Indigenizing Philosophy through the Land: A Trickster Methodology for Decolonizing Environmental Ethics and Indigenous Futures 2018050618, 9781611863307, 9781609176099, 9781628953725, 9781628963731

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INDIGENIZING PHILOSOPHY THROUGH THE LAND

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Indigenizing Philosophy through the Land A TRICKSTER METHODOLOGY FOR DECOLONIZING ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS AND INDIGENOUS FUTURES

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Brian Burkhart

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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA Names: Burkhart, Brian, author. Title: Indigenizing philosophy through the land : a trickster methodology for decolonizing environmental ethics and indigenous futures / Brian Burkhart. Other titles: American Indian studies series. Description: East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, [2019] | Series: American Indian studies series | Includes bibliographical references and index. Identifiers: LCCN 2018050618| ISBN 978-1-61186-330-7 (pbk. : alk. paper) | ISBN 978-1-60917-609-9 (pdf) | ISBN 978-1-62895-372-5 (epub) | ISBN 978-1-62896-373-1 (kindle) Subjects: LCSH: Indian philosophy—North America. | Epistemic logic. Classification: LCC E98.P5 B87 2019 | DDC 970.004/97—dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2018050618 Book design by Charlie Sharp, Sharp Des!gns, East Lansing, MI Cover design by Erin Kirk New Cover art is “Happy Iktomi,” by Renelle White Bufalo, and is reproduced by permission of the artist. All rights reserved.

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CONTENTS

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preface

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introduction PART 1. The Coloniality of Western Philosophy and Indigenous Resistance through the Land

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chapter 1. Philosophical Colonizing of People and Land chapter 2. Indigenizing Native Studies: Beyond the Delocality of Academic Discourse

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chapter 3. Refragmenting Philosophy through the Land: What Black Elk and Iktomi Can Teach Us about Locality PART 2. Indigenizing Morality through the Land: Decolonizing Environmental Thought and Indigenous Futures

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interlude

Burkhart, B. (2019). Indigenizing philosophy through the land : A trickster methodology for decolonizing environmental ethics and indigenous futures. ProQuest Ebook Central