Indigenous Peoples' Wisdom and Power

Affirming Our Knowledge Through Narratives

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Capturing the narratives of indigenes, this book presents a unique anthology on global Indigenous peoples' wisdoms and ways of knowing. Covering issues of religion, cultural self-determination, philosophy, spirituality, sacred sites, oppression, gender and the suppressed voices of women, the diverse global contexts across Africa, Asia, the Middle East, North and South America, and Oceania are highlighted. The contributions represent heart-felt expressions of Indigenous peoples from various contexts - their triumphs and struggles, their gains and losses, their reflections on the past, present, and future - telling their accounts in their own voices. Opening new vistas for understanding historical ancient knowledge, preserved and practiced by Indigenous people for millennia, this innovative anthology illuminates areas of philosophy, science, medicine, health, architecture, and botany to reveal knowledge suppressed by Western academic studies.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 312
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. November 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 477g
• ISBN-13: 9781138258129
• ISBN-10: 1138258121
• Artikelnr.: 52615032

Autorenporträt

Nomalungelo I. Goduka is Professor of Human Environmental Studies at Central Michigan University in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, USA. Julian E. Kunnie is Director and Professor of Africana Studies at the University of Arizona, USA.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents: Prologue; Synopsis; Ancient Indigenous Cultures: Indigenous San
knowledge and survival struggles, Kxao Moses and Oma and Axel Thoma;
Nila.Ngany - Possessing/having/belonging to knowledge: indigenous knowledge
systems in Aboriginal Australia, Pat Torres; Indigenist research, First
nations people in Australia, and colonized peoples, Lester Irabbina-Rigney;
North America: The power of indigenous knowledge: navigating the naming of
indigenous groups and identities amidst the legacy of European colonial
definitions in Canada, Laara Fitznor; Indigenous wisdom and power: telling
the truth about the story of resistance of Asdsaa Tl'ogi, wife of Hastiin
Ch'il Hajiin, a leader of the Dineh, Jennifer Nez Denetdale; Exploring
healing and the body through Chinese medicine, Roxanne Ng; South America:
Indigenous Muchik wisdom at work: the tale of a Mestiza, Miryam
Espinosa-Dulanpo; The Caribbean: Indigenous wisdom at work in Jamaica: the
power of Kumina, Dianne Stewart; The Pacific: A celebration of Maori sacred
and spiritual wisdom, Rangimarie Turuki Pere; Architecture in Papua New
Guinea: implications for indigenous learners, Kora Malele Korawali; Asia:
Multiple voices of resilience and resistance: the Ainu peoples of Hokkaido,
Japan, Etsuko Aoki and Kiyoko Kitahara; Emerging forms of governance among
indigenous communities: nations, states and ecological citizens in
Jharkhand, India, Pramod Parajuli; Europe: Tour in the old and new
Vuornese: a Saami journey, Asa Virdi Kroik; Africa: African indigenous
world-views and ancient wisdom: a conceptual framework for development in
Southern Africa, Vimbai Gukwe Chivaura; Indigenous Xhosa wisdom in
contemporary South Africa/Azania: the power of Izibongo, Somadoda Fikeni;
Human rights violation and indigenous peoples of Africa: the case of the
Maasai people, Naomi Kipuri; How indigenous African knowledge systems
inform contemporary human rights perspectives in an era of globalization,
Julian Kunnie; Epilogue; Index.