Author: Paul N. Backhouse
Publisher: University Press of Florida
ISBN: 0813063779
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 398
Book Description
As indigenous populations are invited to participate in cultural heritage identification, research, interpretation, management, and preservation, they are faced with a variety of challenges, questions that are difficult to answer, and demands that must be carefully navigated. We Come for Good describes the development and operations of the Tribal Historic Preservation Office (THPO) of the Seminole Tribe of Florida as an example of how tribes can successfully manage and retain authority over the heritage of their respective cultures. With Native voices front and center, this book demonstrates ways THPOs can work within federal and tribal governments to build capacity and uphold tribal values--core principles of a strong tribal historic preservation program. The authors also offer readers one of the first attempts to document Native perspectives on the archaeology of native populations.
We Come for Good
Author: Paul N. Backhouse
Publisher: University Press of Florida
ISBN: 0813063779
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 398
Book Description
As indigenous populations are invited to participate in cultural heritage identification, research, interpretation, management, and preservation, they are faced with a variety of challenges, questions that are difficult to answer, and demands that must be carefully navigated. We Come for Good describes the development and operations of the Tribal Historic Preservation Office (THPO) of the Seminole Tribe of Florida as an example of how tribes can successfully manage and retain authority over the heritage of their respective cultures. With Native voices front and center, this book demonstrates ways THPOs can work within federal and tribal governments to build capacity and uphold tribal values--core principles of a strong tribal historic preservation program. The authors also offer readers one of the first attempts to document Native perspectives on the archaeology of native populations.
Publisher: University Press of Florida
ISBN: 0813063779
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 398
Book Description
As indigenous populations are invited to participate in cultural heritage identification, research, interpretation, management, and preservation, they are faced with a variety of challenges, questions that are difficult to answer, and demands that must be carefully navigated. We Come for Good describes the development and operations of the Tribal Historic Preservation Office (THPO) of the Seminole Tribe of Florida as an example of how tribes can successfully manage and retain authority over the heritage of their respective cultures. With Native voices front and center, this book demonstrates ways THPOs can work within federal and tribal governments to build capacity and uphold tribal values--core principles of a strong tribal historic preservation program. The authors also offer readers one of the first attempts to document Native perspectives on the archaeology of native populations.
Til We Come to Be
Author: Mel Highline
Publisher: Dog Ear Publishing
ISBN: 1608444155
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 534
Book Description
Five hundred years have passed since a man took that one small step on the moon. Now humankind is ready for the next giant leap. The starship, ESC-1, the most ambitious and costly project ever undertaken, embarks on its historic journey. The destination is light-years and decades away but Captain Tara Nelson and crew believe they are ready for any challenge. However, millennia ago, events were set into motion that will turn their new home, a pristine moon circling a ringed gas giant, into a cosmic bull's eye. As the budding colony begins to thrive, they discover a strange anomaly. From the star system's outer reaches, hordes of asteroids are plunging toward their world. Initially, surrounded by 26th century technology, it is little more than a nuisance. Then, inexplicably, that technology begins to fail. Now, to their horror, they are powerless, completely at the mercy of the deadly, onrushing calamity.
Publisher: Dog Ear Publishing
ISBN: 1608444155
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 534
Book Description
Five hundred years have passed since a man took that one small step on the moon. Now humankind is ready for the next giant leap. The starship, ESC-1, the most ambitious and costly project ever undertaken, embarks on its historic journey. The destination is light-years and decades away but Captain Tara Nelson and crew believe they are ready for any challenge. However, millennia ago, events were set into motion that will turn their new home, a pristine moon circling a ringed gas giant, into a cosmic bull's eye. As the budding colony begins to thrive, they discover a strange anomaly. From the star system's outer reaches, hordes of asteroids are plunging toward their world. Initially, surrounded by 26th century technology, it is little more than a nuisance. Then, inexplicably, that technology begins to fail. Now, to their horror, they are powerless, completely at the mercy of the deadly, onrushing calamity.
