A dominant, human-centered worldview has brought us to the brink of social, ecological, and climate collapse. Braiding poetic storytelling, deep cultural and climate justice analyses, and knowledge of Earth-centered cultures, The Story is in Our Bones opens a portal to restoration and justice beyond the end of a world.
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- Gabriola Island, CA
Table of Contents
- Front Cover 1
- Praise 2
- Title Page 6
- Rights Page 7
- Dedication 8
- Contents 10
- Author’s Note 12
- Foreword 14
- Part I: Entering the Terrain of Worldviews and Climate Justice 18
- Chapter 1: Worldviews Are a Portal 20
- Chapter 2: The Story is in Our Bones: Origin Stories to Remake Our World 42
- Chapter 3: Ancient Trees and Ancestral Warnings 62
- Chapter 4 : A Visionary Declaration from the Amazon 84
- Part II: Dismantling Patriarchy, Racism, and the Myth of Whiteness: Ancient Mother and Women Rising 102
- Chapter 5: She Rises 104
- Chapter 6: Tracing and Healing the Assault on Women 120
- Chapter 7: Listening to Black and Indigenous Women and Debunking the Myth of Whiteness 132
- Chapter 8: Worldviews of Our Ancestral Lineages 150
- Part III: Reciprocity: A Thousandfold Act of Responsibility and Love 166
- Chapter 9: Offering and Tending to the Land 168
- Chapter 10: Composting the Cultural Toxins of Colonization and Capitalism 194
- Chapter 11: Reciprocal Relationships with People and Land 222
- Part IV: Living in Balance with the Natural Laws of the Earth 250
- Chapter 12: Rights of Nature: A Systemic Solution 252
- Part V: The Land Is Speaking: Language, Memory, and a Storied Living Landscape 288
- Chapter 13: Worldviews Conjured by Words 290
- Chapter 14: Songlines Through the Landscape 316
- Chapter 15: Building a Relationship with the Storied Land 326
- Reader’s Guide 338
- Acknowledgments 340
- Credits 343
- Endnotes 344
- Index 374
- About the Author 392
- About New Society Publishers 393
- A Guide to Responsible Digital Reading 394
