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NATIVE AMERICAN
TRICKSTERS, MARTIANS &
        MYTHS
(Re)Imagining Sustainable Communities
 Through Mythology & Science Fiction
                  Joss French, Ph.D.
                   Kurt Love, Ph.D.
         Central Connecticut State University


            Literacy Essentials Conference
              New Britain, Connecticut
                     April 6, 2013
Ecojustice and Mythology
“Expansion”
From the moment we are born,
    the world tends to have a
  container already built for us
 to fit inside: A social security
    number, a gender, a race,
a profession or an I.Q. I ponder
 if we are more defined by the
container we are in, rather than
 what we are inside. Would we
recognize ourselves if we could
   expand beyond our bodies?
 Would we still be able to exist
     if we were authentically
         'un-contained'?
          Paige Bradley
Ecojustice Theory
The roots of our domination over each other come from
the same root of domination we feel over the earth.

When biodiversity is threatened so is cultural diversity

Dominant elites exploit the earth and subordinated peoples
for their own benefit.

Social justice, critical social theories, and multiculturalism
are often anthropocentric
European Colonizers &
American Indians
 Clash of two peoples with two
 different “ecological selves”

 European Colonizers: Nature for
 profit, land ownership, enclosure,
 capitalist mindset/values

 American Indians: Nurturance,
 reciprocity, sustainable mindset/
 values

 Genocide: From up to 18 million in
 1490’s to 190,000 in 1890, up to 200
 million Indians died in the Americas

 Land Domination
European Colonizers &
West Africans
 Clash of two peoples with two
 different “ecological selves”

 European Colonizers: Nature for
 profit, land ownership, enclosure,
 capitalist mindset/values

 West Africans: Nurturance, reciprocity,
 sustainable mindset/values

 Slavery: About 12 million captured
 and shipped to the Americas, 645,000
 brought to the U.S., nearly 4 million
 slaves in the 1860 census

 Domination for profit via capitalism
Christians &
Earth-Based Spiritualities
 Movement out of nature and into
 “Human” as separate from nature

 Nature is where Satan resides

 Technology is Godly & righteous

 Christian missionaries with indigenous
 peoples globally, views on nudity

 Killing of at least tens of thousands of
 “witches” from 1400s-1600s

 Continued persecution of paganism,
 neopaganism, and Wicca
Summary Points of Ecojustice Theory
1. Eliminating eco-racism

2. Revitalizing the commons to create a balance between market
   and non-market aspects of community life

3. Ending the industrialized nations’ exploitation and cultural
   colonization of third-world nations

4. Ensure that the hubris and ideology of Western industrial
   culture does not diminish future generations’ ways of living and
   quality of life

5. Support an “Earth Democracy”--the right of nature to flourish
   rather than be contingent upon the demands of humans
                   From ecojusticeeducation.org
“Thick Description”
Superficial
             Mainstream
              Message         These two might
                               set up a binary
                Null
               Message

             Relationships   These two generally
                             show a complexity
               Tensions          not binary
                              “packaged” info
  Deep
Art as Myth

Myths are oral art, as opposed to visual art
“A myth is, in a sense, the very truest of stories, a
story that reveals universal qualities of that human
condition, of the world, and the deeper meanings and
possibilities of our lives.” (Plotkin, 2003, p. 204)
Myths contain “layers upon layers of significance,
like bands of rock in a canyon wall, each stratum
holding and hiding untold treasures and mysteries.
We become aware of the different layers only as we
develop spiritually.” (Plotkin, 2003, p. 205)
Art as Myth

Myths are “stories”
acting as banks that store
cultural values, origins
of thinking, rituals, and
traditions that might
otherwise be lost.

Connection to ecojustice
pedagogy because of
how myths can help to
question dominant and
privileged mindsets.
                             http://prezi.com/lsncossgvb3c/nine-worlds/
Ecojustice and Mythology
Hula




“Hula is an important part of our Hawaiian culture.
    It leads us to who we are as people today.”
Aloha & Haole
Aloha & Haole




                          Aloha
        “Together, we breathe the sacred breath”
A consciousness that we are inescapably interwoven with
each other and the earth.
What we do to each other and the earth, we do to ourselves.
Aloha & Haole



                              Haole
                 “One who is without sacred breath”

A consciousness that does not include an awareness that we are
inescapably interwoven with each other and the earth.

A consciousness only of self and an ignorance of one’s energetic and
spiritual impact. Often comes with little or no understanding of
spirituality or the purpose of one’s soul (soul loss).
A Vision
Vision Becomes Reality
Reference
Bowers, C. A. (2006). Revitalizing the commons: Cultural and
   educational sites of resistance and affirmation. New York, NY:
   Lexington Books.
Martusewicz, R., Edmundson, J., & Lupinacci, J. (2011). Ecojustice
   education: Toward diverse, democratic, and sustainable
   communities. New York, NY: Routledge.
Plotkin, B. (2003). Soulcraft: Crossing into the mysteries of nature
   and psyche. Novato, CA: New World Library.

