Working with the Osage

and make change

" —Sherman Alexie

As they huddle together on a rock ledge and pray for help

Yet many Native Americans continue to view tobacco-when used properly-as a life-affirming and sacramental substance that plays a significant role in Native creation myths and religious ceremonies

Indigenous Economics: Sustaining Peoples and Their Lands indigenous language books Working with the OsageWhat does "development" mean for Indigenous peoples? Indigenous Economics lays out an alternative path showing that conscious attention to relationships among humans and the natural world creates flourishing social ecological economies. Economist Ronald L. Trosper draws on examples from North and South America, Aotearoa New Zealand, and Australia to argue that Indigenous worldviews centering care and good relationships provide critical and sustainable