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Grateful Prey: Rock Cree Human-Animal Relationships

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I cannot evaluate this book for method or factual accuracy but it provides an interesting, engaging take on Cree mythology that is very readable even for a nonspecialist. Specifically, Brightman seems to understand what appear to be paradoxical, sometimes contradictory elements of the Cree views of nature, which are very different from the western views of nature.

I highly recommend this book for people who are not specialists in the field, simply as a reminder of what else is out there besides their own way of thinking. It is sad that cultures such as these were largely replaced by other cultures less closely connected with the North American environment.