Month: November 2020

This time of year, around what is now called November, is traditionally known as WESELÁNEW – Moon of the Shaker Leaves 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Based on the sacred interconnectedness of all things, the observation of  the 13 moons is part of W̱SÁNEĆ natural law. Each of the 13 moons provides guidance as to what cultural and economic activities are best suited for the time of year, as well as what weather to expect and what food is most abundant.

When I started thinking about a conceptual framework for early childhood pedagogies, I was really interested in this notion of common worlds, because I'd read a lot of Latour's work.  I sort of grabbed onto it because it really spoke to me in a couple of ways.  First off, I really love the idea of the commons and I think about that, not just in terms of human commons, but in terms of the ways the notion of a commons is used in the sciences.  You know: the sky, the air we breathe, the water, everything about the world we live in is something that's common to all beings on Earth.  So that's a notion of the commons I really loved.  And the notion of worlds and worlding (via Haraway).  I love the idea that we live in a world, we don't just live in a society. - Affrica Taylor, 2019