Joseph Marshall: Wisdom of a Lakota Elder
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Tami Simon speaks with Joseph M. Marshall III, a teacher, historian, writer, storyteller, and a Lakota craftsman. Joseph’s expansive body of work includes nine nonfiction books, three novels, and numerous essays, stories, and screenplays. With Sounds True, he has produced the audio programs Quiet Thunder and Keep Going, as well as the book Walking with Grandfather: The Wisdom of Lakota Elders, which includes a CD of stories. In this episode, Tami speaks with Joseph about the inheritance of wisdom he received from his grandparents, the central teachings of the Lakota people, the sense of guilt and shame that many Euro-Americans feel when reflecting on the tragedies of American history, and a story about the power of awareness and looking back. (47 minutes)
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I don’t recall my grandparents teaching me that life is good but not intended to be easy all the time. I wish they had. Maybe it’s not too late to learn. Thanks Joseph.
Comment by Cloud — November 9, 2011 @ 4:58 am
I truly loved this sharing with you, Tami, and Joseph. I have a sense of heart centred unconditional peace after listening to this respectful and deep interaction between you both. In the Great love, all blessings.
Comment by ALICE FRIEND — November 9, 2011 @ 9:55 am
I enjoyed your insight and thank you for sharing . The mind is an amazing, complex puzzle, but when mixed with a complex world and all of the worlds input the mind can be overloaded and eventually shut down. This is maybe known as a nervous breakdown.
Comment by Glenda — November 14, 2011 @ 12:05 am
Thank you so very much for your wisdom Joseph.I am of Cherokee descent on my father’s side. I am also of german and irish descent, but I feel that the Cherokee is most alive inside me, and it speaks the loudest. I hold the same beliefs you speak about in my heart and feel that by doing so I am helping to manifest these ideas and beliefs through my actions and words. My vision is that one day the spirit of the human race, as an entity, will be alive with, and feel this kind of love. For we are all connected to the heartbeat of the earth- our mother, and every living thing. Regardless of our ethnicity, skin color, spiritual beliefs, and etc., we all feel the same pulse. We’re all in this together, and we are only as strong as our weakest link. Peace and Love to all.
Comment by Leah Swann — November 17, 2011 @ 10:30 am