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When Worldviews Collide
This term I am teaching Ecopsychology. Yesterday, we began to talk, in-depth, about tribal understandings of the world. The objective was simply to introduce the concept of worldview to the class. The class, which began with much laughter and happiness among the students, became very difficult as we discussed a generalized, pan-tribal, description of the…
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Notable Blogs: 1/28/2011
Welcome to this edition of Notable Blogs. Today the sun shone strongly, melting snow, even though the temperatures were well below freezing. In the shadows, the liquid water froze into black ice. In a few months, the snow will be gone, and the world will once again turn green. At our latitude, season follows season.…
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What’s In A Name?
I’ve been thinking about Samantha’s recent post regarding the meaning of “Indian”. I’ve though about this a good deal recently, as actually being in India casts an entirely new light on the issue. Growing up, the only tribal people I saw were either “Injuns” or African Natives. These folks were in movies and on TV,…
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A Fireside Chat
Yesterday afternoon my friend and I sat by the fire and talked about what we have learned over the course of many years. We discovered we have both come to realize each person is born into a lifetime woven from the lives of many other beings. We have come to realize we literally owe our…
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