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Recovering the Sacred | Praise
"Thoughtful, tough, impressively informed, Recovering the Sacred tells a profound story. To survive, we need to listen."
—Louise Erdrich
"A fascinating read that puts Native American communities' struggles for justice into historical and environmental context. Winona's fierce dedication to the indigenous environmental and women's movements infuses her analysis with a first-person understanding—deep and powerful on many levels."
—Bonnie Raitt, musician/activist
"Recovering the Sacred is a brilliant study of cases dealing with rights to land, resources, culture, religion, and genetic information. LaDuke offers a much-needed challenge to the existing ethical constructs that govern these rights claims. This book will be a valuable resource for attorneys, scholars, and community members alike."
—Rebecca Tsosie, author of American Indian Law: Native Nations and the Federal System
"Recovering the Sacred is a perfect book for those wanting to know more about the spiritual and psychic challenges facing Native communities. Fierce in her convictions, forceful in her analysis, and engaging in her writing, LaDuke connects the dots between indigenous struggles, the toxic and sacrilegious practices of multinational corporations, and the wellness of all of us who must share our fragile planet."
—Robert Warrior, author of The People and the Word: Reading Native Nonfiction
"Written in an accessible style, Recovering the Sacred documents the remarkable stories of indigenous communities whose tenacity and resilience has enabled them to reclaim their lands, resources, and life ways after enduring centuries of incalculable loss."
—Wilma Mankiller, author of Every Day is a Good Day
"Winona LaDuke is a great national resource, and this powerful book is a must for environmentalists and all others thinking about the roots and destiny of this landscape."
—Bill McKibben, author of Wandering Home
"Winona LaDuke is one of America's most important writers, and this is her most important book. With precision and eloquence she makes clear not only that the theft of all things indigenous continues to this day but that resistance to this theft is becoming ever stronger. She makes equally clear that if we are to survive we must stop stealing from and begin listening to those whose land we have stolen, whose land we live on."
—Derrick Jensen, author of A Language Older than Words
"LaDuke skillfully demonstrates why the protection of Native spiritual practices is critical to social justice struggles and to the survival of the planet. She weaves together a broad range of issues that all point to the impact of European cultural and spiritual genocide on indigenous peoples. LaDuke demonstrates again why she is one of the leading Native thinkers and activists today."
—Andrea Smith, author of Conquest: Sexual Violence and American Indian Genocide
"A river of tears fell down my cheeks as I read Recovering the Sacred. This is a must read for anyone who wants to know the truth about Federal Indian Policy, past and present."
—Charon Asetoyer, editor of Indigenous Women's Health Book: Within the Sacred Circle
"With Recovering the Sacred: The Power of Naming and Claiming, LaDuke, through the voices of ordinary Native Americans, is able to transform highly complex issues into stories that touch the heart."
—Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, author of Outlaw Woman
"Winona LaDuke's 'activist scholarship' captures the essence of politicized spirituality that [combines] 'ecological integrity' with our cultural identity for 'spiritual health.' It is books such as this one that will insure the passing of history and knowledge from one generation to the next."
—M.A. Jaimes Guerrero, editor of The State of Native America
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