Restoring the Kinship Worldview

Indigenous Voices Introduce 28 Precepts for Rebalancing Life on Planet Earth

28 speeches and reflections from Indigenous leaders around the world

Wisdom for our times, nourishment for our collective, and a pathway forward toward sustainable, interconnected futures

Indigenous worldviews, and the knowledge they confer, are critical for human survival and the wellbeing of future generations. Wahinkpe Topa (Four Arrows) and Darcia Narvaez present and discuss 28 powerful excerpted passages from Indigenous leaders, including Mourning Dove, Robin Wall Kimmerer, Winona LaDuke, and Xiuhtezcatl Martinez. Accompanied by the authors’ own analyses, each chapter reflects the wisdom of Indigenous worldview precepts like:

• 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 authors 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. All author proceeds from Restoring the Kinship Worldview are donated to Indigenous non-profit organizations working on behalf of Indigenous Peoples.

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 leads us away from extinction toward an integrated, sustainable future.

Maravilloso

Los autores nos dan un amplio y muy completo recorrido por los principales conceptos de su filosofía de sostenibilidad y respeto.

Es un libro lleno de sabiduría y conocimiento valiosísimo del que podemos aprender todos.

La forma en que está escrito y narrado lo hace sumamente interesante. Me encantó de principio a fin.

amazing read

I didn't know what I was in for when I bought but by the end I was wishing it didn't end. I would recommend and I'm off to see what other books the authors have.

Interactions between the authors and readers

Amazing entry into the kinship worldview from a very intersectional presentation. Highly recommended. Aho. Mitakwia Oyasin. All my relations.

Fantastic Paradigm/Perspective shifting masterpiece of ancient wisdoms

this is one of my top 5 books I believe should be ready or listened to by EVERYONE.
Much gratitude to the authors.

Indigenous wisdom our hope for a peaceful world, equality for all

Wonderful truths, words spoken, importance of indigenous perspective. The hope for a healthy planet, Need for oneness of humanity finally recognized.