Tiokasin Ghosthorse, of the Cheyenne River Lakota Nation, shares his concern about the fragmented way the natural world is viewed by many, including many environmental activists. He contrasts this with the integral Indigenous environmental interaction with the world around us in this short clip. If you enjoyed this clip, you’ll find another excerpt from this interview on Traditional Ecological Knowledge here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGh06teBmnI
This excerpt is taken from “Lakota Consciousness and Ecological Relationships,” one of the interviews in the Indigenous Religions and Ecology course from Yale/Coursera. Register for the course to see the full interview and many others. The courses are completely free to audit. To find out more, go to https://fore.yale.edu/Resources/Yale-...
TIOKASIN GHOSTHORSE — Cheyenne River Lakota Nation of South Dakota—is an international speaker on Peace, Indigenous, and Mother Earth perspectives. A survivor of the “Reign of Terror” from 1972 to 1976 on the Pine Ridge, Cheyenne River, and Rosebud Lakota Reservations in South Dakota and the US Bureau of Indian Affairs Boarding and Church Missionary School systems designed to “kill the Indian and save the man,” Tiokasin has a long history of Indigenous activism and advocacy. He spoke as a 15-year-old at the United Nations - Lake Geneva, Switzerland. He is an active board member of Simply Smiles, Green Cross International, and The Center for Earth Ethics. Tiokasin frequently speaks at venues such as Yale University’s School of Divinity, Ecology, and Forestry focusing on the cosmology, diversity, and perspectives on the relational/egalitarian vs. rational/hierarchal thinking processes of Western society. Tiokasin was a 2016 Nominee for a Nobel Peace Prize from the International Institute of Peace Studies and Global Philosophy. Selected for 2016 Native Arts Cultural Foundation Fellowship, a Nominee for a National Endowment for the Arts National Heritage Fellowship 2018, National Native American Hall of Fame Nominee 2018, and 2019 Indigenous Music Award Nominee for "Best Instrumental Album" for "From the Continuum."