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Hosted by Arcia Tecun, an urban and mobile Wīnak (Mayan) with roots in Iximulew (Guatemala), an upbringing in Soonkahni (Salt Lake Valley, Utah), and in relation with Tonga, Aotearoa (New Zealand), and Te Moana Nui a Kiwa (The Great Pacific Ocean). Wai? [pronounced why] (W.A.I.: Words and Ideas) is a podcast based on various issues, topics, and perspectives including critical analysis, reflection, dialogue, and commentary on society, politics, education, history, culture, Indigeneity, and more. The purpose of this project is to share words and ideas that are locally meaningful, globally relevant, and critically conscious.
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Monday Feb 03, 2025
Monday Feb 03, 2025
This episode begins with a reflection on this podcast project reaching its 50th episode. I share some additional background and future plans, including some of the symbolism behind the WAI logo. This episode introduces some ideas from the article, Indigeneity as a Post-Apocalyptic Genealogical Metaphor, which explores the metaphysics of indigeneity - Indigenous metaphysics through a global Indigenous consciousness. In conclusion, a diverse range of Indigenous experiences are presented in the constellation of Indigeneities identified as Elder/Local, Continental/Regional, Diasporic, Creole, Born-Again, Global/Trans-Indigenous, which are described in the artice, A Wīnak Perspective on Cosmovisíon Maya and Eco-Justice Education.
Terms: Yamanik (Green Stone/Jade in K’iche’-Maya), Hoa/Soa (Partner/Companion – Pair in lea faka-Tonga and gagana Sāmoa).
References mentioned or inspirational to this episode:
‘Tongan Hoa: Inseparable yet indispensable pairs/binaries’, by Lear, Māhina-Tuai, Vaka, Ka’ili, & Māhina
Pasifika Webinar Series: Signature Event featuring Dr. Tēvita O. Ka’ili
The Polynesian Iconoclasm by Jeffrey Sissons
Indigenous science (fiction) for the Anthropocene: Ancestral dystopias and fantasies of climate change crises by Kyle P. Whyte
Naming, A Coming Home: Latinidad and Indigeneity in the Settler Colony by Flori Boj Lopez
The Black Shoals: Offshore Formations of Black and Native Studies by Tiffany Lethabo King
The University and the Undercommons: Seven Theses by Fred Moten and Stefano Harney
The Undercommons: Fugitive Planning & Black Study by Stefano Harney and Fred Moten
The Empty Wagon: Zionism’s journey from identity crisis to identity theft by Rabbi Yaakov Shapiro
The Black Atlantic: Modernity and Double Consciousness by Paul Gilroy
Creole Indigeneity: Between Myth and Nation in the Caribbean by Shona N. Jackson
Sovereign Embodiment: Native Hawaiians and Expressions of Diasporic Kuleana by Kēhaulani Vaughn
Trans-Indigenous: Methodologies for Global Native Literary Studies by Chadwick Allen
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