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.

Contributors

Osprey Orielle Lake

Osprey Orielle Lake is the founder and executive director of the Women’s Earth and Climate Action Network (WECAN), where she works internationally with grassroots, BIPOC and Indigenous leaders, policymakers, and diverse coalitions to build climate justice, resilient communities, and a just transition to a decentralized, democratized clean-energy future. She sits on the executive committee for the Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature and on the steering committee for the Fossil Free Non-Proliferation Treaty. Osprey’s writing about climate justice, relationships with nature, women in leadership, and other topics has been featured in The Guardian, Common Dreams, Earth Island Journal, The Ecologist, and many other publications. She is the author of the award-winning book Uprisings for the Earth: Reconnecting Culture with Nature. Osprey holds an MA in Culture and Environmental Studies from Holy Names University in Oakland and lives in the San Francisco Bay Area on Coast Miwok lands.

Chapter Contributors Pages Year Price
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.
; 5 $0.50
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 …
22 $2.20
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 …
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 …
22 $2.20
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 …
18 $1.80
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 …
16 $1.60
In this chapter, Lake explores how patriarchy promotes the oppression of women and nature, connecting environmental destruction and violence against women.
11 $1.10
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 …
17 $1.70
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.
15 $1.50
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.
25 $2.50
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 …
28 $2.80
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 …
28 $2.80
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.
36 $3.60
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 …
25 $2.50
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 …
9 $0.90
This chapter discusses how modern mapping practices perpetuate colonial views of the world and contribute to the erasure of Indigenous Peoples and their territories.
12 $1.20