A powerful, intimate collection of conversations with Indigenous Americans on the climate crisis and the Earth's future Although for a great many people, the human impact on the Earth-countless species becoming extinct, pandemics claiming millions of lives, and climate crisis causing worldwide social and environmental upheaval-was not apparent until recently, this is not the case for all people or cultures. For the Indigenous people of the world, radical alteration of the planet, and of life itself, is a story that is many generations long. They have had to adapt, to persevere, and to be courageous and resourceful in the face of genocide and destruction-and their experience has given them a unique understanding of civilizational devastation. An innovative work of research and reportage, We Are the Middle of Forever places Indigenous voices at the center of conversations about today's environmental crisis. The book draws on interviews with people from different North American Indigenous cultures and communities, generations, and geographic regions, who share their knowledge and experience, their questions, their observations, and their dreams of maintaining the best relationship possible to all of life. A welcome antidote to the despair arising from the climate crisis, We Are the Middle of Forever brings to the forefront the perspectives of those who have long been attuned to climate change and will be an indispensable aid to those looking for new and different ideas and responses to the challenges we face.

Stories, prayers, and revelations told in a first-person narrative by “Sam Woods,” a spiritual healer in a distinctly American vein—a marriage of folk, Native American, spiritual and contemporary urban fictional styles. This unusual and eloquent book of captivating tales is based on the author’s extraordinary adventure in discovering the healing spirit. Presenting stories, prayers, and revelations gathered into a first-person narrative by “Sam Woods,” a spiritual healer in a distinctly American vein, Sam Woods heals without adhering to any formal doctrine, sectarian “affliation,” or metaphysical system; only caring, intuition, insight, selflessness and love. American Healing presents a fascinating world of healing stories, personal discoveries through healing, explorations of attitudes towards and about healing, and finally - through sheer literary craftsmanship and the inspiration of Sam Woods himself - a book that brings healing as it teaches.