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Mingadhuga Mingayung: Respecting Country through Mother Mountain's Stories to Share Her Cultural Voice in Western Academic Structures
McKnight, Anthony
Educational Philosophy and Theory, v47 n3 p276-290 2015
The cultural invasion of Yuin Country in Australia not only colonized the Yuin people and Yuin Country itself, but also contributed to non-Aboriginal people's continual colonized journey of disconnecting self from Mother Earth. Cultural awareness is a process driven by Western theories informed by the colonial dualism that functions on separation and differences. Tripartation means assisting in a decolonization and more importantly a reculturalization process to place Yuin Country and align stories back into focus for all peoples attached to Yuin Country. Tripartation challenges Western dualities to create a philosophical space, place and reality in Aboriginal dualities for non-Aboriginal people to find similarities and connections through stories in order to build respectful relationships with Aboriginal people, Yuin Country and importantly the self. Mingadhuga Mingayung (My Mother Your Mother) focuses on identifying similarities through stories to guide non-Aboriginal people in Yuin ways of knowing, learning and behaving with Country.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Indigenous Populations, Foreign Policy, Cultural Awareness, Western Civilization, Cultural Differences, Philosophy, Indigenous Knowledge, Educational Philosophy, Teaching Methods
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