![BanffEvents](/img/default-banner.jpg)
- 9
- 216 402
BanffEvents
Приєднався 17 лют 2010
Banff Centre Talks: Maggie MacDonald
As a NGO campaigner, but also a musician and playwright, Maggie MacDonald has one foot firmly planted in the world of making activism possible, while the other stands in the dreamworld of theatrical collaboration, that creates art out of the impossible. While the fields may seem disparate, in both MacDonald approaches and explores the same questions about community, environment, and human values. The acclaimed writer, artist, and activist shares stories and insights about leading change and creating art over the course of her chimeric career.
Переглядів: 729
Відео
Indigenous Knowledge and Western Science: Contrasts and Similarities Panel Discussion
Переглядів 12 тис.9 років тому
Despite variations, can different forms of knowledge learn from each other without being taught in opposition or in isolation? Indigenous academics Leroy Little Bear, Dr. Gregory Cajete and Rob Cardinal examine how to create rich learning experiences by infusing traditional Indigenous knowledge with Western physics and astronomy. These esteemed panel members are moderated by science broadcaster...
Indigenous Knowledge and Western Science: Rob Cardinal Talk
Переглядів 7 тис.9 років тому
Astronomer Rob Cardinal outlines how the idea of everything being inter-related is becoming more of a discussion in western science recently (albeit quietly), but has been talked about for millennia in Indigenous thought. Cardinal, a research associate at the University of Calgary and Executive Director of The First Light Institute, was speaking to an attentive audience at The Banff Centre as p...
Indigenous Knowledge and Western Science: Dr. Gregory Cajete Talk
Переглядів 38 тис.9 років тому
Dr. Gregory Cajete, Director of Native American Studies at the University of New Mexico, explains how Indigenous physicists not only observe the world, but participate in it with all his or her sensual being because everything in native thought is “alive” with energy. Cajete was speaking to an attentive audience at The Banff Centre as part of the Indigenous Knowledge and Western Science: Contra...
Indigenous Knowledge and Western Science: Dr. Leroy Little Bear Talk
Переглядів 81 тис.9 років тому
Indigenous academic Leroy Little Bear compares the foundational base of Blackfoot knowledge to quantum physics to an attentive audience at The Banff Centre as part of the Indigenous Knowledge and Western Science: Contrasts and Similarities event. Leroy Little Bear is a member of the Blood Tribe of the Blackfoot Confederacy. He has served as a legal and constitutional advisor to the Assembly of ...
Mont-Blanc Speed Flying
Переглядів 56 тис.14 років тому
Trailer from film included on the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour
Committed 2: Walk of Life
Переглядів 7 тис.14 років тому
Trailer from film included on the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour
A Little Bit Monogolian
Переглядів 51414 років тому
Trailer from film included on the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour
Danza Cuba
Переглядів 14 тис.14 років тому
For more info: www.banffcentre.ca/events/presenting/2010/0327_lizt_alfonso_dance.aspx Cubas most popular dance company, List Alfonso Dance Cuba, is a uniquely Cuban, all-female dance company that melds Afro-Cuban and Spanish traditions with ballet, accompanied by sizzling live Cuban music. Renowned for their sheer technical finesse, precision, and unanimity, Lizt Alfonso Dance Cuba also exudes ...
You're trying to legitimize religious thinking by calling it science. Nothing new here.
This is so innate. I feel sad that the Western cultures have largely lost these basic knowledges of connection
Grip strength is crazy
beautiful.
Talk to the fish 😄. 😅😂 My sweet lord open his eyes so that he could focus on you. The creator of the universe 🙏💖
This is so bad its not even wrong. This is the first time I have heard a person speak for 20 minutes without saying anything. 👎
We are here by chance 😅. Just appeared crazy. Unbelief of the creator will take you there. I'll be praying for this old man. 🙏😊
you are a bleuff.
Nice talk, Rob! It's a big challenge to explain elements of physics and astronomy, cosmology, and solar system evolution to a general audience, in such a way that you actually connect with them, and they feel that they've caught what you're getting at. You hit a nice note; I hope the attendees at that event enjoyed it.
