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Talking Story with Nona Beamer: Stories of a Hawaiian Family
Winona Desha BeamerStories of a Hawaiian Family Winona Desha Beamer. With awe and respect, people laid many gifts before La 'a. When La 'a was escorted in ceremonious dignity to the vast dwelling place of his father, a heart-rending reunion followed. Strong ...
Naupaka: By Nona Beamer ; Illustrations by Caren ...
Winona Desha BeamerThe Hawaiian gods decide that star-crossed lovers Princess Naupaka and Kaui, a commoner, must live apart, in this bilingual story that explains why the naupaka blossoms of the mountains and the sea bloom in perfect halves.
Chicken Soup from the Soul of Hawaii: Stories of Aloha to ...
More editionsNeil J. Hannahs, in the Afterword to Talking Story with Nona Beamer; Stories of a Hawaiian Family, by Winona Desha Beamer. ©1984 by The Bess Press. The Day of the Whistling Winds and Sit by My Side. Reprinted by permission of John ...
Hawaii Magazine
More editionsThis year's recipients were Hawaiian culture expert, composer and writer Winona Desha Beamer; falsetto legend Auntie Genoa Keawe; featherwork expert Mary Louise Kekuewa; the Merrie Monarch Hula Festival; the Prince Lot Hula Festival; ...
Kentucky's Governors
PreviewLowell H. Harrison ... Anthony Wayne and William H. Harrison in the 1794 Indian war. Later, as an ardent supporter of the War of 1812, Desha would serve again under General Harrison. Desha's key interests, however, were agriculture and ...
The Shelby family: ancestry and descendants of John Shelby ...
Howard S. GallowayThe following is from "A History and Genealogy of the Desha Family," by DeWitt Collier Nogues: "The Desha family was originally of French descent; and there has been quite a bit of discussion as to the probable early spelling of the name.
The Winona Laduke Chronicles: Stories from the Front Lines ...
Winona LaDukeThis book tells of the need and the ability to make an elegant transition to a post fossil fuels economy.
Game of My Life Virginia Tech Hokies: Memorable Stories of ...
Mike Harris... enjoyed the touchdown that frigid November day in 1968, the best part of Beamer's day came later. He had a blind date that night with a woman from Richmond named Cheryl Oakley. It must have gone well. She's now Cheryl Beamer.
Winona Ryder
Valerie MenardOffers information on the actress who was born Winona Laura Horowitz and who became well known after featuring in such movies as "Beetlejuice," "Mermaids," "Little Women," and "Girl, Interrupted."
Let Me Be Frank: My Life at Virginia Tech
Frank BeamerAfter 26 seasons as head football coach at Virginia Tech University, Frank Beamer is not only the longest tenured but also the winningest active coach of any major college program, and Let Me Be Frank contains his personal reflections on ...
Let Me Be Frank: My Life at Virginia Tech
Frank BeamerAfter 26 seasons as head football coach at Virginia Tech University, Frank Beamer is not only the longest tenured but also the winningest active coach of any major college program, and Let Me Be Frank contains his personal reflections on ...
The Winona LaDuke Reader: A Collection of Essential Writings
Winona LaDukeThe first collection of LaDuke's speeches, articles, and more. "This collection will resonate with people interested in issues critical to Native Americans and indigenous peoples worldwide." Library Journal.
The Militarization of Indian Country
Winona LaDukeThis book addresses the impact that the U.S. military has had on Native peoples, lands, and cultures.
Ralph Nader for President, Winona LaDuke for Vice President: ...
Grünen (Political party). ConnecticutIgniting the Invisible Tribe: Designing An Organization That ...
Joshua Allan DykstraAll my MBA Cohort 9 classmates; you have influenced me much more than you realize. All my teachers and mentors at UNL/Gallup, especially Mike Morrison and Cheryl Beamer. All the spectacular authors and thinkers I reference throughout ...
Winona Laduke: Restoring Land and Culture in Native America
Michael SilverstoneA compelling look at a national leader in the struggle to restore Native American lands.
What It Means to Be a Hokie: Frank Beamer and Virginia ...
Mark SchlabachTaking a decade-by-decade approach to the Virginia Tech football tradition, this collection brings together over 40 stories from the most outstanding voices of the program.
All Our Relations: Native Struggles for Land and Life
Winona LaDukeFilled with inspiring testimonies of struggles for survival, each page of this volume speaks forcefully for self-determination and community.
Desha genealogy: a survey
DeWitt Collier NoguesLucia D. HARAWAY (dau of David McWilliams HARAWAY & Ellen Jo ALLEN), b. 17 October 1978 in Memphis, Shelby County, TN lives near Olive Branch, DeSoto County, MS. aaiee.bdaa. Amy Elizabeth BRUCE (dau of Johnny Hershall ...
How Full Is Your Bucket? Anniversary Edition
Tom RathAs we worked through several drafts, each of the following people made significant contributions: Vandana Allman, Chip Anderson, Debbie Anstine, Raksha Arora, Kelly Aylward, Maika Bauerle, Cheryl Beamer, Irene Burklund, Jason Carr, ...
Animals Inc
Kenneth A TuckerTo the wise women and men like Cheryl Beamer, Jan Miller, Jane Miller, Connie Rath, and Tom Rath. Your healthy mixture of love, candor, and tact always kept us steadfast in our mission. To the people who direct our movement every ...
Last Standing Woman
Winona LaDukeA powerful and poignant novel tracing the lives of seven generations of Anishinaabe (O)bwe/Chippewa).'...an impressive fiction debut....skillfully intertwines social history. oral myth and character study...." Publishers Weekly.
No Middle Ground: Women and Radical Protest
PreviewSonya. Paul. and. Robert. Perkinson. Winona LaDuke first spoke before the United Nations when she was only eighteen years old. In the nearly two decades that have passed since, she hardly has paused for a breath. Today, LaDuke is one of ...
Making Hope Happen: Create the Future You Want for Yourself ...
Shane J. LopezMy coach, Cheryl Beamer, convinced me that this book had to be at the top of my priority list. My Gallup friends Melissa Hinrichs, Valerie Calderon, Kristin Gregory, and Christine Sheehan never failed to ask, “How's the book?” My writer friends ...
Power of 2: How to Make the Most of Your Partnerships at ...
Rodd Wagner... of the most successful partnerships included those with scott ahlstrand, Dave Bauer, Dr. Cheryl Beamer, Jeff Bechtolt, patrick Bogart, richard Burkholder, Hess Dyas, sherry erhlich, Neli esipova, Johanna Godoy, agnes Illyes, Chris McCarty, ...
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