Dine Clans and Climate Change: A Historical Lesson for Land Use Today
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Klara Kelley
Harris Francis
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 43, no. 1, 2019, pp. 55-82
Description
Authors describes the Diné system of clans and kinship, and suggest that rooted as it is in an ethic of universal relatedness, it might hold solutions for dealing with environmental and political instability.
AlterNative, vol. 15, no. 2, June 2019, pp. 121-130
Description
Author outlines a framework for well-being rooted in the concept of connectedness; the idea that wellness for Indigenous people comes from them being connected to their families, their communities, and the natural world.
Transmotion, vol. 5, no. 1, Native American Narratives in a Global Context, July 11, 2019, pp. 33-55
Description
Literary criticism article in which the author explores Vizenor’s use of trickster tropes and transnational narrative to explore different expressions of Indigenous identity and how it adapts to and is affected by sites solidarity and sovereignty.
BC Studies , no. 200, 50th Anniversary, Winter, 2019, pp. 111-121
Description
Author shares her personal narrative of cultural resilience and resurgence; discusses family history in the context of government prohibition of cultural and religious practices, and describes the cultural reclamation and language learning that has taken place since that prohibition ended.
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 14, no. 2, Growing Roots of Indigenous Wellbeing, 10 31, 2019, pp. 54-73
Description
Author shares the Indigenous research methodology that she has created and named “sweetgrass story weaving,” and some of the stories that have been recorded through this process. Includes information on moontime stories, berry fasts, and other women’s rites of passage.
Intent is to provide decision-making guidelines for communities, content creators, funding bodies, and industry partners; share best practices; educate industry about cultural practices; and encourage informed, respectful dialogue by participants in productions.
Collection of K-12 thematic units and lesson plans which focus on Aboriginal culture and perspectives on water and water quality issues faced by reserves.
Defines pragmatism as framework that is centered on problem solving rather than a pursuit of ultimate knowledge, and discusses the ways that Western understandings of pragmatism are influenced by Indigenous philosophy and worldview.
BC Studies , no. 200, 50th Anniversary, Winter, 2019, pp. 31-44
Description
Author uses a personal essay to discuss basic tenets of Indigenous knowledge, ways of knowing, and ontological constructs; uses Líl̓wat language concepts to help illustrate her points. Highlights experiential and action based teaching and learning, relational understanding, and the concepts of flux, balance.
Article considers three Māori communities and the endurance and resilience they have demonstrated in maintaining their unique peace traditions in the face of opposition from both Western and Māori cultures of violence.
AlterNative, vol. 15, no. 1, March 2019, pp. 13-21
Description
Examines how the Turtle Lodge International Centre for Indigenous Education and Wellness in Sagkeeng First Nation, Manitoba teaches a flexible, community-based process of responsibility-based self-determination discourse; stresses respectful and reciprocal relationships, community well-being, earth guardianship, and cultural resurgence.
Journal of Indigenous HIV Research, vol. 10, Winter, 2019, pp. 28-38
Description
Discusses the Weaving our Wisdom (WoW) program's use of land as a healing tool to improve the health of Indigenous people living with HIV and AIDS. The land-based WoW gathering took place at the Wanuskewin Heritage Site.