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APA NewslettersSpring 2001
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American contributors to the new book of American Indian Philosophy, |
The second annual meeting of the American Indian Philosophy Association (AIPA) was held in
Albuquerque April 5-8, as part of the larger 74th annual Pacific Division American
Philosophical Association conference.
Although one of the exciting things about Native American philosophy is that it is a lived
philosophy, requirements of the American Philosophical Association, of which AIPA is a
sub-group, means that AIPA members need Ph.D.s, good academic credentials, and the ability
to "write academic."
AIPA has two ground breaking book projects scheduled for publication in 2001. The first is
a multicultural book, with African American and Native American authors, aimed at
redefining the whole field of American philosophy.
The second book, scheduled for publication in the spring of 2001, is a reader on American
Indian philosophy, intended for use with Native and non-Native philosophy students nation
wide. The text book covers an array of philosophical topics authored by Native writers,
including elder/mentor Vine Deloria, Jr.
Present at the conference as senior American Indian philosopher, Deloria told the
attendees, "I think all of you in the whole room have got to recognize that there's a
glass ceiling. Unless you deal with really substantial concepts and break through that,
white racism's not going to let you go too far with any of this. So you have to be very
clever in how you're going to be involved with any levels too deep for them to
understand."
He concluded by saying, "I'm very pleased, and it's really worth the trip stopping by
here to see young people doing so well and grappling with these kinds of issues."
FMI and AIPA: Anne Waters at brendam234@aol.com.