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"Dancing Indigenous Worlds: Choreographies of Relation" by Jacqueline Shea Murphy is a comprehensive exploration of contemporary Indigenous dance. The book emphasizes the importance of relationality in Indigenous dance works and challenges Westernized approaches to scholarship. Shea Murphy, a settler scholar, aims to conduct ethical, community-based research that is generative rather than exploitative. The book includes personal narratives, conversations with Indigenous choreographers, and place-based experiential learning practices. It offers valuable insights into Indigenous dance practices and invites readers to consider their own relationships to the performances they witness. [Extracted from the article]