PIMATISIWIN: The Good Life, Global Indigenous Knowledge Systems

PIMATISIWIN: The Good Life, Global Indigenous Knowledge Systems

By: Priscilla Settee, PhD

32.00USD

Drawing upon her own life, scholarly work and an in-depth review of the relevant literature, Priscilla Settee delivers a perspective of what it means to be alive while, at the same time, furthering Indigenous-based struggles for decolonization, social justice and intellectual thought. Dr. Melissa Nelson (San Francisco State University) notes: “Pimatisiwin skillfully interrogates the hegemony of power and politics in higher education and offers clear case studies and tools to speak truth to power, build learning alliances, and protect indigenous knowledge for the well-being of all humanity and the Earth.”

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  • ISBN: 978-0-9919441-2-5
    Price: $32.00
    Binding: Paperback
    Date: 2013
    Rights: World
    Pages: 193
    Size: 6″ x 9″

  • Table of Contents

    Acknowledgements
    Table of Contents

    Preface

    1. Indigenous Knowledge: Multiple Approaches

    2. Review of the Literature

    3. Critical Methodology

    4. Research

    5. Conclusion – Seven Generations and Beyond

    References
    Appendix
    About the Author

  • Priscilla Settee, PhD

    Priscilla Settee, PhD is an Associate Professor in the Department of Native Studies at the University of Saskatchewan and a member of Cumberland House Cree First Nations from northern Saskatchewan.

  • Pimatisiwin delivers a Mushkegowuk (Swampy Cree) perspective of what it means ‘to be alive’! The style is gripping, and the analysis serves to protect Indigenous knowledge from the widespread hegemonic discourse that has overshadowed Indigenous reality for so long. Settee furthers Indigenous-based struggles for decolonization, social justice and intellectual thought. Pimatisiwin is a great book, and it also has consciousness empowering properties that can help trigger healing effects among readers. Crucial reading for everyone interested in the Indigenous experience in Canada and throughout the globe.

    John G. Hansen, PhD

    Member, Opaskwayak Cree First Nation
     Assistant Professor
     Dept. of Sociology
     University of Saskatchewan

    Pimatisiwin is a fascinating and unique offering to educators inside and outside of the academy and to activists globally. Priscilla Settee is a Warrior Woman with a pen who has skillfully woven together her own personal story as a Cree scholar-activist with current research by First Nations and indigenous peoples from around the world. The book outlines common struggles and provides practical solutions to indigenize the academy. Pimatisiwin skillfully interrogates the hegemony of power and politics in higher education and offers clear case studies and tools to speak truth to power, build learning alliances, and protect indigenous knowledge for the well-being of all humanity and the Earth. Settee’s “pedagogy of hope and pimatisiwin” will guide the way to indigenous liberation and help create “the good life” once again.

    Melissa K. Nelson, PhD

    Anishinabe/Métis [Turtle Mountain Chippewa]
     Associate Professor
     American Indian Studies
     San Francisco State University
     President of the Cultural Conservancy

    Priscilla Settee provides a marvelous account of the nature and importance of Indigenous knowledge based on her own life, her scholarly work and a rich review of the literature. She presents a powerful case for the importance of Indigenous knowledge within the academy and outside.

    James L. Turk, PhD

    Executive Director
     Canadian Association of University Teachers