A rambling incoherent lecture that absolutely did not "resonate" with me. Given that Indigenous Knowledge is so valuable, and that elders maintain that a person who abuses drugs and alcohol cannot hold traditional knowledge, why of why do so many young natives gravitate to the downward spiral substance use? I'm willing to consider the evidence that Native Science is not an oxymoron; alas Dr. Gregory Cajete hasn't proved diddly-squat. How, for instance, would natives know about fractals? Fractals can only be seen throught the aid of powerful computers - technology they have appropriated from the White Man. How can star gazers contribute to modern Astronomy if they never invented a telescope?
Over the past 10,000 years, did the "constant flux" of traditional Indigenous Knowledge ever come up with the concepts of the wheel? written language? sewage treatment? water purification? Dr. Leroy Little Bear is so full of BS I can smell him through my computer screen.
Good grief,,,,,,I am stunned at such a level of gibbrish,,,,, we are all in deep trouble.
Thank You So Very Much.
Science has no cultural or other such predicates. It is a. methodology, free from such limitations. incorporation of them is a denial of rational thought and the true and unlimited pursuit of knowledge.
I agree with some points and disagree with others. I think science absolutely needs lots of perspectives and ways of understanding it, but to say that scientists haven't found anti particles for known particles yet because they don't deal with the notion of spirit kind of doesn't make any sense. If anyone knows how that makes sense please let me know because I am a little confused. Is it a metaphorical spirit or a literal one, because if it is a literal one, spirits aren't real and have little to no place in scientific discussion.
@@Gaiandreamer Dark matter has to do with gravitation effect it has on regular matter.
Lmao what a load...
Hard to blame him for attacking open inquiry, it is very threatening to his obscure arguments.
It was established by science years ago that the presence of the observer changes the outcome.
His is one of the best talks I've heard in decades.
Very interesting speech ,Sir.
Chii Miigwich, thank you, I'm doing my research as an Annishinaabe Artist/Educator and finding the words to place in my paper, this is what I need to hear! We cannot put words into what we feel, but we know that we know! This is what my Kookum taught me...
Western science yes is based on hypothesis, and reductionism. That is fine for an inquiring mind. But does this justify spending billions of dollars on supercolliders to find that “unified field”. What is being referred to as Indigenous Science is about resonance with the world around and within us, and how that relates to sustainability and balance. Which one might be most beneficial for our planet, for all the entities who live here in a tapestry of interdependence, and for us humans.
Thank you! I resonate with the indigenous world view and now I have a better understanding why.
Beyond the raving tosh with "indigenous science", this guy doesn't seem to know physics -- see the very tentative "explanations" that he gives of special relativity -- or the history of physics. I can understand Freudian slips, but to be a physicist and not remember "photoelectric effect"? Or talk about Einstein's special relativity and quantum mechanics like some sort of Deepak-Chopra-like crackpot... Give me a break!
Equating anima "spirituality" with quantum physics is more than "a little bit off the rocker". Native's may have looked to the sky wondering why the Thunder God was apparently mad at them, however comma, to assert that they ever came up with an answer is frankly absurd. Pre-historic man was astute enough to be awed about the motion/flux of nearly everything in nature, but that didn't make him Einstein as Mr Little Bear would have you believe. Utter hogswallop.
There is no technology without science but there is science without technology. Einstein's work shows gravity is not a force, it is matter following the geometry of space. Like so much of what you do, this is my least favorite talk from you. Math was fundamental to Einstien not secondary, was the one subjects his entire life he aced, language was what he struggled with. This does not change Indigenous culture/science has true value and produces facts on par with Western Science. I am just passionate about physics and don't think you mean to misinform but unfortunately have on a couple points.
@@richardhead9818oh look another small WYTE “man” who can’t handle his own biases being called out. Grow up settler man. You’re in our world now! 😎
We need to use science applications in the form of nano bio bots in this scientists (context: divulging into the unknown as he said) brain... and keep it alive..... so he can continue his philosophic observational explorations into the unknowns.
There is not more than one science. Science is a methodology snf not a fixed series of beliefs. Factually based conclusions are its sole foundation.
Science is a methodology, an approach, if you will, based on the objective pursuit of fact. It has no linguistic, cultural or racial predicates and this is what makes it wonderful. It knows no such biases or prejudices.
