Indigenous peoples / Indigeneity Books

Book SynopsisScratching River weaves multiple stories and voices across time to explore the strengths and challenges of the ways in which Métis have created, and continue to create, home through a storied and mobile social geography that is always on the move. The book foregrounds the story of a search for a home for Michelle Porter's older brother, who holds dual diagnoses of schizophrenia and autism, and the abuse he endured at the rural Alberta group home that was supposed to care for him. Interspersed throughout are news clippings about the investigation into 'The Ranch,' the home in question. Métis history is woven between the contemporary stories of the author, her brother, and her mother. As the pieces come together, the book uses the river as a metaphor to suggest that rather than a weakness, the ability to move and move again and to move on has enabled survival, healing, and ongoing reconciliation.Trade ReviewMichelle Porter’s Scratching River is a stunning and ruminative poetic work of creative non-fiction that moves across time, geography, Métis history, and kinship. Porter honours her Métis family and ancestors through past, present, and future poetics. The interwoven narratives wrap around Porter’s mother, Porter’s own story as a daughter and sister, and her relationship with her older brother, who was diagnosed as schizophrenic and autistic, and abused in a rural Alberta group home. Scratching River illustrates the powerful journey of reconciliation, as Porter’s family reconnects amongst their ongoing movement, and relocation to find their way back to the river they share. —Shannon Webb-Campbell, author of Lunar Tides and I Am a Body of Land"In a single sentence, Michelle Porter lets us see her big brother and the river as one—the heart of the telling, tortured, forever in motion, compelling us to follow. This unity, swiftly as it is achieved, is the result of a life spent not just seeing but feeling everything on earth as part of a single being. This is a book of voices: human, animal, water, land, past, present, singing. This is a story of hard truths courageously told. We need it."—Richard Harrison, author of On Not Losing My Father’s Ashes in the Flood and Hockey Poems"Gnarled and knotted, Scratching River is a bricolage of intimate memories, newspaper articles, investigative reports, a century-old memoir, and practical knowledge. It meanders and flows like an old river, burbling and rushing into a story of past and present, human and environment, colonialism and violence, justice and love."—Sonja Boon, author of What the Oceans Remember"Like her astonishing brother does in this book, Michelle Porter takes me by the hand and runs with me into a new world. I have never been here before. The sad and heroic stories which she braids together flood my heart and stretch my soul. I love this book. "—Andy Jones (CM), actor and writer"This is a book on the move. It eddies through still-water ponds and tumbles over cataracts; it branches into ox-bows and branches again. One moment it speaks so quietly in your ear, and another, it breaks you apart. Scratching River is a wise and necessary work in these times in which we strive for reconciliation around contested readings of those words “home” and “land.” Braiding together varied voices and forms of attention into a deeply personal inquiry into place and belonging, Michelle Porter is making some of the most innovative and compelling creative nonfiction today. Scratching River is a magnificent achievement."—Robert Finley, Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador Creative Writing Program. "This book is a kind of prayer, a 'map in words' that navigates the treacherous, uncharted territory of our collective souls—a necessary exploration if we are ever to land safely, solidly, truthfully, on future shores. A triumph, Scratching River is proof that the healing power of narrative is a gift a writer can transmit to readers. " —Sheree Fitch, author of You Won't Always be This Sad and Kiss the Joy as it Flies Michelle Porter’s Scratching River is both a reckoning and an elegy; a scathing, powerful roar against social injustice, the scars of trauma, climate crisis, environmental damage and, at the very same time, a love song to the power of family, Métis history, rivers, Bison, burdock, and the Métis storyteller and musician, Louis Goulet, who is her great-great-grandfather’s brother. Porter artfully braids together a portrait of her brother, Brendon Porter, who was horrifically brutalized in an institution for mentally disabled adults, with a rich understanding of the lives and habits of rivers, grassland, bison, and the threatened ecosystems of the prairies — to profound effect. Here also are wisdom and tenderness, stories full of dancing, hunting, travelling by ox-drawn cart, or Greyhound bus, and sleeping under the stars. Porter roves gracefully through the past, present, and future and proves herself a consummate writer for our times. Scratching River is a rare gift.—Lisa Moore , author of This Is How We Love Scratching River is a complex exploration of memory, trauma, erasure and moving on. ... As with her previous creative non-fiction book Approaching Fire, she weaves stories of landscape with personal family biographies into her memoir. ... A final delight is a bibliography that nods to academic protocols but rollicks forward in a unique and lively way. Mary Horodyski, Winnipeg Free Press

