Reflections on Indigenous Cosmopolitics—Poetics

Authors

  • Sylvie Poirier Université Laval

Keywords:

Indigenous cosmopolitics, ontology, Australian Aborigines, Amerindians (Canada)

Abstract

This article is intended as an exploration into what I call indigenous cosmopolitics-poetics, in the metaphysical sense of the politics of the cosmos, and as an attempt to draw a parallel between these cosmopolitics and recent anthropological work on "relational ontology." Among the expressions of contemporary indigenous cosmopolitics, I explore: the notion of the person as "dividual" and of the self as "relational"; the concept of ancestrality; and translocal networks of ritual exchanges and gatherings. To explore these avenues, I draw from my work and experiences with two indigenous groups, namely the Kukatja (Australian Western Desert) and the Atikamekw (North-Central Quebec).

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Published

2022-06-29

How to Cite

Poirier, S. (2022). Reflections on Indigenous Cosmopolitics—Poetics. Anthropologica, 50(1), 75–85. Retrieved from https://cas-sca.journals.uvic.ca/index.php/anthropologica/article/view/2481

Issue

Vol. 50 No. 1 (2008): (De)colonization as Experience and Field of Enquiry: The Work of Eric Schwimmer

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