Buch, Englisch, 312 Seiten, Format (B × H): 193 mm x 233 mm, Gewicht: 546 g
Issues Involving Indigenous Peoples in Canada
Buch, Englisch, 312 Seiten, Format (B × H): 193 mm x 233 mm, Gewicht: 546 g
ISBN: 978-0-19-903344-7
Verlag: Oxford University Press
An inclusive and interdisciplinary exploration of current issues involving Indigenous Peoples in Canada - with a view to the future.
This thought-provoking, contributed collection by leading scholars is an indispensable resource for understanding contemporary issues involving Indigenous Peoples in Canada, such as modern treaty relationships, cultural resurgence, and critical examinations of gender and sexuality.
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- Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Soziologie von Migranten und Minderheiten
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Amerikanische Geschichte
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein
- Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Minderheiten, Interkulturelle & Multikulturelle Fragen
Weitere Infos & Material
- Table of Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Contributors
- Introduction
- Gina Starblanket and David Long
- Understanding the Crises in the Current Relations between Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Peoples in Canada
- Honouring Diverse Indigenous Knowledge
- Interrogating the Ways, Means, and Framings of Colonialism
- Concluding Remarks
- Chapter 1: Crises of Relationship: The Role of Treaties in Contemporary Indigenous-Settler Relations
- Gina Starblanket
- Introduction
- Reviewing the Contested Terrain of Relationship
- Demythologizing Treaties
- Relational Understanding
- Are Treaties Relevant, and to Whom?
- For a Better Future
- Discussion Questions
- Recommended Reading
- Notes
- Chapter 2: The "Canada Problem" in Indigenous Politics
- David Newhouse and Yale Belanger
- Introduction
- Indigenous Peoples and Canada
- The Colonial Legacy
- Addressing the "Indian Problem" in the Second Half of the Twentieth Century
- Addressing the "Canada Problem"
- The Push for Indigenous Self-Government
- The Penner Report, 1983
- Into the Twenty-First Century
- Concluding Remarks on a Way Forward
- Discussion Questions
- Recommended Reading
- Additional Resources
- Notes
- Chapter 3: Nishnaabeg Brilliance as Radical Resurgence Theory
- Leanne Betasamosake Simpson
- Biiskabiyang and Flight
- Nishnaabewin as Grounded Normativity
- Discussion Questions
- Recommended Reading
- Recommended Resources
- Notes
- Chapter 4: Colonialism, Gender Violence, and the Making of the Canadian State
- Heidi Kiiwetinepinesiik Stark
- Domesticity and the Construction of Indigenous Deviancy
- Marking Indigenous Bodies for Death
- Freezing Indigenous Identity in the Past
- Conclusion
- Discussion Questions
- Recommended Reading
- Additional Resources
- Notes
- Chapter 5: Piecing Together Modern Treaty Politics in the Yukon
- Lianne Marie Leda Charlie
- Introduction
- Modern Treaty Politics in the Yukon
- Critiques and Concerns
- Conclusion
- Discussion Questions
- Recommended Reading
- Additional Resources
- Chapter 6: "The Place Where the Hearts Gather": Against Damage-Centred Narratives of Urban Indigeneity
- Dallas Hunt
- Introduction
- Historical and Literary Contexts
- Indigenous (Re)Framings of "Urban Indigeneity"
- Methodology
- Resurgent Indians
- Conclusion
- Discussion Questions
- Recommended Reading
- Notes
- Chapter 7: Why Calgary isn't Métis Territory: Jigging Towards an Ethic of Reciprocal Visiting
- Daniel Voth and Jessie Loyer
- Introduction
- Who Are the Métis?
- Being in a Place Does Not Make It Yours
- How to Jig in Treaty 7 While Being a Good Guest
- Towards an Ethic of Reciprocal Visiting, or, How Not to Be an Asshole Outside Your Territory
- Conclusion
- Discussion Questions
- Recommended Reading
- Notes
- Chapter 8: Transforming Toxic Indigenous Masculinity: A Critical Indigenous Masculinities and Indigenous Film Studies Approach to Drunktown's Finest
- Renae Watchman and Robert Alexander Innes
- Introduction
- Critical Indigenous Masculinities
- Indigenous Film Studies
- Drunktown's Finest
- Discussion Questions
- Recommended Reading
- Notes
- Chapter 9: Foundations: First Nation and Métis Families
- Kim Anderson and Jessica Ball
- Introduction
- Foundations: Kinship and Historical Indigenous Societies
- Dismantling the Foundation
- First Nation and Métis Families Today
- Putting the Pieces Back Together
- Conclusion
- Acknowledgments
- Discussion Questions
- Recommended Reading
- Additional Resources
- Notes
- Chapter 10: Terminating Canada's Failed System of Injustice: Unmasking Colonialism, Redefining Relationships, and Re-establishing Balance
- Lisa Monchalin and Olga Marques
- Introduction: The Continued Failure of the Canadian Criminal Justice System
- The Mass Incarceration and Disproportionate Victimization of Indigenous Peoples
- The Colonizing Approach to Justice: Police, Courts, and Corrections
- Colonial Continuity and Participatory Criminal Justice Programming
- Indigenous Peoples and Sentencing Initiatives
- Structurally Racist Criminal Justice System
- The Way Forward: Re-establishing Peace, Friendship, and Indigenous Systems of Justice
- Discussion Questions
- Recommended Reading
- Additional Resources
- Notes
- Chapter 11: All Our Relations: Indigenous Perspectives on Environmental Issues in Canada
- Deborah McGregor
- Introduction
- Indigenous Concepts of Environment: All of Creation
- Indigenous Legal Traditions and Environmental Responsibilities
- Historical Context: Dispossession of Lands and the Environmental Crisis
- Increasing Indigenous Control in Environmental Governance
- Reconciliation with the Natural World
- Moving Forward: Nation-to-Nation Relationships
- Discussion Questions
- Recommended Reading
- Additional Resources
- Notes
- Chapter 12: Learning from Indigenous Knowledge in Education
- Jan Hare and Sara Florence Davidson
- Introduction
- The Role of Indigenous Knowledge in Traditional Education
- Colonizing Indigenous Knowledge in Education
- The Intergenerational Legacy of Residential Schooling
- Creating Space for Indigenous Knowledge in Education Today
- The Way Ahead
- Discussion Questions
- Recommended Reading
- Additional Resources
- Notes
- Chapter 13: Moosehide Tanning and Wellness in the North
- Mandee McDonald
- Introduction
- Self-Location
- Method
- Land-Based Education
- Interview with Stephanie Poole
- Interview with Cheyanna Fraser
- On-the-Land Programming
- Obstacles and Opportunities
- Conclusion
- Discussion Questions
- Additional Resources
- Notes
- Chapter 14: Enacting Reconciliation
- Joyce Green
- Introduction: The Formation of the TRC
- Colonialism Then and Now
- Recognition, Remorse, Restitution, Reconciliation
- Enacting Reconciliation
- Ignorance, Myth, and Memory
- Reconciliation: Really?
- Discussion Questions
- Recommended Reading
- Notes
- Imagining New Futures: A Concluding Dialogue
- Glossary
- References
- Index
