A Time before Deception: Truth in Communication, Culture, and Ethics

In his groundbreaking exploration of the forms, meanings, and ethics of Indigenous communication, Cooper presents evidence that Native cultures may have originated from higher—not more "primitive"—civilizations. Looking beneath the surface of tribal communication, Cooper describes practices of tribal cultures worldwide and examines more specifically the communication ethic of the Dine (Navajo) of northern Arizona and the Shuswap people of British Columbia, with both of whom he lived for sev...