We Come with this Place
Author: Debra Dank
Publisher: Footnote Press
ISBN: 1804440868
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
Douglas Stewart Prize for Non-Fiction Indigenous Writers' Prize UTS Glenda Adams Award for New Writing Longlisted for the 2023 Stella Prize Prime Minister's Summer Reading List 2022, Grattan Institute We Come with This Place is a remarkable book, as rich, varied and surprising as the vast landscape in which it is set. Debra Dank has created an extraordinary mosaic of vivid episodes that move about in time and place to tell an unforgettable story of country and people. There is great pain in these pages, and anger at injustice, but also great love, in marriage and in family, and for the land. Dank faces head on the ingrained racism, born of brutal practice and harsh legislation, that lies always under the skin of Australia, the racism that calls a little Aboriginal girl names and beats and rapes and disenfranchises the generations before hers. She describes sudden terrible violence, between races and sometimes at home. But overwhelmingly this is a book about strong, beloved parents and grandparents, guiding and teaching their children and grandchildren what country means, about joyful gatherings and the pleasures of eating food provided by the place that nourishes them, both spiritually and physically. We Come with This Place is deeply personal, a profound tribute to family and the Gudanji Country in Australia, to which Debra Dank belongs, but it is much more than that. Here is Australia as it has been for countless generations, land and people in effortless balance, and Australia as it became, but also Australia as it could and should be.
Publisher: Footnote Press
ISBN: 1804440868
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
Douglas Stewart Prize for Non-Fiction Indigenous Writers' Prize UTS Glenda Adams Award for New Writing Longlisted for the 2023 Stella Prize Prime Minister's Summer Reading List 2022, Grattan Institute We Come with This Place is a remarkable book, as rich, varied and surprising as the vast landscape in which it is set. Debra Dank has created an extraordinary mosaic of vivid episodes that move about in time and place to tell an unforgettable story of country and people. There is great pain in these pages, and anger at injustice, but also great love, in marriage and in family, and for the land. Dank faces head on the ingrained racism, born of brutal practice and harsh legislation, that lies always under the skin of Australia, the racism that calls a little Aboriginal girl names and beats and rapes and disenfranchises the generations before hers. She describes sudden terrible violence, between races and sometimes at home. But overwhelmingly this is a book about strong, beloved parents and grandparents, guiding and teaching their children and grandchildren what country means, about joyful gatherings and the pleasures of eating food provided by the place that nourishes them, both spiritually and physically. We Come with This Place is deeply personal, a profound tribute to family and the Gudanji Country in Australia, to which Debra Dank belongs, but it is much more than that. Here is Australia as it has been for countless generations, land and people in effortless balance, and Australia as it became, but also Australia as it could and should be.
We Come to Our Senses: Stories
Author: Odie Lindsey
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393249611
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 127
Book Description
A Military Times Best Book of 2016 An Electric Literature Best Short Story Collection of 2016 "Almost a novel in stories, thematically linked like Phil Klay's Redeployment, but more particular in its examination of the new American veteran." —New York Times Book Review Lacerating and lyrical, We Come to Our Senses centers on men and women affected by combat directly and tangentially, and the peculiar legacies of war. The story “Evie M.” is about a vet turned office clerk whose petty neuroses derail even her suicide; in “We Come to Our Senses,” a hip young couple leaves the city for the sticks, trading film festivals for firearms; in “Colleen” a woman redeploys to her Mississippi hometown, and confronts the superior who abused her at war; and in “11/19/98” a couple obsesses over sitcoms and retail catalogs, extracting joy and deeper meaning. The story “Hers” is about the sexual politics of a combat zone.
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393249611
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 127
Book Description
A Military Times Best Book of 2016 An Electric Literature Best Short Story Collection of 2016 "Almost a novel in stories, thematically linked like Phil Klay's Redeployment, but more particular in its examination of the new American veteran." —New York Times Book Review Lacerating and lyrical, We Come to Our Senses centers on men and women affected by combat directly and tangentially, and the peculiar legacies of war. The story “Evie M.” is about a vet turned office clerk whose petty neuroses derail even her suicide; in “We Come to Our Senses,” a hip young couple leaves the city for the sticks, trading film festivals for firearms; in “Colleen” a woman redeploys to her Mississippi hometown, and confronts the superior who abused her at war; and in “11/19/98” a couple obsesses over sitcoms and retail catalogs, extracting joy and deeper meaning. The story “Hers” is about the sexual politics of a combat zone.