If only that were true
To be human is to have predicates and biases. Science is created by humans, therefore……
In an ideal world - the institutions of science are abject to social constructs not too unlike the church
Read: Bruno Latour - We Have Never Been Modern. You'll find that the practice of science is heavily influenced by a network of "social" factors (Latour avoids the use of abstractions like 'culture' and 'social', which you might like). There are a myriad of ontological assumptions in science, the most evident being the subject-object divide which is absent in indigenous knowledge. The subject-object relation is deterministic of the functions and interests of so-called "objective" science. I hope you will read into this because it's crucial to separate ourselves from the assumptions of Cartesian-influenced enlightenment, rather than to separate mind and body; self and other.
Oh boy youre naive arent you
Damn Gregory you have no chill!
Communist subversion of western exceptionalism. This guy is smiling as he digs his own grave.
we definitely need more Communist Subversion
Wish I could down vote this more than once.
Why? WTF?🤦♂️🤷♂️ The way I see it, what Dr Little Bear is talking about is relevant to what we need to consider in order to better adhere to our constitution, and bring us back from the brink of collapse.
The United States of America is not a democracy; The United States of America is a constitutional republic founded on natural law nomocracy. "For the American The Law is King." - Thomas Paine From: "Common Sense" January 10th 1776 The Declaration of Independence specifies this law to be natural law philosophy, as it quote John Locke almost verbatim, from the point where it reads "we hold these truths to be self-evident..." After the Articles of Confederation failed miserably, United States of America adopted a system of government based upon the Iroquois Constitution. This was confirmed unanimously by an act of Congress, during the Reagan Administration" under HR 331 100th Congress second session 1988 It was conservative radio commentator Paul Harvey, himself, who brought this fact to the attention of the American people, and our government. "Roll back the darkness we've been blind for far too long in this socialist Communist democracy Well it can't be right when it's all wrong." - Robbie Romero From the song Heartbeat ua-cam.com/video/9RxtaDzJOhY/v-deo.html
😂
You are definitely NOT a scientist! Great start to a lesson in non-science. You do not understand science and practice non-fact, non-knowledge based "ways of knowing". If a person is of English heritage, they should expand knowledge by looking for tree spirits. If Norwegian, they should expand their knowledge by discussing trolls. The behavior of quantum particles does not transfer to macro behaviors - every physicist knows this. Sincerity and the desire to value First Nations people does not mean you should bring folkish ideas into science teaching. You are leading OISIE students to ignorance. I hope they do not become science teachers.
MAORI TIKANGA AND PAKEHA SCIENCE BUT TIKANGA WOULD LEAD THE WAY THEN PAKEHA WOULD STILL STEAL THE LAND IF THEYRE CUT BACK GETTING TOGETHER WOULD BE USELESS MATUAKORE MURUPARA
Yeah, you're right. Everything looks kinda similar if you squint hard enough and know nothing about whatever it is you're looking at.
Thank you so much this is an amazing talk that more People outside of the 1st nations need to hear and understand that civilized world is not all of humanity and far from the best possibly the worst of it
Indigenous Knowledge has great ideologies and perspectives to preserve Earth.
I just want my ass fucked
This Man is a Charlton, he clearly doesn't understand the Scientific Method or Einstein's work at all. It is not Western Science, its Science. that's Racist!
Oh, if reality were so simple, we'd have it all figured out. Science is useful, but not authoritative on all life and knowledge. The scientific method is very good at getting us focused, empirical evidence, but very limited at getting a broad view on reality and how the world works. Perhaps try reading Nietzsche, Khun, and McPherson (Native American philosophy) to get what I mean. UA-cam argumentation can be trite. Littlebear's argument is that there are different ways to get to truths, and that western science is currently tunnel visioning (and look at the state of our natural ecosystems... we are fucking things up even with all this great technological science).
@@ACofOntario , you are mixing philosophy and science. Just FYI they are separate things.
ACofOntario There are different ways to get to the “truth”, only one of them rely on facts and verifiable evidence-only one of them is consistent and always reliable. Only one of them is not based on authority or tradition, but based on follow experimentation and evidence.
@@kenelliott6897 Science emerged from philosophy. Where do you think the idea of verifiable facts comes from? Einstein studied philosophy too, and used it to expand his idea of science.
