Module 2 : Indigenous Wisdom
Kaitlin B. Curtis is a member of the Potawatomi Nation. This poem is featured in her book (linked below), Living Resistance: An Indigenous Vision for Seeking Wholeness Every Day.
Start with this poem before you dive into the lecture this week.
As we listen to Indigenous voices and challenge ourselves to see the world through their perspectives, their connection to sacredness, and their long history of caring deeply for the world that was then taken for them through colonization and violent culture-erasing: we must work hard at unlearning.
We may need to unlearn history perspectives taught through the lens of whiteness. We may need to unlearn traditional beliefs that have settled into our worldview from religion that taught fear of all other belief systems. We may need to unlearn society's subtle and not-so-subtle disconnection from the wild.
This part of Kaitlyn's book focuses on the piece of time between unlearning and relearning that requires embodiment and integration. As you read her words, focus on the pieces of your perspective that needs to be let go of....
Curtice, Kaitlin B. Living resistance: An indigenous vision for seeking wholeness every day. Grand Rapids, MI: Brazos Press, a division of Baker Publishing Group, 2023.