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Book SynopsisAutobiography as Indigenous Intellectual Tradition critiques ways of approaching Indigenous texts that are informed by the Western academic tradition and offers instead a new way of theorizing Indigenous literature based on the Indigenous practice of life writing. Since the 1970s non-Indigenous scholars have perpetrated the notion that Indigenous people were disinclined to talk about their lives and underscored the assumption that autobiography is a European invention. Deanna Reder challenges such long held assumptions by calling attention to longstanding autobiographical practices that are engrained in Cree and Métis, or nêhiyawak, culture and examining a series of examples of Indigenous life writing. Blended with family stories and drawing on original historical research, Reder examines censored and suppressed writing by nêhiyawak intellectuals such as Maria Campbell, Edward Ahenakew, and James Brady. Grounded in nêhiyawak ontologies and epistemologies that consider life stories to be an intergenerational conduit to pass on knowledge about a shared world, this study encourages a widespread re-evaluation of past and present engagement with Indigenous storytelling forms across scholarly disciplines.Trade Review“This fierce, timely, visionary book lives up to the ‘obligations of stories’ to which Reder commits. Reder is one of the most generous, brilliant scholars in her field, whose kindness and sharp wit radiate from each page. Bringing together essential texts in nêhiyaw intellectual tradition over a span of two hundred years, Reder doesn’t forget to place her mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother within this constellation of storymakers. These writers and tellers of âcimisowina, or personal stories, have motivated Reder’s own lifelong work of words and inspired practice of ‘autobiography as methodology.’” —Sophie McCall, Simon Fraser University, co-editor, Read, Listen, Tell: Indigenous Stories from Turtle Island “By contextualizing these nuanced acts of interpretation within the rich storytelling traditions of her own Cree-Métis relations, Deanna Reder presents a mode of reading that is vitally important: reading through wâkôhtiwin. The result is a grounded, relational, and ethically engaged form of criticism that provides a new path toward understanding classic works of Cree and Métis autobiography. With its attention to critical responsibilities and to the connectedness that stories generate, this work provides an important model for all students and scholars of Indigenous literature.” —Warren Cariou, University of Manitoba, editor, mahikan ka onot: The Poetry of Duncan MercrediTable of Contents Glossary: Cree terms Introduction: She Told Us Stories Constantly: Autobiography as Theoretical Practice 1. âcimisowina: Autobiography as Indigenous Intellectual Tradition 2. kiskêyihtamowin: Seekers of Knowledge, Cree Intergenerational Inquiry 3. Interrelatedness and Obligation: wâhkowtowin in Maria Campbell’s âcimisowin 4. Edward Ahenakew’s Intertwined Unpublished Life-Inspired Stories: aniskwâcimopicikêwin in Black Hawk and Old Keyam 5. Contradiction and kisteanemétowin in Edward Ahenakew’s “Old Keyam” 6. Traces of âcimisowina left behind: James Brady and Absolom Halkett Epilogue Bibliography

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Book SynopsisIn the pages of this beautifully illustrated volume is the story of aneffort to build a bridge between museums and source communities inhopes of establishing stronger, more sustaining relationships betweenthe two and spurring change in prevailing museum policies. Theexperience of negotiating the tension between a museum’sinstitutional protocol described by both the authors and by Blackfootcontributors to the volume was transformative. Museums seek to preserveobjects for posterity. However, the emotional and spiritual power ofobjects does not vanish with the death of those who created them. ForBlackfoot people today, these shirts are a living presence, one thatevokes a sense of continuity and inspires pride in Blackfoot culturalheritage.

