Recovering the Spirit, Bone By Bone: Colonization and the Classroom

Authors

  • Amba J. Sepie

Keywords:

mixed heritage, colonization, fifth world, ancestral memory, indigenous communities

Abstract

This paper considers the loss of Spirit, as linked to a sentient view of Earth, alongside the issue of colonization as a cultural mode, a worldview, and a chimeric, yet often invisible player in our classrooms. Following the work of Four Arrows and the kinship value structure inherent in the cosmologies and practice of Earth-oriented Indigenous and Traditional communities across time and geographies, I offer a series of observations and adjustments to how we might collectively proceed with the work of holistic education with a Spirit-Earth focus and an eye on the constant presence of colonized consciousness.

Author Biography

Amba J. Sepie

Amba J. Sepie is a transdisciplinary author, teacher and creative collaborator working in the fields of decolonization, culture repair and soul medicine. She is currently a Whitinga Science Fellow and researcher based at Massey University in Aotearoa New Zealand. 

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Published

2023-05-05

How to Cite

Sepie, A. J. (2023). Recovering the Spirit, Bone By Bone: Colonization and the Classroom. Holistic Education Review, 3(1). Retrieved from https://her.journals.publicknowledgeproject.org/index.php/her/article/view/2693