In the book _Restoring the Kindship Worldview, 2022,_ by Four Arrows and Darcia Narvaez, Ph.D, we are introduced to the idea that there are 2 basic worldviews that represent opposite ends of a continuum, which can be called the Dominator Worldview and the Indigenous Worldview. The following chart contrasts the 2 worldviews: | Common Dominant Worldview Manifestations | Common Indigenous Worldview Manifestations | |--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------| | 1. Rigid hierarchy | 1. Non-hierarchical | | 2. Fear-based thoughts and behaviors | 2. Courage and fearless trust in the universe | | 3. Living without strong social purpose | 3. Socially purposeful life | | 4. Focus on self and personal gain | 4. Emphasis on community welfare | | 5. Rigid and discriminatory gender stereotypes | 5. Respect for various gender roles and fluidity | | 6. Materialistic | 6. Non-materialistic | | 7. Earth as an an unloving “it” | 7. Earth and all systems as living and loving | | 8. More head than heart | 8. Inseparability of head and heart | | 9. Competition to feel superior | 9. Competition to develop positive potential | | 10. Lacking empathy | 10. Empathetic | | 11. Anthropocentric | 11. Animistic and biocentric | | 12. Words used to deceive self or others | 12. Words as sacred, truthfulness as essential | | 13. Truth claims as absolute | 13. Truth seen as multifaceted, accepting mysterious | | 14. Rigid boundaries and fragmented systems | 14. Flexible boundaries and interconnected systems | | 15. Unfamiliarity with alternative consciousness | 15. Regular use of alternative consciousness | | 16. Disbelief in spiritual energies | 16. Recognition of spiritual energies | | 17. Disregard for holistic interconnectedness | 17. Emphasis on holistic interconnectedness | | 18. Minimal contact with others | 18. High interpersonal engagement,touching | | 19. Emphasis on theory and rhetoric | 19. Inseparability of knowledge and action | | 20. Acceptance of authoritarianism | 20. Resistance to authoritarianism | | 21. Time as linear | 21. Time as cyclical | | 22. Dualistic thinking | 22. Complementary duality | | 23. Acceptance of injustice | 23. Intolerance of injustice | | 24. Emphasis on rights | 24. Emphasis on responsibility | | 25. Fighting as highest expression of courage | 25. Generosity as highest expression of courage | | 26. Ceremony as rote formality | 26. Ceremony as life-sustaining | | 27. Learning as didactic | 27. Learning as experiential and collaborative | | 28. Trance as dangerous or stemming from evil | 28. Trance-based learning as natural and essential | | 29. Human nature as corrupt or evil | 29. Human nature as good but malleable | | 30. Humor as entertainment | 30. Humor as essential tool for coping | | 31. Conflict mitigated via revenge, punishment | 31. Conflict resolution as return to community | | 32. Learning is fragmented and theoretical | 32. Learning is holistic and place based | | 33. Personal vitality minimalized | 33. Personal vitality is essential | | 34. Social laws of society are primary | 34. Laws of Nature are primary | | 35. Self-knowledge not prioritized | 35. Holistic Self-knowledge is most important | | 36. Autonomy for self | 36. Autonomy for group and future generations | | 37. Nature as dangerous | 37. Nature as benevolent | | 38. Other-than-human beings are not sentient | 38. All lifeforms are sentient | | 39. Low respect for women | 39. High respect for women | | 40. Linear thinking | 40. Non-linear thinking | A poster of this chart can be dowloaded at this link: https://www.kindredmedia.org/glossary/worldview/