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Knowing- the Native Way.

Epistemology, or how do you
know what you know. An interesting idea, this. Hmm, how do I know what
I know? I know because I've studied it, done it, experienced it, tasted
it, loved it, hated it, listened to it, taught it, and lived it. To quantify and question a person's knowledge seems a poor way to honor the person, if you ask me.

A basic underpinning of indigenous thought is the realization of the interconnectedness of all things. Deep ecology comes to my mind as another sort of explanation, but as a thought process. If you are truly connected to the place you live, you can look and see where one thing depends on another for its being there. We have Rough-legged hawks that winter here in the valley, because we have a good supply of small rodents. We have a good supply of rodents because we have grain and grasses the grow here in plenty.

How about the concept of a "Buckskin Encampment"?  This ideology would allow for multiple learning styles, all within the autochthonous milieu, and also would foster the idea sharing among many, as well as knowledge in return for becoming a part of the community.  This is where we need to go as natives involved in education, learning, science and community.

Deiseil or Widdershins?

I think I need to revise yesterday's term a little.  Indigegogy would be the art or science of teaching a place, not very good.  I think, if I have the definition right.  Indigelogy would be the study of being or becoming indigenous, see also acculturation, enculturation.  The process of being or becoming engendered.  See also non-didactic.  I have spent way too much time looking up definitions on Wiktionary.com and trying to assimilate them into a cohesive area of thought to define terms.  It is very hard to provide a word to describe what I'm trying to do in my class.  But the sun sh

I coined a new word today, for my class at SKC called "Introduction to Indigenous Science."  Yes, the word is Indigegogy.  The etymology is the art or science of learning to or becoming indigenous.  From this Site: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedagogy

www.indigenous-science.blogspot.com