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Sacred Earth: Land ethic and indigenous identity from colonialism to contemporary issues

Sacred Earth: Land ethic and indigenous identity from colonialism to contemporary issues. link between landscape and native identity Natural world affects and is affected by humans Environmental degradation= compromised identity

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Sacred Earth: Land ethic and indigenous identity from colonialism to contemporary issues

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  1. Sacred Earth:Land ethic and indigenous identity from colonialism to contemporary issues link between landscape and native identity Natural world affects and is affected by humans Environmental degradation= compromised identity Indigenous rights to lands sought by multinational corporations for economic gain

  2. Indigenous Perspectives Place-bound spirituality Animism Natural world treated with same respect as given to human brothers and sisters “natural law” Cyclical Reciprocal Stewards—not owners—of the land on which they depend for survival

  3. Oral Tradition Transparency of language Fools Crow nomenclature Place names “where the fawns are” Storytelling Link stories with landscape features Relations with land and with others (e.g. Coyote) Navigation Power of words to create reality LanguagePerceptionsActions/Behaviors From land and orality identity, community, well-being, power

  4. Historical Background Colonialism Europeans leave behind vastly deforested England, “discover” land= fresh resources to be exploited Dichotomous Capitalism Indefinite, linear pursuit of “progress” in terms of economic gain Disregard for other ways of Knowing (Indigenous perspectives)

  5. Power Native peoples historically and contemporarily marginalized Power of words: savage, uncivilized, unintelligent, impeding progress Justifies continued oppression and exploitation Dominant culture: hierarchical Native peoples and perspectives excluded from policy- and decision-making

  6. Close to Home:Northern Alberta Tar Sands Bitumen=“dirty oil” 20% U.S. oil consumption Exploitative use and pollution of fresh water Leveling of boreal forest Fatally affecting First Nations peoples who depend on land and river for subsistence

  7. Athabasca River

  8. We All Live Downstream

  9. Perilously out of Balance Support indigenous assertion of treaty rights and inclusion in policy-making Responsibility for oneself People, place, practice, and perception are inseparable Our survival depends on restoring equilibrium

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