Author of 24 books and numerous chapters, articles, peer-reviewed papers, and keynotes and the subject of a book by R.M. Fisher entitled Fearless Engagement of Four Arrows: A True Story of an Indigenous Based Social Transformer. Four Arrows ( Wahinkpe Topa) is internationally known for his work in cognitive anthropology ( worldview studies) , education, critical theory, and wellness.
He is now core faculty at Antioch University’s online Ed.D. in Educational and Professional Practice. He is proud to be part of the educational team maintaining the progressive legacy of Antioch’s original founder, Horace Mann.
Four Arrows and Darcia Narvaez are nominated for the 2024 Grawemeyer Award in Psychology . This pertains to their work in their new book Restoring The Kinship Worldview
In 2018, The Chicago Wisdom Project, selected Four Arrows's book, Teaching Truly A Curriculum to Indigenize Mainstream Education, as one of the top twenty education books of all time along side such distinguished authors as Neil Postman, Paulo Freire, John Dewey and others.
Four Arrows's work provides a path to the future, a path of peace, with signposts from Indigenous world views that recognize that we are interconnected and are all members of one Earth family. Our highest duty, our Dharma , is living in harmony with all our relations." -Vandana Shiva ,
Physicist, recipient of the Alternative Nobel Peace Prize, the Right Livelihood Award, author of over 20 books,
"Outstanding scholarship...giant first steps toward the goal in the truthful and constructive understanding of Indigenous Worldview."- Daniel R. Wildcat
Professor of American Indian Studies, Haskell Indian Nations University
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The new film release , Touche reveals the importance of learning hypnosis and overcoming fears to achieve an “improbable” drea, the this new movie just opened in theatres throughout Europe and Brazil. It is about Nathalie Moelhausen, the Olympic fencer representing Brazil who at 35 won the 2019 world champion.https://olympics.com/en/news/nathalie-moellhausen-mind-over-matter
I served as an early teacher/coach. She was 265th in the world when she came to me with the vision of becoming the world champion. The daughter of a good friend, I volunteered to take her on. On the movie poster you will see me in my deer skins and with feather doing a ceremony next to Paco, the MaCaw I always had with me.
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Since I helped her overcome her fears in part with stand-up paddling through risky white-water ocean passages, she wrote a thank you to me on a surf board:
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I try to work with all my mentees in ways that help them learn to overcome apprehensions and the oppressive hegemony that faces us all. I thought this a good time to share with many who engage mutual teaching and learning from one another with me.
Writings from the DAPL Standing Rock camp Oct and Nov 2016
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http://www.truth-out.org/speakout/item/39504-february-22-at-standing-rock-a-last-beginning
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http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/39600-after-the-raid-standing-rock-lives-on-as-a-model-for-peaceful-resistance
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http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/38008-is-standing-rock-the-oil-industry-s-last-stand-it-s-up-to-us-to-make-it-so
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http://www.opednews.com/articles/From-Standing-Rock-Today-by-Four-Arrows-Protest-Civil-Disobedience_Standing-Rock_Standing-Rock-Defenders-161109-331.htm
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http://www.opednews.com/articles/Standing-Rock-and-Sitting-by-Four-Arrows-Dakota-Access-Pipeline_Indigenous-Cultures_Indigenous-Peoples_Native-American-161023-915.html
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http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/38471-police-unleash-water-cannons-concussion-grenades-and-rubber-bullets-in-standing-rock
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http://www.truth-out.org/speakout/item/38350-a-veteran-s-day-dispatch-from-standing-rock
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http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/38558-the-loving-contagion-of-courage-veterans-standing-for-standing-rock
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