Where Did We Come From?: Life Of An Astrobiologist
Author: Nalin Chandra Wickramasinghe
Publisher: World Scientific
ISBN: 9814641421
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 237
Book Description
The life story of this book spans many stages of the life and scientific career of one of the foremost astrophysicists/astrobiologists of our times. Starting from his boyhood days, the book describes the author's scientific work over the past 50 years, the ground-breaking discoveries he had made, the controversies generated in the scientific community, and the gradual acceptance of his discoveries. Written in lucid non-technical language it captures the essence of the author's research at Cambridge, his lifelong collaborations with the legendary astronomer of the 20th century, Sir Fred Hoyle, the birth of the subject of astrobiology which they arguably 'invented' in 1980, and his continuing ground-breaking research carried out while he was a Professor at Cardiff and later at Buckingham. The book traces the various influences that guided the author through his career, including that of his father who was a Cambridge Wrangler, and the profound influence of Buddhism in his early life.The author has published over 25 books and close to 300 scientific papers in peer-reviewed journals, over 60 of which were in the journal Nature.
Publisher: World Scientific
ISBN: 9814641421
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 237
Book Description
The life story of this book spans many stages of the life and scientific career of one of the foremost astrophysicists/astrobiologists of our times. Starting from his boyhood days, the book describes the author's scientific work over the past 50 years, the ground-breaking discoveries he had made, the controversies generated in the scientific community, and the gradual acceptance of his discoveries. Written in lucid non-technical language it captures the essence of the author's research at Cambridge, his lifelong collaborations with the legendary astronomer of the 20th century, Sir Fred Hoyle, the birth of the subject of astrobiology which they arguably 'invented' in 1980, and his continuing ground-breaking research carried out while he was a Professor at Cardiff and later at Buckingham. The book traces the various influences that guided the author through his career, including that of his father who was a Cambridge Wrangler, and the profound influence of Buddhism in his early life.The author has published over 25 books and close to 300 scientific papers in peer-reviewed journals, over 60 of which were in the journal Nature.
We Come in Peace
Author: Gerald C. Anderson Sr.
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 145025859X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 333
Book Description
As repentance for all the evil it inflicted, the people of Gomorrah have been banished to another world for the last 5,000 years. King Abimelech and his followers are now ready to return to AdaminaEarthand regain what they believe is rightfully theirs. The king commissioned Professor Hai to locate the distant Adamina in order to facilitate Gomorrahs return and to crush Adaminas current inhabitants. As the chief scientist of both the University of Brisha and the Adamina Research Project, Hai holds the key to Gomorrahs return. But Hai maintains another important role as the leader of the resistance, a small group of Gomorrahans intent on overthrowing the king and returning peacefully to Adamina. Without the kings knowledge, Hai has located the planet and has built a three-person shuttle; he plans to warn Adamina about the kings impending attack. But spies lurk everywhere on Gomorrah, and the resistance does not know who it can trust. When the king suspects that Hai is hiding something, the resistance knows it must hasten its plans for the overthrow of the government and travel to Adamina before it is too late.
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 145025859X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 333
Book Description
As repentance for all the evil it inflicted, the people of Gomorrah have been banished to another world for the last 5,000 years. King Abimelech and his followers are now ready to return to AdaminaEarthand regain what they believe is rightfully theirs. The king commissioned Professor Hai to locate the distant Adamina in order to facilitate Gomorrahs return and to crush Adaminas current inhabitants. As the chief scientist of both the University of Brisha and the Adamina Research Project, Hai holds the key to Gomorrahs return. But Hai maintains another important role as the leader of the resistance, a small group of Gomorrahans intent on overthrowing the king and returning peacefully to Adamina. Without the kings knowledge, Hai has located the planet and has built a three-person shuttle; he plans to warn Adamina about the kings impending attack. But spies lurk everywhere on Gomorrah, and the resistance does not know who it can trust. When the king suspects that Hai is hiding something, the resistance knows it must hasten its plans for the overthrow of the government and travel to Adamina before it is too late.
