Review
"Nabigon's healing journey is a complete circle. Native communities still plagued by alcoholism will find hope in this honest and sincere book." Leo Yerxa, Aboriginal artist and author of Last Leaf First Snowflake to Fall
Product Description
Before discovering native healing methods, Herb Nabigon could not imagine a life without alcohol. His powerful autobiography, "The Hollow Tree", tells the story of his struggle to overcome addiction with the help of the spiritual teachings and brotherly love of his elders. Nabigon had spent much of his life wrestling with self-destructive impulses, feelings of inferiority and resentment, and alcohol abuse when Eddie Bellerose, an Elder, introduced him to the ancient Cree teachings. With the help of healing methods drawn from the Four Sacred Directions, the refuge and revitalization offered by the sweat lodge, and native cultural practices such as the use of the pipe Nabigon was able to find sobriety.
About the Author
Herb Nabigon is associate professor, Native human services, Laurentian University, and the author of Forging New Relationships: Aboriginal Governance in Canada - Report of the Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples. He lives in Sudbury, Ontario.
