Indigenous perspectives on sustainability, culture, and community
In this collection of twelve biographies, one from each of the Native nations in Wisconsin, author Patty Loew (Bad River Ojibwe) introduces readers to prominent figures in Native sustainability—people whose life's work reflects the traditional ecological knowledge and cultural values of their people.
Born out of Loew's thirty years as a journalist and historian, Seventh Generation Earth Ethics highlights individuals who helped to sustain and nurture their nations.
Walter Bresette, Red Cliff Ojibwe, community activist
Hilary Waukau, Menominee, environmental warrior
Frances Van Zile, Mole Lake (Sokaogon) Ojibwe, keeper of the water
James Schlender, Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe, treaty rights guardian
Jose Rose, Bad River Ojibwe, elder, environmentalist, and scholar
Dorothy Davids, Stockbridge-Munsee Community Band of Mohican Indians, educator
William Gollnick, Oneida, culture keeper
Thomas St. Germaine, Lac du Flambeau Ojibwe, attorney
Truman Lowe, Ho-Chunk, organic sculpture artist
Jenny and Mary Thunder, Forest County Potawatomi, medicine women
Wanda McFaggen, St. Croix Ojibwe, Tribal Historic Preservationist
Caroline Andler, Brothertown Indian Nation, genealogist
The indigenous people whose lives are depicted in Seventh Generation Earth Ethics understood the cultural gravity that kept their people rooted to their ancestral lands and acted in ways that ensured the growth and success of future generations.