| Description |
xii, 316 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Recognition of spiritual energies in nature / Mourning Dove (Okanagan and Sinixt) -- Nonhierarchical society / Wenona Victor Hall (Sto:lo) -- Courage and fearless trust in the universe / Berta Ćáceres and Bertha Zúñiga Cáceres (Lenca) -- Understanding/embracing death and dying / Coyote Marie Hunter-Ripper (Cherokee, Choctaw) -- Emphasis on community welfare / Dõña 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, aka Eagle Man (Oglala Lakota) -- Mutual dependence / Jack Forbes (Powhatan-Lenape, Delaware-Lenape) -- |
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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 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 (Raramuri-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) -- Notes -- Index -- About the authors -- About the illustrations. |
| Summary |
"A collection of 28 excerpted passages from Indigenous leaders that reflect the wisdom of Indigenous worldview precepts, accompanied by analysis"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Wisdom.
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| Genre/Form |
Quotations.
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| Subject |
PHILOSOPHY / General.
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Wisdom (OCoLC)fst01176240
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Indian philosophy.
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| Local Subject |
Indigenous philosophy.
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| Genre/Form |
Quotations.
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| Subject |
Indians of North America (OCoLC)fst00969633
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| Genre/Form |
Quotations (OCoLC)fst01423792
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| Subject |
Kinship (OCoLC)fst00987769
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Indian philosophy (OCoLC)fst00969168
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| Local Subject |
Indigenous peoples -- North America -- Quotations.
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| Subject |
Indians of North America -- Quotations.
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Kinship.
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| Added Author |
Jacobs, Donald Trent, 1946- editor.
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Narváez, Darcia, editor.
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Jacobs, Donald Trent, 1946- Restoring the kinship worldview Berkeley, California : North Atlantic Books, [2022] 9781623176433 (DLC) 2021052805 |
| ISBN |
9781623176426 (trade paperback) |
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1623176425 (trade paperback) |
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