The discourse of the Anthropocene and posthumanism: Indigenous peoples and local communities.

This article focuses on expanding the discourse of the Anthropocene—the current epoch of human-induced planetary change—by centering the cosmologies, knowledge systems, and lived experiences of Indigenous peoples and local communities (IPLCs). It highlights IPLCs’ special, reciprocal relationships with their ancestral lands and the natural world, which are essential to their cultural survival and identity but often marginalized in dominant Anthropocene narratives rooted in Eurocentric philosophy, colonialism, and capitalism. The article advocates for incorporating IPLCs’ onto-epistemologies through the concept of posthumanism, which decouples human dominance and recognizes the agency of land and non-human beings, thereby offering alternative frameworks for understanding and addressing global environmental crises. Drawing on ethnographic research and decolonizing methodologies, the contributors emphasize the need to listen to IPLCs’ voices in environmental discourse and decision-making to foster more equitable and sustainable planetary stewardship.