Otter’s Journey through Indigenous Language and Law

by Lindsay Keegitah Borrows

Indigenous languages and laws need bodies to live in. When we bring language back to life, it becomes a medium for developing human relationships. Likewise, when laws are written on people's hearts, they are truly revitalized. Otter's Journey employs Anishinaabe storytelling to explore how Indigenous language revitalization can inform Indigenous legal revitalization. In this book, Otter journeys across the globe to compare Indigenous struggles toward self-determination. This journey reveals that the processes, philosophies, and standards of decision making held within Indigenous languages and laws can emerge from the layers of nation-state laws, policies, and language to guide contemporary life.

Genres: Nonfiction, Indigenous

236 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 2018

Reviews

[Rick Humphreys · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very interesting book of stories

I particularly enjoyed the Indigenous stories. I think I have come to understand that each Indigenous word has a descriptive meaning which makes these stories so interesting and so relevant. Clearly, indigenous language needs to be revived for all of us.

[Artemis · Rating 5 out of 5]

There is medicine in this book.
It is not a perfect book, I do not think such a thing is possible, but I do believe it is a good book.