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Mino-Mnaamodzawin: Achieving Indigenous Environmental Justice in Canada

Mino-Mnaamodzawin: Achieving Indigenous Environmental Justice in Canada ARTICLES Mino-Mnaamodzawin Achieving Indigenous Environmental Justice in Canada Deborah McGregor ABSTRACT: Th is article explores the potential for advancing environmental justice (EJ) theory and practice through engaging with Indigenous intellectual traditions. When EJ is grounded in Indigenous epistemological and ontological foundations, a distinct EJ framework emerges, leading to a deeper understanding of Indigenous EJ and to a renewed vision for achieving it. I highlight the emergence of the Anishinaabe philoso- phy referred to as mino-mnaamodzawin (“living well” or “the good life”), common to several Indigenous epistemologies, that considers the critical importance of mutually respectful and benefi cial relationships among not only peoples but all our relations (including all living things and many entities not considered by Western society as living, such as water and Earth itself ). Mino-mnaamodzawin is suggested as a founda- tional contributor to a new ethical standard of conduct that will be required if society is to begin engaging in appropriate relationships with all of Creation, thereby establishing a sustainable and just world. KEYWORDS: environment, Indigenous environmental justice, Indigenous knowledge, sustainability, truth and reconciliation “To think that Indigenous concepts of justice do not exist is Eurocentric thought.” —Wenona Victor Environmental justice (EJ) has several defi nitions http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Environment and Society Berghahn Books

Mino-Mnaamodzawin: Achieving Indigenous Environmental Justice in Canada

McGregor, Deborah
Environment and Society , Volume 9 (1) – Sep 1, 2018
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ARTICLES Mino-Mnaamodzawin Achieving Indigenous Environmental Justice in Canada Deborah McGregor ABSTRACT: Th is article explores the potential for advancing environmental justice (EJ) theory and practice through engaging with Indigenous intellectual traditions. When EJ is grounded in Indigenous epistemological and ontological foundations, a distinct EJ framework emerges, leading to a deeper understanding of Indigenous EJ and to a renewed vision for achieving it. I highlight the emergence of the Anishinaabe philoso- phy referred to as mino-mnaamodzawin (“living well” or “the good life”), common to several Indigenous epistemologies, that considers the critical importance of mutually respectful and benefi cial relationships among not only peoples but all our relations (including all living things and many entities not considered by Western society as living, such as water and Earth itself ). Mino-mnaamodzawin is suggested as a founda- tional contributor to a new ethical standard of conduct that will be required if society is to begin engaging in appropriate relationships with all of Creation, thereby establishing a sustainable and just world. KEYWORDS: environment, Indigenous environmental justice, Indigenous knowledge, sustainability, truth and reconciliation “To think that Indigenous concepts of justice do not exist is Eurocentric thought.” —Wenona Victor Environmental justice (EJ) has several defi nitions

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Environment and Society – Berghahn Books

Published: Sep 1, 2018

Keywords: environment;Indigenous environmental justice;Indigenous knowledge;sustainability;truth and reconciliation

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