{"product_id":"blackfoot-ways-of-knowing-the-worldview-of-the-siksikaitsitapi-paperback","title":"Blackfoot Ways of Knowing: The Worldview of the Siksikaitsitapi - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBetty Bastien\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJurgen W. Kremer\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eDuane Mistaken Chief\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlackfoot Ways of Knowing\u003c\/em\u003e is a journey into the heart and soul of Blackfoot culture. As a scholar and researcher, Betty Bastien places Blackfoot tradition within a historical context of precarious survival amid colonial displacement and cultural genocide. In sharing her personal story of reclaimed identity, Bastien offers a gateway into traditional Blackfoot ways of understanding and experiencing the world.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor the Siksikaitsitapi, knowledge is experiential, participatory, and ultimately sacred. Bastien maps her own process of coming to know, stressing the recovery of the Blackfoot language and Blackfoot notions of reciprocal responsibilities and interdependence.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRekindling traditional ways of knowing is essential for Indigenous peoples in Canada to heal and rebuild their communities and cultures. By sharing what she has learned, Betty Bastien hopes to ensure that the next generation of Indigenous people will enjoy a future of hope and peace.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBetty Bastien\u003c\/strong\u003e is an instructor in indigenous studies at the University of Calgary. Her experience includes teaching and curriculum design at Red Crow Community College, in the Native studies department at the University of Lethbridge, and at the University of Calgary.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJurgen W. Kremer\u003c\/strong\u003e, who contributes an afterword to the book, is an executive editor of \u003cem\u003eReVision - Journal of Consciousness and Transformation\u003c\/em\u003e. He has written about ethnoautobiography, dissociation, healing and cosmology, and violence against indigenous peoples.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDuane Mistaken Chief\u003c\/strong\u003e provides language consultation and is a senior instructor and lecturer in Blackfoot language and Blackfoot ways of life at Red Crow Community College on the Blood Reserve.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 255\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.77 x 8.92 x 6.08 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 20, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45432259149903,"sku":"9781552381090","price":44.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0677\/3083\/3487\/files\/kMBfnlCKUU9781552381090.webp?v=1780383355","url":"https:\/\/lumaryon.com\/products\/blackfoot-ways-of-knowing-the-worldview-of-the-siksikaitsitapi-paperback","provider":"Lumaryon Universal","version":"1.0","type":"link"}