Anarcha-Indigenism : Indigenous Knowledge as the Key to Survival

KRÁSNÁ, Denisa. Anarcha-Indigenism : Indigenous Knowledge as the Key to Survival. In Paradise on Fire, June 26-30, 2019 ASLE Conference, University of California, Davis, CA, USA. 2019.

Základní údaje

• Originální název: Anarcha-Indigenism : Indigenous Knowledge as the Key to Survival
• Autoři: KRÁSNÁ, Denisa.
• Vydání: Paradise on Fire, June 26-30, 2019 ASLE Conference, University of California, Davis, CA, USA, 2019.

Další údaje

• Originální jazyk: angličtina
• Typ výsledku: Prezentace na konferencích
• Obor: 60206 Specific literatures
• Stát vydavatele: Spojené státy
• Utajení: není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství
• WWW: URL
• Organizační jednotka: Filozofická fakulta
• Klíčová slova anglicky: Anarcha-Indigenism; Ecocide; Environmentalism; Ecofeminism; Indigenous Knowledge; North America; Survival; Activism; Radical Politics; Veganism; Decolonial Animal Ethic
• Příznaky: Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno

Anotace

Melissa K. Nelson writes that the forcing of Eurocentric education upon Indigenous peoples “has harmed all peoples, regardless of ethnic background, as we all have other creative, imaginative, and emotional ways of knowing that have been disrupted, repressed, and atrophied” (Nelson 53). Eurocentric knowledge is insufficient to tackle ecocide, to use Ward Churchill’s term, and, as Nelson argues, humanity will not survive in dystopian future without Indigenous knowledge. While she affirms that we need to transform our society and embrace Indigeneity, she warns against White appropriation of Indigenous ways (Nelson 60). I suggest that an exploitation-free transformation is possible as long as humanity respects Indigenous leadership, and propose anarcha-Indigenism—an intersection between Indigenous political theory, anarchism, environmentalism and Indigenous feminism—as a viable solution. I argue that anarcha-Indigenism is powerful in opposing ecological destruction as it is rooted in the Indigenous concept of interconnectedness of all things in the world and respect for the natural environment. It addresses mutual dependencies that exist between the state, capitalism, colonialism, ecological destruction, white supremacy and patriarchy. The paper presents an example of a powerful Indigenous leader, the Inuk writer and environmentalist Sheila Watt-Cloutier who, like Nelson, sees preservation of Indigenous knowledge as crucial to saving the planet. In her recent testimonial work, Watt-Cloutier presents parallels between the destruction of the environment and of Inuit culture and connects historical traumas with climate change. She uses literature to speak to people about important issues and to project her revolutionary ideas, hence performing what Cherríe Moraga sees as a principal role of a writer (155). The paper elaborates on ideas introduced by Moraga, Nelson, and Watt-Cloutier, as well as principal anarcha-Indigenist scholars concerning the role of Indigenous knowledge and leadership in the preservation of the environment.

Návaznosti

• MUNI/A/1396/2018, interní kód MU: Název: Researching Communication in English: Paradigms, Strategies, Developments (Akronym: RCE)

Investor: Masarykova univerzita, Researching Communication in English: Paradigms, Strategies, Developments, DO R. 2020_Kategorie A - Specifický výzkum - Studentské výzkumné projekty