Includes bibliographical references (pages [277]-303) and index.
Recognition of spiritual energies in nature / Nonhierarchial society / Courage and fearless trust in the universe / Understanding/embracing death and dying / Emphasis on community welfare / High respect for the sacred feminine / Respect for gender role fluidity / Nonmaterialistic, barter, gift, and kinship economics / All earth entities are sentient / The sacred nature of competition and games / Nonanthropocentrism / Words are sacred (Truthfulness) / Mutual dependence / Complimentary duality / Generosity as way of life / Ceremony as life sustaining / Humor as essential / Conflict resolution as return to community / Laws of nature as highest rules for living / Becoming fully human / Nature seen as benevolent / Responsibility emphasis / Connection to the land / Centrality of gratitude / Noninterference / Circular time and knowledge / Self-initiated relational healing / An emphasis on heart wisdom / Mourning Dove Wenonan Victor Hall Berta Cáceres and Bertha Zúñiga Cáceres Coyote Marie Hunter-Ripper Doña Enriqueta Contreras Paula Gunn Allen Laura Hall Rebecca Adamson Robin Wall Kimmerer Sharon and Shirley Firth Terry LeBlanc Ed McGaa, a.k.a Eagle Man Jack Forbes Barbara Alice Mann Martin Brokenleg Linda Hogan Charlie Hill Wanda D. McCaslin Winona LaDuke Greg Cajete Basil Johnston Xiuhtezcatl Martinez Enrigue Salmón Audrey Shenandoah Clare Brant Tyson Yunkaporta Gloria Lee Ilarion "Larry" Merculieff (Okanagan and Sinixt) -- (Stó:lō) -- (Lenca) -- (Cherokee, Choctaw) -- (Zapotecan) -- (Laguna Pueblo) -- (Haudenosaunee) -- (Cherokee) -- (Citizen Potowatomi Nation) -- (Gwich'in) -- (Mi'kmaq) -- (Oglala Lakota) -- (Powhatan-Lenape, Delaware-Lenape) -- (Seneca) -- (Lakota) -- (Chickasaw) -- (Oneida-Mohawk-Cree) -- (Métis) -- (Ojibwe) -- (Tewa, Santa Clara Pueblo) -- (Wasauksing) -- (Aztec) -- (Rarámuri-Tarahuamara) -- (Onondaga) -- (Mohawk, Wolf Clan) -- (Apalech Clan in far north Queensland) -- (Cree-Pelican Lake) -- (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.
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Indian philosophy. Indians of North America--Quotations. Kinship. Wisdom.