Return to Center by Two Elk, Tokala
Return to Center by Two Elk, Tokala

Return to Center

Tokala Two Elk was born in a chicken coop on the Pine Ridge Reservation, home of the...
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Author: Tokala Two Elk
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Language: English
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Return to Center by Two Elk, Tokala

Return to Center

$37.88
Return to Center by Two Elk, Tokala

Return to Center

$37.88
Author: Tokala Two Elk
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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Tokala Two Elk was born in a chicken coop on the Pine Ridge Reservation, home of the Oglala Lakota Nation . . .


From his humble beginnings, Tokala became a man whose life would be shaped by Spirit, ceremonies, teachings, and traditions of his people, the Oceti Sakowin. His journey was not easy. After years of unrest fueled by his struggle with alcoholism, he was finally able to find and embrace a path to sobriety that opened his world to education, community, and teaching-all of which drew him back to the foundation of Lakota values of Wo (the spiritual world), Wa (the mental world of the Animal Nation), Wi (the sun), and We (our blood), all of which are essential to the Hocoka, the Circle of Life, the core of Lakota beliefs.

Startling, sad, funny, and profoundly moving, Return to the Center is a gripping exploration of the history of the tribe and the centuries of injustices that its people have withstood. From the influx of Europeans who saw them-and treated them-not as people but as savages, to the influx of missionaries who insisted on converting them to Christianity, to the original Reservations that were actually called Prisoner of War Camps, and to many other prejudices, the Lakota, as other Indigenous people, were victimized in countless ways. But in this book, Tokala Two Elk shows how their strength of Spirit and hope can enable the survival of his people if they reconnect to the deeply spiritual foundation of their ancestors.



Author: Tokala Two Elk
Publisher: White River Press
Published: 03/18/2024
Pages: 252
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.53d
ISBN: 9781935052999

About the Author
Two Elk, Tokala: - Tokala Two Elk is a proud Lakota who returned to the center of tribal spirituality in 1985 when he "stopped drinking and never went back." Though his father had followed the ways of the ancestors, he'd lost his battle with alcoholism when Tokala was 13. His mother then sent Tokala to an Episcopal boarding school, where he felt oppression firsthand and was faced with a lifestyle contrary to the way that he'd been raised. He went on to finish high school and receive a bachelor's degree in human services from Dakota Wesleyan University and a master's degree in education administration from Oglala Lakota Tribal College. He has served his people in various positions, including as a teacher, a school consultant (focusing on cultural services for youth and families), a social worker, and a substance abuse and mental health educator, with a twofold goal of helping Indigenous people heal and sharing the importance of not taking the gifts of Mother Earth for granted.

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