Viola Cordova
Viola Cordova (October 20, 1937 – November 2, 2002) was a philosopher, artist, author, and member of the Jicarilla Apache tribe. She was one of the first Native American women to earn a PhD in philosophy.[1][2]
Early life
[edit]Viola Cordova grew up in Taos, New Mexico; her father was a member of the Jicarilla Apache tribe, and her mother was Hispanic.[3] She earned her bachelor's degree from Idaho State University, and her MA and PhD in philosophy from the University of New Mexico.
Career
[edit]She served with Anne Waters as co-editor of the American Philosophical Association's Newsletter on American Indians in Philosophy from its inception in 2001 until her death.[4]
In his book, What Has No Place, Remains, Nicholas Shrubsole notes that "Viola Cordova reminds us that the act of listening to understand cannot be premised upon the desire to see a distortion of one’s self."[5]
Death and legacy
[edit]Cordova died on November 2, 2002.[6] After her death, the University of New Mexico named an annual lecture series in her honor.[7]
Works
[edit]- Conceptual frameworks as a source of cultural distinctions (Master's thesis, University of New Mexico, 1985)
- The concept of monism in Navajo thought (PhD dissertation, University of New Mexico, 1992)
- How It Is: A Native American Creation Story by V. F. Cordova (Center for Applied Studies in American Ethnicity, Colorado State University, 1994)
- Who We Are: An Exploration of Identity by V. F. Cordova (Center for Applied Studies in American Ethnicity, Colorado State University, 1994)
- Hearing Other Voices: A Series of Talks and Lectures by Viola Cordova, PhD (Colorado State University, 1995)
- Cordova, V. F. (2007). How It Is: The Native American Philosophy of V. F. Cordova. Edited by Kathleen Dean Moore, Kurt Peters, Ted Jojola, and Amber Lacy. Tucson: University of Arizona Press. ISBN 978-0-8165-2649-9. OCLC 137331382.
References
[edit]- ^ Waters, Anne (Spring 2003). "Letter from the Editor" (PDF). The American Philosophical Association. 2 (2): 1. ISSN 1067-9464. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
- ^ Piccolo, Samuel (2023). "From Navajo Holy Wind to Spinoza's Divine Nature: Viola Cordova's Comparative Approach to Indigenous Thought". The Journal of Politics. 85 (4): 1444–1456. doi:10.1086/723993. ISSN 0022-3816. S2CID 256290020.
- ^ Moore, Kathleen Dean (2007). How It Is: The Native American Philosophy of V.F. Cordova. University of Arizona Press. ISBN 9780816526499.
- ^ "APA Newsletter on American Indians in Philosophy" (PDF). APA Newsletter on American Indians in Philosophy: 1. Spring 2001.
- ^ Shrubsole, Nicholas (2019). What has no place, remains : the challenges for Indigenous religious freedom in Canada today. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. p. 187. ISBN 978-1-4875-2344-2. OCLC 1089980159.
- ^ "Viola Cordova Papers, Center for Southwest Research, University of New Mexico". Rocky Mountain Online Archive. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
- ^ "Native American Studies marks 50th anniversary". UNM Newsroom. Archived from the original on January 27, 2021. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
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