"This is ancient Indigenous wisdom at its most urgent contemporary pitch. Author Blair Stonechild is a member of the Muscowpetung First Nation in Saskatchewan and a wonderful writer. A professor at First Nations University of Canada for several decades, Stonechild's message needs to be heard. He offers nothing less than a reinterpretation of the history of the world from an Indigenous perspective." --Spirituality & Practice "A thought-provoking work that embraces Indigenous spirituality and wisdom. Ideal for environmentalists and scholars of Indigenous beliefs." --Library Journal "This powerful and transformative work combats the dark and urgent nature of civilization's plight with a much-needed beacon of Indigenous wisdom and tradition steeped in inspiration and hope."--Saskatchewan Book Awards Creative Saskatchewan Publishing Award Juror Citation "Combining scholarship, lived experience, Indigenous Knowledge, and Elder wisdom, this book inspires readers to think about important ideas that impact our everyday lives.

" --Kathy Absolon, Wilfrid Laurier University "A global call for moral revolution: a return to Indigenous wisdom to save humanity post-civilization." --Chantal Fiola, author of Returning to Ceremony: Spirituality in Manitoba Métis Communities "Based on Indigenous ontology, spirituality, wisdom, and critique, Stonechild coins ecolization--respect for the natural world--as a road map to deal with civilization's reckoning." --Leonzo Barreno.