Restoring the kinship worldview : Indigenous voices introduce 28 precepts for rebalancing life on planet Earth / Wahinkpe Topa (Four Arrows) and Darcia Narvaez, PhD.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [277]-303) and index.

Recognition of spiritual energies in nature / Mourning Dove (Okanagan and Sinixt) -- Nonhierarchial society / Wenonan Victor Hall (Stó:lō) -- Courage and fearless trust in the universe / Berta Cáceres and Bertha Zúñiga Cáceres (Lenca) -- Understanding/embracing death and dying / Coyote Marie Hunter-Ripper (Cherokee, Choctaw) -- Emphasis on community welfare / Doña Enriqueta Contreras (Zapotecan) -- High respect for the sacred feminine / Paula Gunn Allen (Laguna Pueblo) -- Respect for gender role fluidity / Laura Hall (Haudenosaunee) -- Nonmaterialistic, barter, gift, and kinship economics / Rebecca Adamson (Cherokee) -- All earth entities are sentient / Robin Wall Kimmerer (Citizen Potowatomi Nation) -- The sacred nature of competition and games / Sharon and Shirley Firth (Gwich'in) -- Nonanthropocentrism / Terry LeBlanc (Mi'kmaq) -- Words are sacred (Truthfulness) / Ed McGaa, a.k.a Eagle Man (Oglala Lakota) -- Mutual dependence / Jack Forbes (Powhatan-Lenape, Delaware-Lenape) -- Complimentary duality / Barbara Alice Mann (Seneca) -- Generosity as way of life / Martin Brokenleg (Lakota) -- Ceremony as life sustaining / Linda Hogan (Chickasaw) -- Humor as essential / Charlie Hill (Oneida-Mohawk-Cree) -- Conflict resolution as return to community / Wanda D. McCaslin (Métis) -- Laws of nature as highest rules for living / Winona LaDuke (Ojibwe) -- Becoming fully human / Greg Cajete (Tewa, Santa Clara Pueblo) -- Nature seen as benevolent / Basil Johnston (Wasauksing) -- Responsibility emphasis / Xiuhtezcatl Martinez (Aztec) -- Connection to the land / Enrigue Salmón (Rarámuri-Tarahuamara) -- Centrality of gratitude / Audrey Shenandoah (Onondaga) -- Noninterference / Clare Brant (Mohawk, Wolf Clan) -- Circular time and knowledge / Tyson Yunkaporta (Apalech Clan in far north Queensland) -- Self-initiated relational healing / Gloria Lee (Cree-Pelican Lake) -- An emphasis on heart wisdom / Ilarion "Larry" Merculieff (Unangan).

"Selected speeches from Indigenous leaders around the world-necessary wisdom for our times, nourishment for our collective, and a path away from extinction toward a sustainable, interconnected future. Indigenous worldviews, and the knowledge they confer, are critical for human survival and the wellbeing of future generations. Editors Wahinkpe Topa (Four Arrows) and Darcia Narvaez present 28 powerful excerpted passages from Indigenous leaders, including Mourning Dove, Robin Wall Kimmerer, Winona LaDuke, and Xiuhtezcatl Martinez. Accompanied by the editors' own analyses, each chapter reflects the wisdom of Indigenous worldview precepts like: Egalitarian rule versus hierarchical governance; A fearless trust in the universe, instead of a fear-based culture; The life-sustaining role of ceremony; Emphasizing generosity and the greater good instead of pursuing selfish goals and for personal gain; The laws of nature as the highest rules for living. The editors emphasize our deep need to move away from the dominant Western paradigm-one that dictates we live without strong social purpose, fails to honor the earth as sacred, leads with the head while ignoring the heart, and places individual 'rights' over collective responsibility. Restoring the Kinship Worldview is rooted in an Indigenous vision and strong social purpose that sees all life forms as sacred and sentient-that honors the wisdom of the heart, and grants equal standing to rights and responsibilities. Inviting readers into a world-sense that expands beyond perceiving and conceiving to experiencing and being, Restoring the Kinship Worldview is a salve for our times, a nourishment for our collective, and a holistic orientation that will lead us away from extinction toward an integrated, sustainable future."--publisher's website.