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

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Restoring the kinship worldview

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Wahinkpe Topa (Four Arrows) and Darcia Narvaez

indigenous voices introduce 28 precepts for rebalancing life on planet Earth

"A collection of 28 excerpted passages from Indigenous leaders that reflect the wisdom of Indigenous worldview precepts, accompanied by analysis"--, Provided by publisher

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)