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Book SynopsisThe North is changing at an unprecedented rate as industrial development and the climate crisis disrupt not only the environment but also long-standing relationships to the land and traditional means of livelihood. Memory and Landscape: Indigenous Responses to a Changing North explores the ways in which Indigenous peoples in the Arctic have adapted to challenging circumstances, including past cultural and environmental changes. In this beautifully illustrated volume, contributors document how Indigenous communities in Alaska, northern Canada, Greenland, and Siberia are seeking ways to maintain and strengthen their cultural identity while also embracing forces of disruption. Indigenous and non-Indigenous contributors bring together oral history and scholarly research from disciplines such as linguistics, archaeology, and ethnohistory. With an emphasis on Indigenous place names, this volume illuminates how the land—and the memories that are inextricably tied to it—continue to define Indigenous identity. The perspectives presented here also serve to underscore the value of Indigenous knowledge and its essential place in future studies of the Arctic. Contributions by Vinnie Baron, Hugh Brody, Kenneth Buck, Anna Bunce, Donald Butler, Michael A. Chenlov, Aron L. Crowell, Peter C. Dawson, Martha Dowsley, Robert Drozda, Gary Holton, Colleen Hughes, Peter Jacobs, Emily Kearney-Williams, Igor Krupnik, Apayo Moore, Murielle Nagy, Mark Nuttall, Evon Peter, Louann Rank, William E. Simeone, Felix St-Aubin, and Will Stolz.

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Book SynopsisEvolving from a conversation between Joshua Whitehead and Angie Abdou, Indigiqueerness is part dialogue, part collage, and part memoir. Beginning with memories of his childhood poetry and prose and travelling through the library of his life, Whitehead contemplates the role of theory, Indigenous language, queerness, and fantastical worlds in all his artistic pursuits. This volume is imbued with Whitehead’s energy and celebrates Indigenous writers and creators who defy expectations and transcend genres.

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Book SynopsisIn Aboriginal™, Jennifer Adese explores the origins, meaning, and usage of the term “Aboriginal” and its displacement by the word “Indigenous.” In the Constitution Act, 1982, the term’s express purpose was to speak to the “aboriginal rights” acknowledged in Section 35(1). Yet in the wake of the Constitution’s passage, Aboriginal, in its capitalized form, became far more closely aligned with Section 35(2)’s interpretation of which specific groups held those rights, and was increasingly used to describe and categorize people. More than simple legal and political vernacular, the term Aboriginal (capitalized or not) has had real-world consequences for the people it defined. Aboriginal™ argues the term was a tool used to advance Canada’s cultural and economic assimilatory agenda throughout the 1980s until the mid-2010s. Moreover, Adese illuminates how the word engenders a kind of “Aboriginalized multicultural” brand easily reduced to and exported as a nation brand, economic brand, and place brand—at odds with the diversity and complexity of Indigenous peoples and communities.In her multi-disciplinary research, Adese examines the discursive spaces and concrete sites where Aboriginality features prominently: the Constitution Act, 1982; the 2010 Vancouver Olympics; the “Aboriginal tourism industry”; and the Vancouver International Airport. Reflecting on the term’s abrupt exit from public discourse and the recent turn toward Indigenous, Indigeneity, and Indigenization, Aboriginal™ offers insight into Indigenous-Canada relations, reconciliation efforts, and current discussions of Indigenous identity, authenticity, and agency.Table of Contents Ch 1: What’s in a Word? Aboriginal, Aboriginality, Aboriginalism, Aboriginalization Ch 2: Aboriginalized Multiculturalism TM: Canada’s Olympic National Brand Ch 3: Selling Aboriginal Experiences and Authenticity: Canadian and Aboriginal Tourism Ch 4: Marketing Aboriginality and the Branding of Place: The Case of YVR Conclusion: Thoughts on the End of Aboriginalization and The Turn to Indigenization

