num_pages: 336
description: Selected speeches from Indigenous leaders around the world--necessary wisdom for our times nourishment for our collective and a path away from extinction toward a sustainable interconnected future.Indigenous worldviews and the knowledge they confer are critical for human survival and the wellbeing of future generations. Editors Wahinkpe Topa (Four Arrows) and Darcia Narvaez present 28 powerful excerpted passages from Indigenous leaders including Mourning Dove Robin Wall Kimmerer Winona LaDuke and Xiuhtezcatl Martinez. Accompanied by the editors own analyses each chapter reflects the wisdom of Indigenous worldview precepts  Egalitarian rule versus hierarchical governance  A fearless trust in the universe instead of a fear-based culture  The life-sustaining role of ceremony  Emphasizing generosity and the greater good instead of pursuing selfish goals and for personal gain  The laws of nature as the highest rules for living The editors emphasize our deep need to move away from the dominant Western paradigm--one that dictates we live without strong social purpose fails to honor the earth as sacred leads with the head while ignoring the heart and places individual rights over collective responsibility. Restoring the Kinship Worldview is rooted in an Indigenous vision and strong social purpose that sees all life forms as sacred and sentient--that honors the wisdom of the heart and grants equal standing to rights and responsibilities. Inviting readers into a world-sense that expands beyond perceiving and conceiving to experiencing and being Restoring the Kinship Worldview is a salve for our times a nourishment for our collective and a holistic orientation that will lead us away from extinction toward an integrated sustainable future. 
language: English
title: Restoring the Kinship Worldview: Indigenous Voices Introduce 28 Precepts for Rebalancing Life on Planet Earth
publisher: North Atlantic Books