@@DarthAlphaTheGreat Indigenous knowledge functions in a similar way but built on thousands of years of trial and error in isolated situations and geographic regions. Your idea of truth is resting on an assumption of stagnant unchanging 'being', while missing the idea that things change ie. 'becoming'. Truth for being doesn't entail truth for becoming. @ACofOntario's suggestion to read more, I have to agree with, especially Nietzsche who addresses 'becoming' and how truth relates when you factor in change, as opposed to frozen, isolated concepts. The Eskimo and Inuit people don't have 50 words for snow because its fun. The Sto:lo's knowledge on floods along the Fraser River does't exist by accident. The examples are endless, and there is no way western science could come to the same knowledge or comprehensive understanding without the input of indigenous people. Try a different perspective bud, yours is only one.
This is sheer nonsense. He is trying to sell magic as comparable to the scientific method. Explain to me how this is any different from an evangelical talking about creationism, or a Hindu mystic talking about sorcery. This is absolute nonsense. The fact that we are pressured to take this magical superstitious thinking seriously because it's indigenous culture is a joke. Go take Blackfoot "science" and see how many vaccines you come up with. The fact that this religious, superstitious nonsense is taken seriously is a serious problem for education.
69 doses of 16 vaccines before the age of 18? If you asked an immunologist how your immune system is today he couldn't tell you
I'm taking NESC 310 Native Science with Northwest Indian College. It is so amazing to put Native Ways of Knowing into words and be able to articulate them with other students. Thank you! Hanen Cn
and now for some balance: ua-cam.com/video/fymqxJ2ryfg/v-deo.html
I resonate with this!!!❤
How does this not have more views?
Because this is bullshit lol
When Dr. Little Bear says "small measurement' it's also called "weak measurement."
Underrated comment. Thank you, I say, as one who may wish to engage what is said in this video for further research. Search terms are known to have variants in many if not all fields (it seems ubiquitous). It's certainly helpful to be as well-equipped as possible.
There is nothing new under the sun. Thank you Dr. Leroy. As a indigenous person myself from across the world in the North east of India.We come from a similar spectrum of thinking ways. Initially it was metaphysics, now quantum physics. Western knowledge systems should understand that no matter what name you give it, the 'process' as you say it prevails.
@@DarthAlphaTheGreat or, instead of atomizing this dilemma and compartmentalizing metaphysics and physics, we could approach this from Dr. Little Bear's perspective and find a symbiotic, cyclical relationship between metaphysics and physics. Does metaphysics not provide deep, philosophical questions that guide physics, and does physics not use these questions to explore the nature of our reality, thus presenting metaphysical philosophers with more questions? You're right in saying "Physics shouldn't change based on what Metaphysics find [convenient]" but it will change based on the questions posed by metaphysics about scientific discoveries.
I am both indigenous to this side of what is called north America, Canada & tribal African & Aniu. From the conversations I've had with "experts in Science" is their real disjointed relationship to everything. Our current climate crisis is a direct result of linear, not causal thought. There is quite a bit of the old theory of the "subpar thought" of Indigenous or tribal thought.
More likely, you have a defensive, negative mindset towards western culture that animates your ideas and understandings of what science even is. After all, you've made a point of declaring your identity, so obviously you have a lot invested in the ideas and fantasies that surround the "tribal thought" you have declared your fidelity too. This kind of bias distorts your thinking.
@@richardhead9818 ....how do you know that your thinking isn’t distorted by your own world view?...
I agree!
This is native religion not native science. Science is creating a hypothesis that makes predictions and then testing through experimentation. Where are the predictions??? What can you 'do' with this?
North American Native "Science" is a bullshit term to make people feel good. There is no evidence that North American Natives had any Scientific Method by which to create and test a physical hypothesis...then use it to make a generalized theory that is used to PREDICT new outcomes. For example, the Mayan's used astronomical observation to create a calendar used to predict events such as an eclipse.
I encourage you to put more research into this opinion of yours. Maybe spend some time out on the land with indigenous peoples and I guarantee you that you will indeed change your mind.
Precession of the Equinoxes. Recognized by ancient cultures around the world. How do you account for that? Bob?
Read the book. Educate yourself. Seek humility.