#jagenagenon

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Finally, Indigenous property conceptions reflect Indigenous belief systems, which are rooted in the divine interconnectedness of all things in the universe. This concept is referred to in Potawatomi as “Jagenagenon” (“for all my relations,” literally) and is similarly captured in Indigenous theologies across the continent and the globe.

Angela R. Riley in Harvard Law Review. Before Mine!: Indigenous Property Rights for Jagenagenon

Mine!: How The Hidden Rules Of Ownership Control Our Lives. By Michael Heller and James Salzman. New York, N.Y.:Doubleday. 2021.

Riley: "My primary objective in this Review is to use Mine! as a jumping-off point to introduce and then contrast its central tenets with an Indigenous property perspective."

Most of the time my eyes glaze over attempting to read legal writing. Not so here. The article has broad relevance and is a delightful read.