About this episode
This episode explores the connection between human language and the land, particularly through the lens of Indigenous ontologies.
The idea that human language comes from the land is not new. It’s rooted in Indigenous ontologies of language. But for those of us who haven’t grown up in an Indigenous culture and are swimming in the ideas of a Western, colonising culture, it can be very difficult to see language as anything other than … Continue reading Episode 107 Heaven and Earth
Topics covered
- language
- Indigenous culture
- colonialism
- philosophy
- society
Keywords
- human language
- Indigenous ontologies
- Western culture
- colonising culture
- language and land
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Heaven and Earth, Episode 107
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