The Healing Blanket

by Gina Jones

Warm your heart and comfort your spirit with The Healing Blanket. This book of Native American wisdom offers medicine for the mind, body, and soul. A collaboration of storytelling, traditional values and poetry by Ojibwe Elders and teachers, this book weaves a pattern of healing for Mother Earth and her children. Part 1 sweeps the reader into a spinning love story that crosses the boundaries of culture, life and death. Author Gina Jones explores the questions many of us What is the meaning of life? Who am I? Where do we go from here? Part 2 passes on traditional Ojibwe values that will aide readers in learning balance, respect and healing. The voice of Elder and author, Maryellen Baker, is like soft buckskin; her reflections on life, are a profound Give Away. Part 3 is an artistic look into the heart of the Ojibwe people. Author and Elder, 'Tinker' Schuman, an accomplished artist and poet, beautifully reveals the heart under the blanket and offers a powerful awareness of the sacredness of life.

256 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 1998