A metaphoric mind : Selected writings of Joseph Couture

Couture, Joseph E (Author). McGowan, Virginia Margaret, 1953- (Added Author). Couture, Ruth. (Added Author).

Summary: Joseph Couture (1930?2007), was a respected Elder and traditional healer and an educational psychologist, one of the first Aboriginal people in Canada to receive a PhD. He stood at the centre of some of the greatest political, social, and intellectual struggles of Aboriginal peoples in contemporary Canada. Contains works published and unpublished.

Record details

ISBN: 9781926836522 (pbk.)
Physical Description: print
xxvi, 303 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 23 cm.
Publisher: Edmonton, AB : AU Press, 2013.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-300).

Formatted Contents Note:

Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- One. Personal encounter and ancestral ways of knowing -- Two. Encountering elders -- Three. Education as encounter -- Four. Restorative justice as encounter -- Five. Cornerstone teachings. On women and the woman's circle -- Excerpts from Dialogues between western and indigenous scientists -- Recidivism and the need for community-based healing -- Where are the stories? -- Comments from the fourth Little Red River workshop -- My friend Joe -- Bibliography of Joseph Couture's works -- Publication acknowledgements -- About the editors.