Principles of Tsawalk
$32.95| ISBN-13: | 9780774821278 | Format: | Paperback |
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| Subject: | Indigenous | Publisher: | UBC Press |
| Published: | July 1st 2012 | Pages: | 224 |
Book Description
Tsawalk, or "one," expresses the Nuu-chah-nulth view that all living things - human, plant, and animal - form part of an integrated whole brought into harmony through constant negotiation and mutual respect. In this book, Umeek argues that contemporary environmental and political crises and the ongoing plight of indigenous peoples reflect a world out of balance, a world in which Western approaches to sustainable living are not working. Nuu-chah-nulth principles of recognition, consent, and continuity, by contrast, hold the promise of bringing greater harmony, where all life forms are treated with respect and accorded formal constitutional recognition.
About the Author
Umeek (E. Richard Atleo), a hereditary Nuu-chah-nulthchief, is a research liaison at the University of Manitoba and anassociate adjunct professor at the University of Victoria. He is theauthor of Tsawalk: A Nuu-chah-nulth Worldview.