by Ken Fischman | Oct 14, 2011 | Hunter Gatherers, stories, The Earth
THE BEAR HUNTER by Ken Fischman Just north of Boise Randy Wayne’s red Maserati wound its way down from between the sear grass-covered hills that resemble monstrous brown dumplings. The road straightened out when it reached the city and he sped down the arrow-straight...
by Ken Fischman | Jul 10, 2011 | Hunter Gatherers, Molecular Genetics, Paleoanthropology
ScienceDaily (Apr. 11, 2009) — All African Pygmies, inhabiting a large territory extending west-to-east along Central Africa, descend from a unique population who lived around 20,000 years ago, according to an international study led by researchers at the Institut...
by Ken Fischman | Jun 20, 2011 | Ancient Pathways Group, awareness, Programs
WILDERNESS AWARENESS WALK by Lanie Johnson, M.A., and Ken Fischman, Ph.D. Now, let’s all walk to the fire circle (or meeting spot). When we get there we’ll tell you what we’re going to do next. Please just bear with us this morning – what we do now will...
by Ken Fischman | Jun 20, 2011 | Ancient Pathways Group, Cancer, Hunter Gatherers, Molecular Genetics, Newsletter, The Earth, uncategorized, Wolves
Our Newsletters will begin in July, 2011. With respect to our wild lands, it will cover topics, such as Hunter Gatherers, Wilderness Survival, and Predator Prey Relationships, with emphasis on the role of wolves in healthy ecosystems. The environment takes in an...
by Ken Fischman | May 7, 2011 | Animism, Hunter Gatherers, The Earth
Introduction to Animism by Lanie Johnson, M.A. and Ken Fischman, Ph.D. Let’s start with some formal definitions of animism. “the belief that all natural phenomena have souls independent of their physical being” (from Latin anima, soul), Webster’s New World...
by Ken Fischman | May 4, 2011 | Animism, awareness, Hunter Gatherers, Programs
Comparison of Taker & Leaver Beliefs by Ken Fischman, Ph.D. (1) Taker beliefs lead from one to another; they’re linear or sequential. (they do have some side branches – look like an amino acid) Leaver beliefs seem more or less equal, or mutually dependant; they...
