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Wahinkpe Topa (Four Arrows) is a professor at Fielding Graduate University. Former Director of Education at Oglala Lakota College, he is a made-relative of the Oglala and a Sun Dancer. Selected by AERO for their text Turning Points as one of 27 "Visionaries in Education" and recipient of a Martin Springer Institute for Holocaust Studies "Moral Courage Award" for his activism, he is the author of more than 20 books, praised by such notables as Noam Chomsky, Vandana Shiva, Henry Giroux, Darcia Narvaez, Greg Cajete, Sam Keen, Thom Hartmann, and many others. His books, chapters, articles and videos on Indigenous Worldview and its applications for sustainability can be accessed at fourarrowsbooks.com. He lives with his artist/photographer wife in a remote section of Mexico on the Costalegre. There is also a book on his work entitled Fearless Engagement of Four Arrows by R. Michael Fisher (Peter Lang, 2019).

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About the Video Four Arrows and Darcia Narvaez introduce Kindred readers to the illuminating Worldview Chart they explore in their current book, Restoring…
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Veterans Day Speech By Four Arrows: Replacing Honoring and Celebrating…

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Veteran’s Day “Celebration and Honoring of Veterans Event”  At Fielding Graduate University on Nov 10, 2022 A 5- minute speech- by…
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Comparing the Kinship (Indigenous Worldview) To Wong’s Dual-Systems…

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"The idea that self-actualization is a long term process that few ever meet stands in contrast to an Indigenous worldview that sees…
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The Essential Worldview Reflection Approach to Re-Balancing Life…

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An essay inspired by the introduction to the new book by Four Arrows and Darcia Narvaez, Restoring Our Kinship Worldview: Indigenous Voices Introduce 28…
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Using CAT-FAWN “De-Hypnotizing” Technology: Four Arrows On…

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Download Kindred's Worldview Chart by Four Arrows here, or BUY a poster-size chart here. Read Four Arrows on Kindred here. About this Video The…
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“Words Are Not Violent: Violence is Violent”?

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Suppose one remains thinking via our dominant, Western-based worldview, as does Bari Weiss in the above-titled piece. In that case, one might miss some…
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Restoring the Kinship Worldview: Read the Book’s Introduction

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This book is about worldview and the consciousness it creates and reflects. It is a topic of utmost importance for the continuation of humanity. “Worldview is…
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Our Millions Year-Old Embodied Wisdom: Indigenous Worldview, A Video With…

Four Arrows Jun 18, 2022 0
About Kinship and Indigenous Worldview Most philosophical positions are rooted in western enlightenment assumptions of human superiority to and…
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The Ukraine Horror And The Worldview Problematic

Four Arrows Jun 2, 2022 0
Like many people worldwide, I participated in a dialogue last night that focused on the Ukraine tragedy with a respected group of colleagues from around the…
Climate Change

Earth Day Is Every Day: Four Ways To Integrate Kinship Worldview

Four Arrows Apr 21, 2022 0
Four Arrows and Darcia Narvaez share four ways we can integrate our Kinship Worldview this Earth Day: https://youtu.be/O1wDReMAirQ Indigenous…
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  • About
    • Who Are We?
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  • Articles
    • Conscious Parenting
      • ACES, Adverse Childhood Experiences
      • Attachment Parenting
      • Black Mothers
      • Breastfeeding
      • Evolved Nest
      • Midwifery
      • Parenting for Social Change
      • Pregnancy & Birth
      • Worklife Law
    • Culture
      • Adultism
      • American Democracy At The Crossroads
      • Authoritarianism
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      • Childism
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      • Dominator System
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      • Inspiration
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      • Partnerism
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      • Ecocentrism
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      • Food Sovereignty
      • Indigenous Wisdom
      • Neurobiology and Wisdom
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      • Addiction
      • Chemical Free Living
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