters, Urban Indians living in Oakland, California, who converge and collide on one fateful day. It's "the year's most galvanizing debut novel" (Entertainment Weekly). As we learn the reasons that each person is attending the Big Oakland Powwow--some generous, some fearful, some joyful, some violent--momentum builds toward a shocking yet inevitable conclusion that changes everything. Jacquie Red Feather is newly sober and trying to make it back to the family she left behind in shame. Dene Oxendene is pulling his life back together after his uncle's death and has come to work at the powwow to honor his uncle's memory. Opal Viola Victoria Bear Shield has come to watch her nephew Orvil, who has taught himself traditional Indian dance through YouTube videos and will to perform in public for the very first time. There will be glorious communion, and a spectacle of sacred tradition and pageantry. And there will be sacrifice, and heroism, and loss. There There is a wondrous and shattering portrait of an America few of us have ever seen. It's "masterful . . . white-hot . . . devastating" (The Washington Post) at the same time as it is fierce, funny, suspenseful, thoroughly modern, and impossible to put down. Here is a voice we have never heard--a voice full of poetry and rage, exploding onto the page with urgency and force. Tommy Orange has written a stunning novel that grapples with a complex and painful history, with an inheritance of beauty and profound spirituality, and with a plague of addiction, abuse, and suicide. This is the book that everyone is talking about right now, and it's destined to be a classic.
This page covers those faiths who may follow older faith traditions or the echos of them in the New-Agey religions. Again, this is not an attempt to lump these together, but simply a way to contain the similarities in an effort for conciseness. The faiths covered in them are:
TEDxJohannesburg talk given by Amanda Gcabasche posted on the TEDx Talks YouTube Channel on February 29, 2016.
YouTube description: " In 1999 Amanda Gcabashe went on a one-way trip into what she calls a “parallel universe” when she accepted her ancestors’ calling to become a traditional healer, or sangoma in the South African lexicon. With her day-job in the corporate world, she finds herself in the paradoxical situation of living two very different lives. It would be fair to expect this dichotomous existence—one foot in the ancient world of ancestors and spirits, and another in the modern world of boardrooms and pie charts—to unsettle her. But Amanda is not at all fazed. In this TEDxJohannesburg 2015 talk, she shares thoughts about the complexities and contradictions of her life, and reveals startling ideas that shatter conventional wisdom on the true limits of the human experience.
"When she answered her ancestors’ calling to become a sangoma and an inyanga, Amanda retained ambitions in the financial world in which she was qualified. With the strengthening of her gift, she has since discarded those ambitions, and is now fully dedicated to her role as a healer and counsellor. A thoroughly modern African traditional medicine practitioner—an elegant paradox if there ever was one—Amanda’s approach seeks to challenge old, persistent stereotypes and stigmas about her profession."
TED talk given by Chika Ezeanya-Esiobu posted on the TED YouTube channel on October 31, 2017
YouTube description: "Chika Ezeanya-Esiobu wants to see Africans unleash their suppressed creative and innovative energies by acknowledging the significance of their indigenous, authentic knowledge. In this powerful talk, she shares examples of untapped, traditional African knowledge in agriculture and policy-making, calling on Africans to make progress by validating and dignifying their reality."
TEDxQueenstown talk given by John Reid posted on the TEDx Talks YouTube channel on March 26, 2014.
YouTube description: "In this TEDx talk at TEDx Queenstown - Sense of Place 2014 John Reid, a senior research fellow at the University of Canterbury's Ngai Tahu Research Centre, takes us into the world of animism and explains it's not about belief but experience. John explores the way in which indigenous and western cultures shape their identity and the identity of the world around them."
TEDxHackney given by Nixiwaka Yawanawa posted on the TEDx Talks channel on April 25, 2014
YouTube description: " In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)"
Video posted on the AIB YouTube channel on June 29, 2017.
YouTube description: "For many members of the Willow Dragonstone Community, finding their way to this progressive pagan spiritual path was like a homecoming, as we hear in the first episode of "Exploring Paganism." Among those who share their personal stories is Lydia Crabtree, author and advocate, and president of the coven based in suburban Atlanta."
TEDxAntigua talk given by Kai Davis posted on the TEDx Talks YouTube channel on June 22, 2015.
YouTube description: "Kai’s presentation, “Spiritual Change – The Journey to Rasta” will share with us, and the world, her personal and spiritual voyage.
"Kai Davis represented her country as a dancer at a number of festivals between 1990 and 2002. She made a mark in modeling and pageantry, representing Antigua and winning events such as the Jaycee’s Caribbean Queen Show and the Carnival Queen Show. Internationally, Kai represented Antigua at the Hal Jackson Talented Teen International in New York in 1996 and the 2003 Ms. Universe Pageant in Panama, where she copped the Congeniality Award.
"After joining the Rastafari livity in 2004, Kai became an Ambassador for her Faith, particularly in education. A member of the Creek Side Rastafari Community and the Nyahbinghi Theocracy Church of Haile Selassie 1st, she is a founding member of the Nyahbinghi Theocracy Church School which was established in 2005 and registered as a Community Home School in 2011. Kai recently completed an Associates Degree in Teacher Education from the University of the West Indies through the Antigua State College and is ready to fly the banners of Rastafari."
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