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Ecojustice and Mythology

  • 1. NATIVE AMERICAN TRICKSTERS, MARTIANS & MYTHS (Re)Imagining Sustainable Communities Through Mythology & Science Fiction Joss French, Ph.D. Kurt Love, Ph.D. Central Connecticut State University Literacy Essentials Conference New Britain, Connecticut April 6, 2013
  • 3. “Expansion” From the moment we are born, the world tends to have a container already built for us to fit inside: A social security number, a gender, a race, a profession or an I.Q. I ponder if we are more defined by the container we are in, rather than what we are inside. Would we recognize ourselves if we could expand beyond our bodies? Would we still be able to exist if we were authentically 'un-contained'? Paige Bradley
  • 4. Ecojustice Theory The roots of our domination over each other come from the same root of domination we feel over the earth. When biodiversity is threatened so is cultural diversity Dominant elites exploit the earth and subordinated peoples for their own benefit. Social justice, critical social theories, and multiculturalism are often anthropocentric
  • 5. European Colonizers & American Indians Clash of two peoples with two different “ecological selves” European Colonizers: Nature for profit, land ownership, enclosure, capitalist mindset/values American Indians: Nurturance, reciprocity, sustainable mindset/ values Genocide: From up to 18 million in 1490’s to 190,000 in 1890, up to 200 million Indians died in the Americas Land Domination
  • 6. European Colonizers & West Africans Clash of two peoples with two different “ecological selves” European Colonizers: Nature for profit, land ownership, enclosure, capitalist mindset/values West Africans: Nurturance, reciprocity, sustainable mindset/values Slavery: About 12 million captured and shipped to the Americas, 645,000 brought to the U.S., nearly 4 million slaves in the 1860 census Domination for profit via capitalism
  • 7. Christians & Earth-Based Spiritualities Movement out of nature and into “Human” as separate from nature Nature is where Satan resides Technology is Godly & righteous Christian missionaries with indigenous peoples globally, views on nudity Killing of at least tens of thousands of “witches” from 1400s-1600s Continued persecution of paganism, neopaganism, and Wicca
  • 8. Summary Points of Ecojustice Theory 1. Eliminating eco-racism 2. Revitalizing the commons to create a balance between market and non-market aspects of community life 3. Ending the industrialized nations’ exploitation and cultural colonization of third-world nations 4. Ensure that the hubris and ideology of Western industrial culture does not diminish future generations’ ways of living and quality of life 5. Support an “Earth Democracy”--the right of nature to flourish rather than be contingent upon the demands of humans From ecojusticeeducation.org
  • 9. “Thick Description” Superficial Mainstream Message These two might set up a binary Null Message Relationships These two generally show a complexity Tensions not binary “packaged” info Deep
  • 10. Art as Myth Myths are oral art, as opposed to visual art “A myth is, in a sense, the very truest of stories, a story that reveals universal qualities of that human condition, of the world, and the deeper meanings and possibilities of our lives.” (Plotkin, 2003, p. 204) Myths contain “layers upon layers of significance, like bands of rock in a canyon wall, each stratum holding and hiding untold treasures and mysteries. We become aware of the different layers only as we develop spiritually.” (Plotkin, 2003, p. 205)
  • 11. Art as Myth Myths are “stories” acting as banks that store cultural values, origins of thinking, rituals, and traditions that might otherwise be lost. Connection to ecojustice pedagogy because of how myths can help to question dominant and privileged mindsets. http://prezi.com/lsncossgvb3c/nine-worlds/
  • 13. Hula “Hula is an important part of our Hawaiian culture. It leads us to who we are as people today.”
  • 15. Aloha & Haole Aloha “Together, we breathe the sacred breath” A consciousness that we are inescapably interwoven with each other and the earth. What we do to each other and the earth, we do to ourselves.
  • 16. Aloha & Haole Haole “One who is without sacred breath” A consciousness that does not include an awareness that we are inescapably interwoven with each other and the earth. A consciousness only of self and an ignorance of one’s energetic and spiritual impact. Often comes with little or no understanding of spirituality or the purpose of one’s soul (soul loss).
  • 19. Reference Bowers, C. A. (2006). Revitalizing the commons: Cultural and educational sites of resistance and affirmation. New York, NY: Lexington Books. Martusewicz, R., Edmundson, J., & Lupinacci, J. (2011). Ecojustice education: Toward diverse, democratic, and sustainable communities. New York, NY: Routledge. Plotkin, B. (2003). Soulcraft: Crossing into the mysteries of nature and psyche. Novato, CA: New World Library.