Aazheyaadizi: Worldview, Language, and the Logics of Decolonization

by Mark D. Freeland

Book Overview

Many of the English translations of Indigenous languages that we commonly use today have been handed down from colonial missionaries whose intent was to fundamentally alter or destroy prior Indigenous knowledge and praxis. In this text, author Mark D. Freeland develops a theory of worldview that provides an interrelated logical mooring to shed light on the issues around translating Indigenous languages in and out of colonial languages. In tandem with...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1611863805
• ISBN13: 9781611863802
• Release Date: December 2020
• Publisher: Michigan State University Press
• Length: 318 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"