Anarcha-Indigenism : Indigenous Knowledge as the Key to
Survival

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Anarcha-Indigenism : Indigenous Knowledge as the Key to Survival

KRÁSNÁ, Denisa

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

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Prezentace na konferencích

Obor

60206 Specific literatures

Stát vydavatele

Spojené státy

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Odkazy

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

Změněno: 21. 2. 2023 08:57, Mgr. Jana Pelclová, Ph.D.

Anotace

V originále

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

Citovat

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.

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ER  -

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

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