Where We Come From
Author: Piergiorgio Costa
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 059553158X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 106
Book Description
It is important to save memories of our past life for future generations to know. This is particularly important for my American family that is logistically separated from his Italian roots. Discovering where we are coming from some time explain what we are and how we feel.
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 059553158X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 106
Book Description
It is important to save memories of our past life for future generations to know. This is particularly important for my American family that is logistically separated from his Italian roots. Discovering where we are coming from some time explain what we are and how we feel.
Where Have We Come - A story of love, loss and family
Author: Saz Vora
Publisher: Saz Vora
ISBN: 1393850855
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 406
Book Description
Where Have We Come - A story of love, loss and family Book Two - University - Reena & Nikesh Duet Finalist, The Wishing Shelf Book Awards 2020 A story of a British Asian couple who face a decision no parent should be asked to make, set in England in the early nineties Where Have We Come, from the Reena and Nikesh University Series, is an autobiographical retelling of our experience at the birth of our son nearly thirty years ago, it provides an honest insight on how a couple growing up in multicultural Britain deal with depression, bereavement, child loss and misfortune while straddling both their British and their Indian heritage. Now with Reading Group Guide At the birth of their first child Reena and Nikesh discover their baby has had a severe brain haemorrhage, and family and friends rally around to help. But the family matriarch, Sarladevi, reminds Reena of the predictions of the Guru and Reena struggles to deal with her past. While Nik seeks comfort from Sarladevi with religious rituals and customs, Reena finds alternative medicine and support groups. Truths are revealed, and a wedge develops in their relationship. Will the chasm created by their differences in dealing with the stresses and strains of looking after a sick child pull them apart? Or will their love for each other and the eternal love of their child overcome the prejudices and customs observed by Nik's family? Editorial Reviews ***** 'An honest and insightful look at the impact of a tragedy on a family. A FINALIST and highly recommended!' The Wishing Shelf Book Award 2020 ***** 'Where Have We Come is sincere and raw, a real tear-jerker. Saz Vora provides honest insight into the prejudices and trials that haunt couples from different backgrounds.' Editorial Review, Indies Today What Readers are saying 'An enthusiastic recommendation to anyone who'd connect with a book featuring a blend of British and Gujarati Indian culture.' 'Bollywood movies meet a fierce mother's love for a very special child. Nik and Reena are unforgettable characters' 'An amazing heartfelt story that had me gripped from start to finish and has left a lasting impression' 'shows the struggle of new parents to cope with an unexpected situation ... how it can be difficult to embrace your heritage in multicultural Britain' 'well written and utterly compelling. I recommend it to anybody who is going through a family tragedy' 'story is written beautifully, and truly reflects the collided cultures of the characters. With the inclusion of a glossary of phrases, and recipes...emotional, romantic, yet convincingly heart-breaking ride.' 'This story made me laugh, cry and seethe with anger at the injustices'
Publisher: Saz Vora
ISBN: 1393850855
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 406
Book Description
Where Have We Come - A story of love, loss and family Book Two - University - Reena & Nikesh Duet Finalist, The Wishing Shelf Book Awards 2020 A story of a British Asian couple who face a decision no parent should be asked to make, set in England in the early nineties Where Have We Come, from the Reena and Nikesh University Series, is an autobiographical retelling of our experience at the birth of our son nearly thirty years ago, it provides an honest insight on how a couple growing up in multicultural Britain deal with depression, bereavement, child loss and misfortune while straddling both their British and their Indian heritage. Now with Reading Group Guide At the birth of their first child Reena and Nikesh discover their baby has had a severe brain haemorrhage, and family and friends rally around to help. But the family matriarch, Sarladevi, reminds Reena of the predictions of the Guru and Reena struggles to deal with her past. While Nik seeks comfort from Sarladevi with religious rituals and customs, Reena finds alternative medicine and support groups. Truths are revealed, and a wedge develops in their relationship. Will the chasm created by their differences in dealing with the stresses and strains of looking after a sick child pull them apart? Or will their love for each other and the eternal love of their child overcome the prejudices and customs observed by Nik's family? Editorial Reviews ***** 'An honest and insightful look at the impact of a tragedy on a family. A FINALIST and highly recommended!' The Wishing Shelf Book Award 2020 ***** 'Where Have We Come is sincere and raw, a real tear-jerker. Saz Vora provides honest insight into the prejudices and trials that haunt couples from different backgrounds.' Editorial Review, Indies Today What Readers are saying 'An enthusiastic recommendation to anyone who'd connect with a book featuring a blend of British and Gujarati Indian culture.' 