Claiming Anishinaabe decolonizing the human spirit

"Denied her Indigenous status, Lynn Gehl has been fighting her entire life to reclaim mino-pimadiziwin-the good life. Exploring Anishinaabeg philosophy and Anishinaabeg conceptions of truth, Gehl shows how she came to locate her spirit and decolonize her identity, thereby becoming, in her words...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Gehl, Lynn, 1962- (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada : University of Regina Press [2017]
©2017.
Colección:EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
Ver en Universidad de Navarra:https://innopac.unav.es/record=b44681422*spi
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Part One: Setting the Stage. Introduction
  • Who Am I?
  • Part Two: Indigenous Knowledge and the Human Spirit. Sharing Creator's Love
  • Triboluminescence: The Essence of the Human Spirit
  • An Indigenist Approach
  • Valuing a New Paradigm
  • Debwewin Journey
  • Part Three: Indigenous Teachings and Ways of Being. Creator's First Pipe
  • Moon Ceremony
  • Feasting as a Way of Knowing
  • The Great Law of the Anishinaabeg
  • Role Modelling: Honouring Jeannette
  • Nationhood is Inside and Outside at the Same Time
  • Our Bodies Are Intelligent; Our Bodies Remember
  • Our Hearts and Minds Require a New Song
  • Part Four: Contemporary Indigenous Issues. Returning Creator's First Pipe
  • Indian Mothers and Their Babies
  • E'Dbendaagzijig: Citizenship Law Excludes
  • Forked-Tongue Politicians
  • Hegemony of the Heart
  • Cultural Politics and Nation Building
  • Epilogue.