Four Arrows
Restoring the Kinship Worldview
Four Arrows
Restoring the Kinship Worldview
Meet Four Arrows and Discover His Legacy of Indigenous Activism
Scholar, author, activist, and traditional Indigenous worldview advocate — Four Arrows is internationally recognized for his work on decolonizing and Indigenizing minds and systems; restoring our original Kinship Worldview.
Learn More About Restoring the Kinship Worldview
Read the Introduction to the book, Restoring the Kinship Worldview: Indigenous Voices Introduce 28 Precepts for Rebalancing Life on Planet Earth. Watch videos. Co-authored with Darcia Narvaez.
Download the Worldview Chart by Four Arrows
Download a free Worldview Chart by Four Arrows. Participate in the Worldview Literacy Project's 90 Day Self or Group Study and Survey. The chart is also available in Spanish and German.
Author and Contributor to 23 Books and More
Discover Four Arrows' books and chapter contributions. This page also features article publications and links.
Read the many endorsements for his works here.
All Our Relations - The Gratitude Deck by Four Arrows
52 Gratitude Practices Rooted in Indigenous Ecological Wisdom for Kinship with the Earth – Pre-Order Your Gratitude Deck, Available March 10, 2026
From Indigenous author, scholar, and activist Four Arrows (Wahinkpe Topa)—cultivate your own earth-based gratitude practice with this 52- card oracle deck.
For readers of Robin Wall Kimmerer, Rae Diamond, Jessica Hernandez, and Sherri Mitchell
All Our Relations, a 52-card oracle deck, guides readers through a nature-based gratitude practice rooted in the Indigenous worldview. Author Four Arrows (Wahinkpe Topa) invites you to realign your heart and mind with the natural world—to reconnect to your truest self and the more-than-human world, and to move in kinship with the plants and animals that nourish and sustain all of life. This deck offers:
- Myths from 52 Unique Indigenous Nations
- A supporting guidebook to help you deepen your experience and understanding
- 52 woodblock-inspired plant and animal illustrations
This is the first card deck to honor the critical role that sentient non-human beings play in maintaining the ecological balance on Mother Earth through the lens of First Nations cosmologies. Whether you’re a spiritual seeker, nature lover, or mindfulness practitioner, this groundbreaking offering will reroot you in a sacred, healing awareness that has the power to bring new spiritual insights, daily wonders, and interconnected kinship to your life.
The Worldview Chart by Four Arrows
Twenty-eight of these 50 precepts of our Dominant and Indigenous/Kinship Worldview are explored in the book by Darcia Narvaez and Four Arrows, Restoring Our Kinship Worldview: Indigenous Voices Introduce 28 Precepts for Rebalancing Life on Planet Earth
Read the Introduction to Restoring the Kinship Worldview here.
Find the Spanish and German translations of the chart at the Worldview Literacy Projec
What Thought Leaders Are Saying...
"Four Arrows provides a path to the future—a path of peace—with signposts from the Indigenous worldview that recognizes our interconnectedness as members of one Earth family."
— Vandana Shiva, scholar, physicist, activist, and recipient of the Alternative Nobel Peace Prize
"Four Arrows provides a quintessential critique of how modern society’s collective departure from Indigenous consciousness has led to the wholesale exploitation of nature. He offers a compelling call to return to the Indigenous mind as a vital path for our survival."
— Greg Cajete, author of Native Science and Look to the Mountain
"With his characteristic insight, Four Arrows reminds us that our interconnectedness with all of creation is the source of the courage we need to act on behalf of Mother Earth—Indigenous and non-Indigenous alike."
— Waziyatawin, Dakota author and activist
"Four Arrows continues to open our eyes to the possibility of a new society, one rooted in the empirical wisdom of thousands of years."
— Rebecca Adamson, Founder and President of First Peoples Worldwide
"With grace and honesty, Four Arrows teaches us about our human capacities, reconnects us with ancestral wisdom, and shares traditional ways to heal ourselves. He inspires us to be fearless and rejoin the Earth community."
— Darcia Narvaez, author of Neurobiology and the Development of Human Morality and co-author of Restoring the Kinship Worldview
"Four Arrows brings us life-sustaining ways of knowing—essential for nourishment and survival."
— Bruce H. Lipton, author of The Biology of Belief
"Penetrating, fearless, and practical—Four Arrows offers a way to create a better world before it's too late."
— Thom Hartmann, syndicated talk show host and author of The Last Hours of Ancient Sunlight
"Four Arrows reminds us that today’s grim prognosis for life on Earth stems from forgetting what traditional societies knew—and what surviving ones still recognize."
— Noam Chomsky, author of more than 120 books
"Four Arrows is a visionary, a dreamer, and a truth-teller. He addresses real-world problems while radiating a peaceful truth. For those willing to listen and think in new ways, he is a gentle-hearted and wise guide."
— Heidi Maston, Editor of International Journal of Science and global education consultant
"Four Arrows offers a fundamental and welcome shift in how education builds character."
— Vine Deloria Jr., author of Spirit and Reason and other seminal works
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