The Story is in Our Bones

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The Story is in Our Bones

How Worldviews and Climate Justice Can Remake a World in Crisis

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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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In the author’s note and foreward, Lake and Camp-Horinek discuss the ecological impact of human systems and ways our collective worldview must change in order to address the issue.
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In this chapter, Lake asserts the importance of decolonizing our collective worldview to the mission of ecological protection. She describes the ecological resistance work of indigenous …
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In this chapter, Lake describes how Western cultures contribute to our alienation from nature through the promotion of patriarchy, supremacy over nature, and separation from our intuitive …
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 19 $1.90
This chapter describes the connection between deforestation and the loss of Indigenous land rights. Using the resilience and interconnectivity of trees as a metaphor, Lake outlines how various …
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This chapter explores efforts by Indigenous groups advocating for permanent land rights and environmental protections, highlighting the work of women’s organizations in particular. Lake …
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This chapter explores the disproportionate impact of ecological crises on women and gender-diverse people, especially those who are Indigenous, Black, Brown, Asian, or from other marginalized …
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In this chapter, Lake explores how patriarchy promotes the oppression of women and nature, connecting environmental destruction and violence against women.
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This chapter explores the intersection of race, gender, and disability in relation to social and environmental issues. Lake discusses how white supremacy weakens progressive movements by …
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In this chapter, Lake discusses how reconnection with ancient religious and cultural identities and practices can help us to address the interconnected issues of patriarchy, racism, and climate change.
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This chapter describes the reciprocal relationship Indigenous cultures have traditionally cultivated with the land, presenting such relationships as a model for ecological protection and restoration.
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In this chapter, Lake describes how the "cultural toxins" of capitalism and colonialism inevitably result in inequality and ecological destruction, asserting the necessity of complete …
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In this chapter, Lake explores how alternative economic systems that incorporate reparations to historically marginalized communities and the communalization of private resources serve to promote …
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In this chapter, Lake describes the Rights of Nature movement, presenting it as the most effective way to address dysfunctional environmental, legal, colonial, and economic frameworks.
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This chapter describes the connection between language and our understanding of nature, exploring how indigenous languages can be used as a model to develop a decolonized, anti-racist language of …
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In this chapter, Lake discusses the Songlines tradition of the Indigenous Peoples of Australia, describing how the practice enables knowledge of nature, spirituality, culture to be passed down …
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This chapter discusses how modern mapping practices perpetuate colonial views of the world and contribute to the erasure of Indigenous Peoples and their territories.
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