This week we speak to Senior Reseach Fellow of the Ngai Tahu Researcher Centre at Canterbury University, Dr John Reid. Dr Reid is a specialist in economic and social development within an indigenous context with a particular emphasis on New Zealand and Polynesian experiences.

Topics covered include the origins of animism as a term, why it is still useful today, how a river can be your ancestor, what animism looks like today and what it might look like tomorrow.

Show Notes

• Dr Reid's TEDx talk on the Power of Animism

Dr Reid's recommendations for further study:

• Tim Ingold
• An interview with Tim Ingold
• Rane Willerslev
• An article by Rane Willerslev