Principles of Tsawalk: An Indigenous Approach to Global Crisis

by Umeek / E. Richard Atleo

Hereditary chief Umeek weaves together Nuu-chah-nulth and Western worldviews to revitalize contemporary approaches to the environment and the plight of indigenous peoples.

Genres: Indigenous, Politics, Philosophy

221 pages, ebook

First published January 1, 2011

Reviews

[Ève Leger · Rating 4 out of 5]

a little hard to understand at times, and a bit all over the place, but definitely made me reflect on our society and its reliance on western philosophies

[Adam Fryatt · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a short book but it has a lot of density to the thoughts and articulation. If you are a person who is interested in Indigenous Knowledge and how those systems worked historically and can work in the future than I would recommend this book. It is not a surface read. It requires some time to digest and contemplate.

I very much enjoyed the Nuuchahnulth spellings using the IPA alphabet scattered throughout, and the fact they were not translated within the text forced me to actually learn the words.

[Clivemichael · Rating 5 out of 5]

Inspiring possibilities.

[Skylar Jon Izzard · Rating 5 out of 5]

Simply put, this was a lifechanging book. I'll have to re-read and sit with this text to really have it sink in properly.