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Spirituality, Religion, and Indigenous Cosmology

Many religious perspectives try to fit spirituality in their own little box. But spirituality, according to indigenous tradition, cannot fit inside a box. Tom Porter explains Indigenous cosmology as a universe-wide relationship among living beings. He describes creation teachings, Mother Earth, and the belief that animals, rivers, wind, and celestial bodies are relatives within a sacred web of life. About Tom Porter Tom Porter (Sakokwenionkwas) is a Mohawk elder of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy and a member of the Bear Clan from Akwesasne. Raised by traditional elders and fluent in Mohawk language and longhouse teachings, he has spent decades preserving Haudenosaunee spirituality, governance traditions, and cultural knowledge. Porter founded the Kanatsiohareke Mohawk community in New York’s Mohawk Valley and co-founded the Akwesasne Freedom School to support Indigenous language revitalization and cultural education. Highlights “I don't have no religion.” “Spirituality has to be the universe where you live.” “We all relate it to the earth, our mother.” “Everything that lives is part of God.” “It's a power way beyond our comprehension.” #Indigenous #spirituality #cosmology #MotherEarth