- Paperback: 195 pages
- Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann; First Edition edition (July 1992)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0409906484
- ISBN-13: 978-0409906486
- Product Dimensions: 22.6 x 14.7 x 1.3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 204 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #243,382 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Book Description
A crucial sourcebook for anyone involved with native issues, Dancing with a Ghost seeks to bridge the gap which exists between Native American and other groups by examining the traditional Cree and Ojibway world view and by showing why their philosophy so often places them in conflict with the justice system.
About the Author
Rupert Ross has been an Assistant Crown Attorney for the District of Kenora since 1985, responsible for criminal prosecutions on over twenty remote Ojibway and Cree First Nations. A national bestseller, Dancing with a Ghost began his exploration of Aboriginal approaches to justice and the visions of life that shape them. In his second book, Returning to the Teachings, Ross went on to examine the Aboriginal preference for "peacemaker justice," which he had the opportunity to observe and during a three-year secondment with Justice Canada.
--This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition.
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4.7 out of 5 stars (3 customer reviews)
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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Ross' Dance of Understanding, Feb 8 2003
By henry niese - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Dancing With a Ghost: Exploring Indian Reality (Paperback)
Rupert Ross, with a lot of help from Native elders, illuminates the chasm between Native & non-Native world views. The book demonstrates through his experiences as Assistant Crown Attorney in Ontario, and as North Country fishing guide, his realization that intuition and feeling are as important as, and sometimes superior to, the old English rational intellectual approach to human affairs. Chapter 6, "Being Indian Is a State of Mind" is worth the price of the whole book. Bravo!
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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Got it wrong, April 10 2005
By Native Parent - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Dancing With a Ghost: Exploring Indian Reality (Paperback)
If you read Rupert Ross' next book Returning to the teaching,he writes how he got it wrong in this book about the upbringing of Indian children, he talks about the three legged stool, read the book to find out more.
8 of 12 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
A brilliant summary of the Indian mind and world view, Nov 1 1998
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Dancing With a Ghost: Exploring Indian Reality (Paperback)
There is simply no other book that deals so effectively with creating a structure to understand the native American world view. This is an absolute must read for anyone interested in American Indians and justice in Indian country.
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