Description
Blackfoot Ways of Knowing is a journey into the heart and soul of Blackfoot culture. As a scholar and researcher, Betty Bastien places Blackfoot tradition within a historical context of precarious survival amid colonial displacement and cultural genocide. In sharing her personal story of reclaimed identity, Bastien offers a gateway into traditional Blackfoot ways of understanding and experiencing the world.
For the Siksikaitsitapi, knowledge is experiential, participatory, and ultimately sacred. Bastien maps her own process of coming to know, stressing the recovery of the Blackfoot language and Blackfoot notions of reciprocal responsibilities and interdependence.
Rekindling traditional ways of knowing is essential for Indigenous peoples in Canada to heal and rebuild their communities and cultures. By sharing what she has learned, Betty Bastien hopes to ensure that the next generation of Indigenous people will enjoy a future of hope and peace.
Author: Betty Bastien
Publisher: University of Calgary Press
Published: 06/20/2004
Pages: 255
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.91lbs
Size: 8.92h x 6.08w x 0.77d
ISBN13: 9781552381090
ISBN10: 1552381099
BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Ethnic Studies | American | Native American Studies
- Philosophy | Epistemology
- Social Science | Indigenous Studies
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