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The Kinship Worldview: Unschooling and Indigenous Spirituality
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Author(s): Wahinkpe Topa (Four Arrows aka Don Trent Jacobs) (Fielding Graduate University, USA)and Jessica London Jacobs (Ditchschool, USA)
Copyright: 2023
Pages: 16
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Supporting Children and Youth Through Spiritual Education
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Mubina Hassanali Kirmani (Towson University, USA), Amy L. Chapman (Columbia University, USA), Barbara M. Steele (Towson University, USA), Mahnaz Moallem (Towson University, USA)and Stephen T. Schroth (Towson University, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-6371-0.ch010
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Abstract
In this chapter, the authors introduce some Indigenous worldview precepts as a way to define and bring forth spirituality in education. Then the authors use a fictional story about two young children who find a mysterious letter from Indigenous spirits that seems to be responding to their recent complaints about their schooling. It emphasizes the importance of constantly recognizing and respecting the many reciprocal relationships in one's life, including those other than human ones. The authors show how Indigenous worldview precepts are a foundation for interconnectedness, experiential learning, playfulness, and responsible relationships that emphasize place and non-human life. The authors propose that such a spiritual orientation is generally lacking in schools that operate primarily from dominant worldview perspectives, and recommend that, while the worldview precepts can and should be brought into mainstream schools, a “no-school” approach has a better chance of bringing spirituality into education.
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