46. What does it mean when Indigenous peoples say animals are sacred?
Indigenous Religious Traditions in Five Minutes - Molly Bassett
Kelsey Dayle John [+ ]
University of Arizona
Kelsey Dayle John (Diné) is an assistant professor with a joint appointment in Gender and Women’s Studies and American Indian Studies at the University of Arizona. Her work is centered on animal relationalities, particularly horse/human relationships as ways of knowing, healing, and decolonizing education. Alongside her work in Indigenous animal studies, Kelsey’s research interests also include: Indigenous feminisms, decolonizing methodologies, and Tribal College and Universities. She finds her theoretical locations within transnational feminism, Indigenous studies, settler colonial studies, Diné Studies, and foundations of education.
Description
This chapter describes the worldview of many Indigenous cultures where non-human beings are considered to be persons. This ontology is a key foundation for all relations within Indigenous worlds.