Land as Epistemology: Indigenous Knowledge and More-Than-Human Relations in Igbo and Diné (Navajo) Thought

Abstract This paper argues that Indigenous epistemologies transform our understanding of land by positioning it as an active, relational agent in the production of knowledge rather than a passive object of inquiry. Bringing Igbo cosmology from southeastern Nigeria into dialogue with Diné (Navajo) philosophy, it examines how concepts such as Ala and Hózhó position land … Continue reading Land as Epistemology: Indigenous Knowledge and More-Than-Human Relations in Igbo and Diné (Navajo) Thought