Inherent Knowledge: A holistic Ecological Point of view that is a lifelong process
Dear Editor:
“Knowledge is to be preserved for the good of the community and not the self. Knowledge may be power, as the saying goes, but it should never be used to disempower others” – Tuma Young
L’nuwey world view is defined in very different aspects, expressions; it is a cognitive linguistic framework of knowledge and a lifelong process.
“World View can be seen as mirroring this ecological fluidity by a verb-dominate, poly-synthetic language using evidential endings on verbs to indicate relationships between the life forces in the waters, the forests and the skies, otherwise known as the sacred ecological spaces.” (Ayukpachi)
L’nuwey World View is expressed through stories and ceremonies, the creation story, animals, spirits, alliances, relationships etc.- these stories are really teaching aids meant to show the L’nu the path to “the highest form of existence”, living in harmony with the life forces active in different ecological realms. The primary ways the L’nuwey is expressed is through A’tukwaqank (passed down from generation to another either by songs, stories and demonstration).
This is a story about a man who lives with his kiju in a wigwam and is visited by two young men who are on a mission to find more people. The man tells his kiju to make them something to eat before the sun goes down. The young men ask ...