{"product_id":"aguila-the-vision-life-death-and-rebirth-of-a-two-spirit-shaman-in-the-ozark-mountains-9781682262436","title":"Águila: The Vision, Life, Death, and Rebirth of a","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eÁguila: The Vision, Life, Death, and Rebirth of a Two-Spirit Shaman in the Ozark Mountains\u003c\/i\u003e, MarÍa Cristina Moroles traces the path of her extraordinary life from the streets of Dallas to the wilderness of the Arkansas Ozarks, where she has resided for fifty years. Hailing from a large Indigenous and Mexican American family in Texas, Moroles apprentices herself to healers and shamans across the Americas as she follows the spiritual vision that leads her to establish a mountaintop sanctuary for women and children of color in a notoriously insular location in the Ozark Mountains. This is a survivor’s tale, and a back-to-the-lander’s tale, unlike any other. From early traumas to countercultural rebellion and profound spiritual awakening, Moroles recounts milestones that earn her the ceremonial names SunHawk and Águila, as she builds a sustainable community off the grid, atop a mountain otherwise uninhabited by human life. \u003ci\u003eÁguila\u003c\/i\u003e tells the truth of one woman’s search for freedom and all women’s quest for dignity as it celebrates the healing powers of nature.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This impressive chronicle of the lifework of a powerful Indigenous woman wrestling with personal, familial, and cultural survival is also a story of the landscapes of Texas and Arkansas, which emerge as sites of birth, death, safety, and danger. A wonderful book.” —Pippa Holloway, Cornerstone Chair in History, University of Richmond\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“I have long admired the work of MarÍa Cristina Moroles at Arco Iris, and now \u003ci\u003eÁguila\u003c\/i\u003e celebrates her life and vision. Filled with stories from Moroles’s life deftly assembled by Lauri Umansky, \u003ci\u003eÁguila\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrates how to live honoring visions of peace and justice. Moroles has led a life filled with meaning and purpose; reading \u003ci\u003eÁguila\u003c\/i\u003e, all may witness and emulate. \u003ci\u003eÁguila\u003c\/i\u003e is fantastic!”—Julie R. Enszer, editor and publisher, \u003ci\u003eSinister Wisdom\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eÁguila\u003c\/i\u003e is beautifully written and powerfully engaging. It moves and touches you while simultaneously deepening and complicating the narrative about life in the Ozark Mountains. And it does this through the lens of a woman of color residing in a women-centered community. One cannot help but be inspired by Águila’s struggle, despair, hope, resilience, and power as she resisted the forces that would otherwise leave her unnamed and unacknowledged as she lives her life as freely and audaciously as possible.”—Cherisse Jones-Branch, dean of the graduate school and professor of history, Arkansas State University","brand":"University of Arkansas Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50469787533655,"sku":"9781682262436","price":28.46,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781682262436.jpg?v=1744896304","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/aguila-the-vision-life-death-and-rebirth-of-a-two-spirit-shaman-in-the-ozark-mountains-9781682262436","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}