Restoring the kinship worldview : indigenous voices introduce 28 precepts for rebalancing life on planet Earth / Wahinkpe Topa (Four Arrows) and Darcia Narvaez.
Recognition of spiritual energies in nature / by Mourning Dove (Okanagan and Sinixt) -- Nonhierarchial society / by Wenonan Victor Hall (Sto:lo) -- Courage and fearless trust in the universe / by Berta Caceres and Bertha Zuniga Caceres (Lenca) -- Understanding/embracing death and dying / by Coyote Marie Hunter-Ripper (Cherokee, Choctaw) -- Emphasis on community welfare / by Dona Enriqueta Contreras (Zapotecan) -- High respect for the sacred feminine / by Paula Gunn Allen (Laguna Pueblo) -- Respect for gender role fluidity / by Laura Hall (Haudenosaunee) -- Nonmaterialistic, barter, gift, and kinship economics / by Rebecca Adamson (Cherokee) -- All earth entities are sentient / by Robin Wall Kimmerer (Citizen Potowatomi Nation) -- The sacred nature of competition and games / by Sharon and Shirley Firth (Gwich'in) -- Nonanthropocentrism / by Terry LeBlank (Mi'kmaq) -- Words are sacred (Truthfulness) / by Ed McGaa, aka Eagle Man (Oglala Lakota) -- Mutual dependence / by Jack Forbes (Powhatan-Lenape, Delaware-Lenape) Complimentary duality / by Barbara Alice Mann (Seneca) -- Generosity as way of life / by Martin Brokenleg (Lakota) -- Ceremony as life sustaining / by Linda Hogan (Chickasaw) -- Humor as essential / by Charlie Hill (Oneida Oneida-Mohawk-Cree) -- Conflict resolution as return to community / by Wanda D. McCaslin (Metis) -- Laws of nature as highest rules for living / by Winona LaDuke (Ojibwe) -- Becoming fully human / by Greg Cajete (Tewa, Santa Clara Pueblo) -- Nature seen as benevolent / by Basil Johnston (Wasauksing) -- Responsibility emphasis / by Xiuhtezcatl Martinez (Aztec) -- Connection to the land / by Enrigue Salmon (Raramuri-Tarahuamara) -- Centrality of gratitude / by Audrey Shenandoah (Onondaga) -- Noninterference / by Clare Brant (Mohawk, Wolf Clan) -- Circular time and knowledge / by Tyson Yunkaporta (Apalech Clan in far north Queensland) -- Self-initiated relational healing / by Gloria Lee (Cree-Pelican Lake) -- An emphasis on heart wisdom / by Ilarion "Larry" Merculieff (Unangan).
Summary:
"A collection of 28 excerpted passages from Indigenous leaders that reflect the wisdom of Indigenous worldview precepts, accompanied by analysis"-- Provided by publisher.
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