| Description |
xiv, 426 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Kanikonriio: power of a good mind / Jake Swamp -- Iroquoian condolence practised on a civic scale / William Woodworth -- Finding our way despite modernity / Gkisedtanamoogk -- The UN declaration on the rights of indigenous peoples: partnerships to advance human rights / Craig Benjamin, Jennifer Preston, and Marie Léger -- Grassy narrows: advocate for mother Earth and its inhabitants / Judy Da Silva -- Contradictions of Canadian colonialism: non-native responses to the six nations reclamation at Caledonia / Tom Keefer -- Winning fishing rights: the successes and challenges of building grassroots relations between the Chippewas of Nawash and their allies / Rick Wallace, Marilyn Struthers, and Rick Cober Bauman -- Picking up the wampum belt as an act of protest / Paula Sherman -- Towards a shared vision: lessons learned from collaboration between first nations and environmental organizations to protect the Great Bear Rainforest and coastal first nations / Merran Smith and Art Sterritt -- Reconciliation in cyberspace? Lessons from turning point: native peoples and newcomers on-line / Victoria Freeman -- Decolonizing art, education, and research in the VIVA Project / Laura Reinsborough and Deborah Barndt -- The Nakwatsvewat Institute, Inc: helping Hopi justice work for Hopi people / Justin B. Richland and Patricia Sekaquaptewa -- 'To lead and to serve': American Indian studies in Virginia / Samuel R. Cook and Karenne Wood |
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A glocality in the making: learning from the experience of resistance of the Secwepemc Watershed committee against Sun Peaks Resort, British Columbia / Thierry Drapeau -- Beyond recognition and coexistence: living together / Lily Pol Neveu -- Indigenous solidarity in an anti-racism framework? A case study of the National Secretariat Against Hate and Racism in Canada (NSAHRC) / Beenash Jafri -- What new relationship? Taking responsiblity for justice and sustainability in British Columbia / Caitlyn Vernon -- Re-envisioning collaborative conservation through indigenous knowledges in Guyana / Tanya Chung Tiam Fook-- From adversaries to allies: forging respectful alliances between indigenous and settler peoples / Adam Baker -- The spirit of relationships: what we have learned about indigenous-non-indigenous alliances and coalitions / Lynne Davis and Heather Yanique Shpuniarsky -- Are white people obsolete? Indigenous knowledge and the colonizing ally in Canada / Kevin Fitzmaurice -- Reflections on the politics of neighbourliness in Aboriginal-white alliance-building from the fishing wars of 1995 / Marilyn Struthers -- The history of a friendship, or some thoughts on becoming allies / Dorothy Christian and Victoria Freeman -- Cross-cultural collaborations: friend or foe? An arts interactive: empowering the individual within the home community and among diverse cultures / Daystar/Rosalie Jones and Ned Bobkoff |
| Summary |
"When Indigenous and non-Indigenous activists work together, what are the ends that they seek, and how do they negotiate their relationships while pursuing social change? Alliances brings together Indigenous and non-Indigenous leaders, activists, and scholars in order to examine their experiences of alliance-building for Indigenous rights and self-determination and for social and environmental justice |
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The contributors, both Indigenous and non-Indigenous, come from diverse backgrounds as community activists and academics. They write from the front lines of struggle, from spaces of reflection rooted in past experiences, and from scholarly perspectives that use emerging theories to understand contemporary instances of alliance. Some contributors reflect on methods of mental decolonization while others use Indigenous concepts of respectful relationships in order to analyze present-day interactions. Most importantly, Alliances delves into the complex political and personal relationships inherent in both Indigenous and non-Indigenous struggles for social justice to provide insights into the tensions and possibilities of Indigenous-non-Indigenous alliance and coalition-building in the early twenty-first century."--Publisher's description |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Indians of North America -- Canada -- Social conditions.
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Indians of North America -- Canada -- Ethnic identity.
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Indians of North America -- Socialization -- Canada.
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| SUBJECT |
Canada -- Race relations.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008114569
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| Author |
Davis, Lynne, 1951-
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| LC no. |
2010513587 |
| ISBN |
9781442640238 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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1442640235 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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9781442609976 (paper : alk. paper) |
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1442609974 (paper : alk. paper) |
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