Our Grandmothers' Words
Traditional Stories For Nurturing
- Publisher
- Cape Breton University Press
- Initial publish date
- May 2013
- Category
- General
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781897009802
- Publish Date
- May 2013
- List Price
- $14.95
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Description
Traditional child-raising practices recognize that you begin to raise a child from the moment you know you are pregnant. Through traditional stories, Grandmothers’ understandings guide and nurture parents and children as they grow together.
About the authors
Prune Harris is a mother of two, originally from Cornwall in England but now living in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. She is a member of the Integrative Science team at Cape Breton University, directed by Dr. Cheryl Bartlett.
Murdena Marshall is a mother of six, grandmother of fourteen, great-grandmother of five and godmother of eight. She is the Clan Mother of the Muin Clan. She says, “I have two loves in the world. First and foremost is my language and second is my relationship with God.”
