Journey to Eloheh

Name: Journey to Eloheh
ISBN: 9781506496979

How Indigenous Values Lead Us to Harmony and Well-Being

by Randy Woodley, Edith Woodley

Publisher

Broadleaf Books

Publication

Oct 08, 2024

Format

Hardback

Illustrated

Price

27.99

Dimensions

5.75 x 8.75 in

ISBN

9781506496979

Pages

264

Age

Adult 18+

Rights Sold

🌍 World Wide Rights Available

Description

Discover the Harmony Way and learn ways of life that lead to true wholeness, well-being, and justice.

We stand on a precipice, the future unknown. But Indigenous people carry forward the values that humans need to survive and thrive. In this riveting account of their own journeys toward deepening their indigeneity and embodying harmony, Edith Woodley, an activist-farmer and Eastern Shoshone tribal member, and Randy Woodley, author, wisdom-keeper, and Cherokee descendant recognized by the Keetoowah Band, guide us to the everyday practices of Eloheh.

Eloheh is a Cherokee word meaning harmony and peace, and with it, we have a chance at building well-being and a sustainable culture. By learning the ten values of the Harmony Way, we can transform our worldviews and lifestyles for a more sustainable Earth, a just common life, and personal well-being. These ten values, held in common across at least forty-five Indigenous tribes and nations, are harmony, respect, accountability, history, humor, authenticity, equality, friendship, generosity, and balance.

Awards & Endorsements

Kaitlin B. Curtice, award-winning author of Native and Living Resistance

"Edith and Randy Woodley's passion and persistence to create spaces of community and care are inspiring. A blend of storytelling, theology, and guidance harvested directly through Indigenous wisdom, Journey to Eloheh reminds us to stay true to the path of kinship and belonging, and to never give up on justice and peacemaking in the world. I highly recommend this book for anyone who is searching for a way to be a better relative on this earth or to fight for a better reality for future generations. This book will help you get there."

Author(s)

Randy Woodley

Rev. Dr. Randy Woodley is an activist, scholar, author, teacher, and wisdom keeper of mixed white and Native American heritage who speaks on justice, faith, the earth, and Indigenous realities. He is the author of numerous books, including Becoming Rooted, Journey to Eloheh, and How Western Christianity Got It Wrong. He and his wife, Edith, co-sustain Eloheh Indigenous Center for Earth Justice and Eloheh Farm & Seeds outside Portland, Oregon

Edith Woodley

Edith Woodley is the cofounder and co-sustainer of Eloheh Indigenous Center for Earth Justice and Eloheh Farm & Seeds. She was raised on the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming and is a member of the Eastern Shoshone tribe. Woodley has a degree from Bacone College and mentors others in the spirituality of the land, farming methods, and seed-keeping. She is a leader in the Decolonizing with Badass Indigenous Grandmas cohort. She and her husband, Randy Woodley, have four grown children and six grandchildren.