Indigenous knowledge is simultaneously practical and immanent, not transcendent, in its spirituality

Evidence

This diverse knowledge is essentially about how to survive within a particular ecosystem and bioregion, and is thus at heart, practical. But it is also shot through with an appreciation for the cycles and mysteries of life, and is thus spiritual. Recognizing their essential imbeddedness in and dependence upon the well being of a specific set of living relationships, such knowledges emphasize responsibility toward the creatures and their interrelatedness in the system itself. In this sense, Indigenous knowledges are also tied to a spiritual experience and identity, not in a transcendent sense (it is not about how to move beyond where they are), but rather, of a consciousness that is tied to complexities and mysteries of life in a particular ecosystem. — Rebecca A. Martusewicz, Jeff Edmundson, and John Lupinacci, EcoJustice Education, 1621

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Quechua ecological feeling is sensual and continuous with landscape, weather, and the dead — Rebecca A. Martusewicz, Jeff Edmundson, and John Lupinacci, EcoJustice Education: Toward Diverse,…, 1627; Restoration must join Western science’s methods to Native spiritual care-giving — Robin Wall Kimmerer, Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom,…, 1234