Ecological relationships can remain continuous through constant change
Evidence
Migration suggests that relationships of interdependence and systems of responsibility are not grounded on stable or static relationships with the environment. Rather, these relationships arise from contexts of constant change and transformation. A key idea is that relationships that are constantly shift ing do not sacrifi ce the possibility of continuity. — Kyle Whyte, Settler Colonialism, Ecology, and…, 30
Categorization
- DEFINE: Clarifies the Anishinaabe concept of migration as the third pillar of collective continuance — continuity through transformation rather than stasis.
- XREF: Connects to the polyad’s Reading the Landscape thread on land-use history and how systems adapt to ecological dynamics rather than staying fixed. — connects to: Settler violence and dispossession are ecological harms when measured by relational resilience — Kyle Whyte, Settler Colonialism, Ecology, and…, 97; Loving ecological relationships can be destroyed while their material systems persist — Robin Wall Kimmerer, Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom,…, 895; Ecology abandoned stability theories for models of complex change. — Richard J. Lazarus, The Making of Environmental Law, 986 (+1 more)
Related
- Settler violence and dispossession are ecological harms when measured by relational resilience (similarity 0.81)
- Loving ecological relationships can be destroyed while their material systems persist (similarity 0.79)
Broader Connections
- Loving ecological relationships can be destroyed while their material systems persist
#contradicts(0.85) — Robin Wall Kimmerer, Braiding Sweetgrass, 895 - Human-nature relationship admits the same negotiated conflicts as human relationships
#corroborates(0.80) — Val Plumwood, Feminism and the Mastery of Nature, 516 - Ecology abandoned stability theories for models of complex change.
#qualifies(0.75) — Richard J. Lazarus, The Making of Environmental Law, 986