| Periodical Title | APA Newsletter on American Indians in Philosophy |
| Author(s) | Anne Waters |
| Editor(s) | Anne Waters; V.F. Cordova |
| Abstract | This essay explores the metaphysics of identity and interstitial being, particularly in relation to the author’s own complex personal and cultural identity as a Seminole woman. It discusses the cognitive dissonance that can arise from category blending and identity shifts, as well as the new meanings and identities that can emerge from these interstices. The author reflects on her multivalent identity through voices of poet, philosopher, lawyer, and indigenous person, examining how these voices shift depending on context. She ties her identity to history, place, land, and community, emphasizing the importance of geographical spaces in Indigenous concepts of self. The essay argues that unity and identity arise from the relaxations of weavings and blendings in the “Land of Uncertainty” where being comes into being. It advocates for an embrace of hybridity and complexity in identity over discrete racial and cultural categories. This content was generated by artificial intelligence using the text of the original work. |
| Pages | 9-17 |
| Volume | 00 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Published Keywords | identity, indigenous, interstitial, metaphysics, place, land, hybridity This content was generated by artificial intelligence using the text of the original work. |
| Date Published | Spring 2001 |
| ISBN/ISSN | 1067-9464 |
| URL | https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.apaonline.org/resource/collection/13B1F8E6-0142-45FD-A626-9C4271DC6F62/AmericanIndiansV00n2.pdf |
| Google Scholar link | https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5&q=Ontology+of+Identity+and+Interstitial+Being&btnG= |
| Open Access? | Yes |
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