Episode 837: Darren Parry, New Book, “Tending the Sacred: How Indigenous Wisdom will Save the World”

Listen, Learn & Love Hosted by Richard Ostler

Richard Ostler

Religion & Spirituality

4.8 • 839 Ratings

🗓️ 4 July 2025

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

My friend Darren Parry (Shoshone Leader, Adjust Professor at Utah State and University of Utah, Author) joins us to talk about his new book called “Tending the Sacred: How Indigenous Wisdom will Save the World” which talks about values from the lens of our Indigenous friends to help understand and solve today’s problems. Darren talks about his own history (including his ancestors) using real life examples on how “Indigenous Wisdom” helps see and solve problems bringing us together as the same human family. I am deeply moved by Darren’s insights/soft heart and work to build bridges. I’m honored to have served as Darren’s companion during our missions in England 45 years ago as I had the chance to see Darren’s love for the people of England (and love for me—his new junior companion). I encourage everyone to reach Darren’s book—for timeless values to help bring us together. Thank you to our friends at BCC Press for publishing Darren’s book. Thank you, Darren, for being on the podcast and your needed work in our world! Links: Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1961471248 Darren’s FB: https://www.facebook.com/darren.parry.7

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0:00.0	Welcome listeners to another episode of Listen, Learn, and Love, hosted by Richard Osler.
0:09.1	My guest on today's podcast is my longtime friend, Darren Perry.
0:13.4	Welcome to the podcast, Darren.
0:15.5	Thank you.
0:16.5	It's a pleasure to be here again, again.
0:20.4	Darren's going to talk about his new book.
0:23.5	It's the second book he's written, both published by Common Consent Press.
0:29.6	The name of this book is Tending the Sacred, How Indigenous Wisdom Will Save the World.
0:36.4	Darren, as you may know, is Shoshone, a Native American.
0:41.7	He's a Latter-day Saint. He lives in Utah, and he's bringing more understanding about
0:47.5	Native Americans, Native Utahans to all of us and the gifts and insights that they have. I like the name of this book
0:55.7	and how this wisdom will help save the world. I believe that. Darren is an adjunct professor
1:02.3	at University of Utah and Utah State University. Darren and I go way back to our mission in
1:09.3	1979, 1980. We were signed to be companions.
1:13.6	I think Darren was my senior companion and a great senior companion.
1:18.6	And we served just south of Manchester, England, just south of downtown Manchester.
1:24.6	And we were reminiscing some of the experiences we had,
1:28.5	but one of the experiences we had was coming home
1:31.2	and having our landlady tell us that President Reagan had been shot.
1:35.9	That kind of dates us, Darren, because that's a long time ago.
1:40.5	Yes, it does.
1:41.9	We were pretty disconnected from what was going on in the media,
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