Legends and Prophecies of the Quero Apache: Tales for Healing and Renewal

by Maria Yraceburu

The well-guarded cosmology of the Apaches comes to light through the wisdom of these traditional teaching tales.

• Told by the granddaughter of the Apache elder Ten Bears.

• Includes 13 stories of the Tlish Diyan (Apache Snake Clan).

• Provides contemporary insights into these legends to make them relevant to the modern reader.

In a small canyon in the White Mountains of Arizona a young girl sits and listens to her grandfather's stories. They tell of a people known as the Tlish Diyan , or Snake Clan, and how they came to be. She learns the story of her parents and grandparents, uncles and aunts, and an entire lineage that weaves between four leggeds, two leggeds, spirits, ancestors, ritual, adventure, and the creation of the world by Changing Mother and the Giver of All Life. In this way she comes to know and find her place in All Our Relations. This child is Maria Yracébûrû, granddaughter of Apache holy man Ten Bears and the hereditary recipient of his philosophy, legends, prophecy, and knowledge.

In the traditional storytelling ways of her ancestors, Maria Yracébûrû respectfully weaves her contemporary experience into the tapestry of tales passed down from generations. The legends of the Tlish Diyan she presents in Legends and Prophecies of the Quero Apache relay how sacred universal laws govern our relationship to the natural world, our interaction with nature, and our respect for each other.

192 pages, Paperback

First published July 30, 2002

Reviews

[Irmina Žu · Rating 3 out of 5]

Mano manymu, autorei sunkiai sekėsi peržengti kultūrinius skirtumus - bandydama perteikti Amerikos čiabuvių pasaulėžiūrą, nepasivargino pateikti sąvokų/sampratų žodynėlio. Paaiškinimų nepateikė ir vertėja, tad neturint papildomų šio konteksto žinių, dalis teksto skamba kaip kliedesiai ar “angelų diktavimai.”

Viskas būtų ok, jeigu autorė knygos pradžioje netvirtintų, jog knyga skirta visoms rasėme, kultūroms ir religijoms, nes visus vienija tas pats Šaltinis, tiesiog pasitelkiant skirtingus simbolius. Dėl itin didelio simbolių skirtumo ir jų nepaaiškinomo, teksto turinys įgauna klampumo ir universalumas lieka kažkur tarp eilučių.

Dėl to dvi žvaigždutės + trečia žvaigždutė už, šiaip ar taip, šviesų turinį ir protarpiais labai aiškias sakmių interpretacijas.

[Holly · Rating 5 out of 5]

The well-guarded cosmology of the Apaches comes to light through the wisdom of these traditional teaching tales. Told by the granddaughter of the Apache elder Ten Bears.Includes 13 stories of the Tlish Diyan (Apache Snake Clan). Provides contemporary insights into these legends to make them relevant to the modern reader. In a small canyon in the White Mountains of Arizona a young girl sits and listens to her grandfather's stories. They tell of a people known as the Tlish Diyan, or Snake Clan, and how they came to be. She learns the story of her parents and grandparents, uncles and aunts, and an entire lineage that weaves between four leggeds, two leggeds, spirits, ancestors, ritual, adventure, and the creation of the world by Changing Mother and the Giver of All Life. In this way she comes to know and find her place in All Our Relations. This child is Maria Yracébûrû, granddaughter of Apache holy man Ten Bears and the hereditary recipient of his philosophy, legends, prophecy, and knowledge. In the traditional storytelling ways of her ancestors, Maria Yracébûrû respectfully weaves her contemporary experience into the tapestry of tales passed down from generations. The legends of the Tlish Diyan she presents in Legends and Prophecies of the Quero Apache relay how sacred universal laws govern our relationship to the natural world, our interaction with nature, and our respect for each other.

[Joe Montoya]

Maria has presented the legends of our people in a contemporary fashion that truly speaks to the evolution of a living life philosophy. Taking what has be presented to her by oral teachings and melding it with who she is, she has brought ancient teachings forward for contemporary time.