Vol. 14 No. 1 (2015)

Published June 1, 2015
Volume 14, Number 1

In this issue of the Fourth World Journal we offer several concrete discussions of the epistemological and ontological character of Fourth World knowledge systems—one of which has been the specific focus of the Center’s work for the last twenty-three years: the Anáhuac Knowledge System. Applications of this and other Fourth World knowledge systems are reflected in story and history, the healing arts and sciences, community nutrition, plant foods, medicines, and aesthetics.

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Diviners and Diagnosticians in The Gambia: Psychological Functions and Traditional Healers
Lamin Sidibeh (Author)
5-12
The role and functions of traditional healers in Africa are often misconceived in the modern world. Even in literature, it is not uncommon to find expressions such as “irrational mystery,” ... more
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King Haglar, Catawba Indian chief, Honored with Statue
Beckee Garris (Author)
13-15
This article commemorates the unveiling of bronze statues honoring King Haiglar, a Catawba Indian leader, and English settler Thomas Spratt II at the University of North Carolina-Charlotte. The ... more
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Restoring Individual and Community Health: Northwest Native Plants and Foods Collective
Elise Krohn, M.Ed., Rose James, Valerie Segrest, Tracy Rector, Annie Brule, Brett Ramey, Elizabeth Campbell, Mariana Harvey, Miguel Hernandez, Vanessa Cooper, Susan Given Seymour, Roger Fernandes, Elaine Grinnell (Author)
17-19
A team of native foods educators, nutritionists, herbalists, Native youth organizers, social media experts, tribal elders and story tellers has worked in collaboration with CWIS Fellow for ... more
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Reflecting on the 2015 Native American and Indigenous Studies Association Annual Meeting
Dina Gilio-Whitaker (Author)
21-23
The 2015 Native American and Indigenous Studies Association (NAISA) annual conference was held in Washington D.C., attracting around 1,000 attendees. The conference featured discussions on ... more
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Dependence Limits Strategy
Jay Taber (Author)
25-30
This article examines the psychological warfare tactics used against the Indigenous Peoples Movement in conflicts with modern states, stressing the importance of challenging mainstream media ... more
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The Anáhuac Knowledge System: a Dialogue Between Toltecs and Descartes
Rudolph C. Rÿser, PhD (Author)
31-47
Indigenous political leaders and indigenous peoples’ diplomatic representatives urge states’ government and international organization representatives to sit at the negotiating table to ensure ... more
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Book Review: The Ainu Wolf Carving by Kayano Shigeru
Rudolph C. Rÿser, PhD (Author)
49-50
The article discusses the collaboration between Kayano Shigeru and Saito Hiroyuki in translating Ainu folktales into English, focusing on The Ainu Wolf Carving. more
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Book Review: Plant Life of a Desert Archipelago by Richard S. Felger & B.T. Wilder, with H. Romero-Morales
Amy Eisenberg, Ph.D. (Author)
51-54
This review discusses Plant Life of a Desert Archipelago: Flora of the Sonoran Islands in the Gulf of California, by Richard Stephen Felger, Benjamin Theodore Wilder, and Humberto Romero-Morales.  more
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