What Is Leroy Little Bear And Johnson's Response To The Indigenous World View

Leroy Little Bear and Johnson would have similar responses to the harmful impacts of alcohol consumption if they were to sit down and have a discussion. The idea of how (1) knowledge is passed through story telling and (2) the impact of a jagged world view are the main concepts that both authors share. Knowledge is constantly changing and so our epistemological and ontological views change as well. Stories are very important to Indigenous culture it is the primary method of learning. Colonialism has left Indigenous people with a jagged worldview, which is why many of our Indigenous peoples find themselves involved with alcohol. If Little Bear and Johnson were to sit down, they would have many things that would coincide with each others belief

Knowledge is transferred through storytelling in many Indigenous communities which is something that both Little Bear and Johnson touch on. Western culture looks at knowledge as rigid and absolute with one known truth (Johnson 59). Little Bear’s work demonstrates this concept as well but instead describes them as “being linear and singular, static and objective (Little Bear 6). This Western world view can be seen by both Johnson and Little Bear as different than the world view that they both hold (Johnson 56). Indigenous world perspective is shown through how knowledge is gained through stories (Johnson 56). This point is further elaborated by Little Bear in specifying the underlying importance of this educational process (5). These stories teach about customs and values that are shared which allows for knowledge to be passed down from one another (Little Bear 5). Johnson describes how with every new story, he was able to understand and piece together its meanings (Johnson 57). Education and socialization are attained in many ways such as praise, reward, recognition, renewal ceremonies, experience, and storytelling (Little Bear 5). This again is different than the Western view in that because it is absolute, there is little room for change (Little Bear 6). Little Bear and Johnson both touch on a multitude of the same material leading to the sound conclusion that they would agree with the stances of the