Blackstock, C. (2024). The Breath of Life: First Nations Knowledge. Ottawa: ON: First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada.
The Breath of Life: First Nations Knowledge (PDF, 308MB)
This information sheet summarizes a First Nations "theory of everything" for social sciences, in contrast to western-based theories and colonial ways of thinking. The Breath of Life theory draws several essential parallels from western physics: 1) the confirmation of multiple dimensions of reality 2) the interconnectedness of time and space 3) the idea that we are all made of stars and 4) any serious theoretical development requires a collective effort across time. The Breath of Life Theory is intended to be built on by others so it can better capture the richness of First Nations ontologies.