'Bollywood movies meet a fierce mother's love for a very special child. Nik and Reena are unforgettable characters' 'An amazing heartfelt story that had me gripped from start to finish and has left a lasting impression' 'shows the struggle of new parents to cope with an unexpected situation ... how it can be difficult to embrace your heritage in multicultural Britain' 'well written and utterly compelling. I recommend it to anybody who is going through a family tragedy' 'story is written beautifully, and truly reflects the collided cultures of the characters. With the inclusion of a glossary of phrases, and recipes...emotional, romantic, yet convincingly heart-breaking ride.' 'This story made me laugh, cry and seethe with anger at the injustices'
The Trouble with Where We Come From
Author: Scott Caan
Publisher: Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
ISBN: 0822234874
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 55
Book Description
In this romantic comedy, Charlie finds himself at a crossroads in his life when he discovers that his girlfriend is expecting. Charlie confides in his best friend, Vince, that he has recently crossed paths with women from his past, and this tangled web of previous girlfriends is making Charlie doubt his ability to commit to his future.
Publisher: Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
ISBN: 0822234874
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 55
Book Description
In this romantic comedy, Charlie finds himself at a crossroads in his life when he discovers that his girlfriend is expecting. Charlie confides in his best friend, Vince, that he has recently crossed paths with women from his past, and this tangled web of previous girlfriends is making Charlie doubt his ability to commit to his future.
Where We Come From
Author: Oscar Cásares
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0525655441
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
A stunning and timely novel about a Mexican-American family in Brownsville, Texas, that reluctantly becomes involved in smuggling immigrants into the United States. From a distance, the towns along the U.S.-Mexican border have dangerous reputations--on one side, drug cartels; on the other, zealous border patrol agents--and Brownsville is no different. But to twelve-year-old Orly, it's simply where his godmother Nina lives--and where he is being forced to stay the summer after his mother's sudden death. For Nina, Brownsville is where she grew up, where she lost her first and only love, and where she stayed as her relatives moved away and her neighborhood deteriorated. It's the place where she has buried all her secrets--and now she has another: she's providing refuge for a young immigrant boy named Daniel, for whom traveling to America has meant trading one set of dangers for another. Separated from the violent human traffickers who brought him across the border and pursued by the authorities, Daniel must stay completely hidden. But Orly's arrival threatens to put them all at risk of exposure. Tackling the crisis of U.S. immigration policy from a deeply human angle, Where We Come From explores through an intimate lens the ways that family history shapes us, how secrets can burden us, and how finding compassion and understanding for others can ultimately set us free.
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0525655441
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
A stunning and timely novel about a Mexican-American family in Brownsville, Texas, that reluctantly becomes involved in smuggling immigrants into the United States. From a distance, the towns along the U.S.-Mexican border have dangerous reputations--on one side, drug cartels; on the other, zealous border patrol agents--and Brownsville is no different. But to twelve-year-old Orly, it's simply where his godmother Nina lives--and where he is being forced to stay the summer after his mother's sudden death. For Nina, Brownsville is where she grew up, where she lost her first and only love, and where she stayed as her relatives moved away and her neighborhood deteriorated. It's the place where she has buried all her secrets--and now she has another: she's providing refuge for a young immigrant boy named Daniel, for whom traveling to America has meant trading one set of dangers for another. Separated from the violent human traffickers who brought him across the border and pursued by the authorities, Daniel must stay completely hidden. But Orly's arrival threatens to put them all at risk of exposure. Tackling the crisis of U.S. immigration policy from a deeply human angle, Where We Come From explores through an intimate lens the ways that family history shapes us, how secrets can burden us, and how finding compassion and understanding for others can ultimately set us free.