The story is in our bones [Book] : how worldviews and climate justice can remake a world in crisis / Osprey Orielle Lake ; foreword by Casey Camp-Horinek, Ponca Nation.
Entering the Terrain of Worldviews and Climate Justice. Worldviews are a portal -- The story is in our bones : origin stories to remake our world -- Ancient trees and ancestral warnings -- A visionary declaration from the Amazon -- Dismantling Patriarchy, Racism, and the Myth of Whiteness : Ancient Mother and Women Rising. She rises -- Tracing and healing the assault on women -- Listening to black and indigenous women and debunking the myth of whiteness -- Worldviews of our ancestral lineages -- Reciprocity : A Thousandfold Act of Responibility and Love. Offering and tending to the land -- Composting the cultural toxins of colonization and capitalism -- Reciprocal relationships with people and land --Living in Balance with the Natural Laws of the Earth. Rights of nature : a systematic solution -- The Land is Speaking : Language, Memory, and a Storied Living Landscape. Worldviews conjured by words -- Songlines through the landscape -- Building a relationship with the storied land.
Summary:
"A dominant, human-centered worldview has brought us to the brink of social, ecological, and climate collapse. Braiding poetic storytelling, deep cultural and climate justice analyses, and knowledge of Earth-centered cultures, The Story is in Our Bones opens a portal to restoration and justice beyond the end of a world"--Provided by publisher.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.