Grandmothers’ Wisdom: Indigenous elders, ancestral knowledge, traditional medicine, spiritual practice, and care for the Earth

Grandmothers’ Wisdom presents the lives and teachings of the International Council of Thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers, a global alliance formed in 2004 to protect the planet and support the next seven generations. Through personal stories and award-winning photography, the book documents Indigenous women’s experiences of colonial violence, cultural resilience, ancestral knowledge, traditional medicine, spiritual practices, prayer, and ceremony. Its perspectives span the Amazon, North America, Tibet, Africa, and other regions, emphasizing relationships with the Earth, the elements, and living wisdom traditions. The volume is framed as both a tribute and a call to shared responsibility for caring for life on Earth. It includes a foreword by Vandana Shiva, contains 496 pages, and was published on August 16, 2024.