PHIL 115 Lecture 1: READING & LECTURE Was'ase Indigenous pathways of Action and Freedom
13 Sep 2018
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Was'ase Indigenous pathways of Action and Freedom
•Responsibility to live in balance and harmony with each other and with all of creation
•"now our minds are one"
•Our mother = the earth
•Water is life "the waters of life"
•Fish purify the "waters of life"
•Life-sustaining plant life in the fields and forests show diversity
•Food plants help people survive
•Medicines of the natural world take away sickness
•Trees are a symbol of peace, strength, and a reverence for life for people all over the
world
•Birds remind you to appreciate the world
•Four winds refresh us and purify the air, bring change of seasons and messages, strength
•The west and our grandfathers "thunder beings" bring the water that renews all life
•The sun = eldest brother brings the light of a new day
•The moon = eldest grandmother who lights the night sky and governs the movement of
the ocean tides, her strength and wisdom are inside every woman, face marks the
changing of seasons and watches over the arrival of children
•Stars spread across the sky like bright sparks that help the moon light the darkness and
bring dew to gardens and fields while guiding our night time travels
•Teachers inspire while reminding us how to live as people
•The creator sends gifts of creations
•World ends
•"I am grateful to all of you for any good that comes from the words I have written"
Niawenkowa akwekon
•The worlds that come before all the others "ohenton kariwatekawn"
Document Summary
Responsibility to live in balance and harmony with each other and with all of creation. Our mother = the earth: water is life "the waters of life" Life-sustaining plant life in the fields and forests show diversity. Food plants help people survive: medicines of the natural world take away sickness. Trees are a symbol of peace, strength, and a reverence for life for people all over the world. Four winds refresh us and purify the air, bring change of seasons and messages, strength. The west and our grandfathers "thunder beings" bring the water that renews all life. The sun = eldest brother brings the light of a new day. The moon = eldest grandmother who lights the night sky and governs the movement of the ocean tides, her strength and wisdom are inside every woman, face marks the changing of seasons and watches over the arrival of children.
