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Healing Heart Communities by Allison Cox

The Healing Heart ~ Communities:

Storytelling To Build Strong and Healthy Communities

Table of Contents

Foreword by Margaret Read MacDonald

Stories 'R' Us

New Beginnings ~ David H. Albert
The Goats Know the Way ~ Erica Lann-Clark
Seven Lessons ~ Cathryn Wellner

Youth on the Edge

Not Angels - Just Champions ~ Joseph Andrejchak Galata
Leonna...The Ugly Girl ~ Joseph Andrejchak Galata
Sharing Stories at Compass House: Offering Direction for Runaway and Homeless Teens ~ Lorna Czarnota
Bleeding Heart ~ Lorna Czarnota
The Girl Who Crunched Bones ~ Margaret Read MacDonald
How Old Woman Kytna Brought Her Daughter Home: A Koryak Story from Kamchatka Peninsula ~Kira Van Deusen
Tell Down the Walls ~ Bob Kanegis

Violence Prevention and Intervention

The Dragon's Tear ~ Dan Keding
Connecting Jewels ~ Laurel Wells
The Net of Indra ~ Laurel Wells
Taking Off Superman ~ Robert Reiser
The Raccoon ~ Robert Reiser
The Golden Phoenix ~ Mary Louise Chown
Working with the Golden Phoenix ~ Mary Louise Chown

Domestic Violence Prevention and Intervention

In Search of Happily Ever After ~ Allison Cox
The Stolen Skin ~ Allison Cox
The Lady of the Lake Waters ~ Allison Cox
The Princess and the Pigeon ~ Diane Wyzga
The Little Boy Who Couldn't Sit Still ~ W. Kirk Avery

Substance Abuse Prevention and Intervention

Communicating with Heart ~ Margaret Jones
The White Wolf ~ Margaret Jones
Embracing the Shadow: Dancing with Dashkayah ~ Terry Tafoya
Using Stories in Addiction Treatment ~ Mary Dessein
The Coat ~ Bruce Taylor/intro ~ Kevin Cotter
Snake's Jive ~ Allison Cox

Looking for a Home

Homelessness Tales for Holidays ~ David H. Albert
Another Chanukah Tale ~ David H. Albert
Joseph's Annunciation ~ David H. Albert
Paul: A Christmas Story for People of All Faiths ~ John Porcino
The Wolf's Eyelashes ~ Susan Charters

Elder Tales

Our Stories Tell Us Who We Are ~ Steve Otto
To Everything There is a Season ~ Wendy Welch
Stories Live at Neighborhood House ~ Leticia Pizzino
Stone Soup ~ Leticia Pizzino
Baskets Full of Memories: Rediscovery Personal Archives of Story ~ Teresa Clark

Preserving Our Culture and Community, Sharing Our Stories

Games to Teach Interviewing ~ Doug Lipman
The Wickenburg Way: A Storytelling History Play Unites a Community ~ Dennis Freeman
On the Trail of Judge Rabbit: Sharing Tales of Cambodian Refugees ~ Cathy Spagnoli
Tiger and Judge Rabbit ~ Cathy Spagnoli
Growing Up in East Lost Angeles: An Immigrant's Story ~ Olga Loya
Tales from the Heart and Spirit ~ Joseph Naytowhow and Cheryl L'Hirondelle Waynohtew
Tapahtêyimowin: Humility ~ Philomene Corrigal
Beghqnuwétq HHéøBets'édie: Love and Support ~ Gabriel Lariviere
Edeníl¿a: Self-Reliance ~ Mrs. Veronica Tobac
Nêhiyâwin: The Cree Way ~ Harry Blackbird

Protecting Our Environment

Storytelling Nature: Story Speaking vs. Information Giving ~ Susan Strauss
Hugging Trees: The Story Behind...and Beyond...The Story ~ David H. Albert
Gaura Devi Saves the Trees ~ David H. Albert
Generating Stories that Deepen Commitment to the Environment ~ Jana Dean
Magpie ~ Jana Dean

Community Development in Our Neighborhoods
and Across the Miles

The Learning Center ~ Wendy Welch
Sun and Rain ~ Wendy Welch
Jack Fury and Friends ~ Dan Yashinksy
Storytelling on the Path to Healing in Northern Ireland ~ Liz Weir
A Wee Lift ~ Liz Weir
The Two Warriors ~ Dan Keding

Pass It On!

The Endangered Stories Act in Action ~ Bob Kanegis
The Endangered Stories Act ~ Bob Kanegis

Bibliography
Author biographies and contact information


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