"On Indigenous Inhumanities": Mark Minch-de Leon in conversation with Krushil Watene

This event is a part of our "Philosophies of the South" series.

Indigenous philosophies guide how we live, act, and relate. Mark Minch-de Leon and Krushil Watene discuss Māori and Indigenous traditions of knowledge, ethics, and relationality that confront colonial frameworks. They explore how these practices shape community, resist injustice, and offer pathways for decolonial futures.

Mark Minch-de Leon is Professor of Indigenous Studies at the University of California, Riverside and the director of the California Center for Native Nations (CCNN). He works at the intersections of Indigenous Studies, Rhetorical Theory, and Narrative and Visual Studies. His forthcoming book Indigenous Inhumanities: California Indian Studies After the Apocalypse has been published by University of Minnesota Press as part of the Indigenous Americas series in Fall 2025.

Krushil Watene is Professor of Philosophy at the Massey University in Auckland, New Zealand. Her work include theories of well-being, development, and justice (particularly the capability approach), intergenerational justice, and Indigenous philosophy.

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