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Book SynopsisBringing the Legends home Legends of the Capilano updates E. Pauline Johnson’s 1911 classic Legends of Vancouver, restoring Johnson’s intended title for the first time. This new edition celebrates the storytelling abilities of Johnson’s Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) collaborators, Joe and Mary Capilano, and supplements the original fifteen legends with five additional stories narrated solely or in part by Mary Capilano, highlighting her previously overlooked contributions to the book. Alongside photographs and biographical entries for E. Pauline Johnson, Joe Capilano, and Mary Capilano, editor Alix Shield provides a detailed publishing history of Legends since its first appearance in 1911. Interviews with literary scholar Rick Monture (Mohawk) and archaeologist Rudy Reimer (Skwxwú7mesh) further considers the legacy of Legends in both scholars’ home communities. Compiled in consultation with the Mathias family, the direct descendants of Joe and Mary Capilano and members of the Skwxwú7mesh Nation, this edition reframes, reconnects, and reclaims the stewardship of these stories.Table of Contents Foreward Author's Foreward to the 1911 Edition Introduction E. Pauline Johnson (Tekahionwake) Chief Joe Capilano (Sahp-luk) Mary Capilano (Lixwelut) From London (1906) to Vancouver (1909) "Periodicals First": Mother's Magazine and the Vancouver Daily Province The Publications of Legends (and Recovering Mary Capilano's Narrative Voice) Legends of Vancouver, or Legends of the Capilano? Legends of Vancouver: An Overview of Key Editions (1911-2013) Johnson's Final Will & Other Adaptations of Legends Legends of the Capilano: A Collaborative Approach Legends of the Capilano The Two Sisters The Siwash Rock The Recluse The Lost Salmon Run The Deep Waters The Sea-Serpent The Lost Island Point Grey The Tulameen Trail The Grey Archway Deadman's Island A Squamish Legend of Napoleon The Lure in Stanley Park Deer Lake A Royal Mohawk Chief Stories of Mary Agnes Capilano The Legend of the Two Sisters The Legend of the Squamish Twins The Legend of the Seven Swans The Legend of Lillooet Falls The Legend of the Ice Babies

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Book SynopsisA manifesto for the future of Indigenous Education in CanadaIn Reclaiming Anishinaabe Law Leo Baskatawang traces the history of the neglected treaty relationship between the Crown and the Anishinaabe Nation in Treaty #3, and the Canadian government’s egregious failings to administer effective education policy for Indigenous youth—failures epitomized by, but not limited to, the horrors of the residential school system.Rooted in the belief that Indigenous education should be governed and administered by Indigenous peoples, Baskatawang envisions a hopeful future for Indigenous nations where their traditional laws are formally recognized and affirmed by the governments of Canada. Baskatawang thereby details the efforts being made in Treaty #3 territory to revitalize and codify the Anishinaabe education law, kinamaadiwin inaakonigewin. Kinamaadiwin inaakonigewin considers education wholistically, such that it describes ways of knowing, being, doing, relating, and connecting to the land that are grounded in tradition, while also positioning its learners for success in life, both on and off the reserve.As the backbone of an Indigenous-led education system, kinamaadiwin inaakonigewin enacts Anishinaabe self-determination, and has the potential to bring about cultural resurgence, language revitalization, and a new era of Crown-Indigenous relations in Canada. Reclaiming Anishinaabe Law challenges policy makers to push beyond apologies and performative politics, and to engage in meaningful reconciliation practices by recognizing and affirming the laws that the Anishinaabeg have always used to govern themselves.Table of Contents Introduction Chapter 1 Colonization and Other Political Discontents Chapter 2 Indigenous Laws and the State Chapter 3 Kinamaadiwin Inaakonigewin Chapter 4 Reconciliation as Recognition and Affirmation Reflections

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Book SynopsisA new tool for preserving Indigenous cultural heritagesIntangible cultural heritage (ICH) consists of community-based practices, knowledges, and customs that are inherited and passed down through generations. While ICH has always existed, a legal framework for its protection only emerged in 2003 with the UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage. In Stored in the Bones, Agnieszka Pawłowska-Mainville details her work with Anishinaabeg and Inninuwag harvesters to showcase their cultural heritage elements and to provide a new discourse for the promotion and transmition of Indigenous ICH.The book focuses on lived experiences of the akiwenziyag and kitayatisuk (“men of the land” in Anishinaabemowin/Ojibwe and Inninumowin/Cree, respectively). These men shared their dibaajimowinan “life stories” and living heritage—from putting down tobacco to tending traplines—with Pawłowska-Mainville during her fifteen years in Manitoba and northwestern Ontario. Illustrating the importance of ICH recognition, Pawłowska-Mainville describes her experience with the Manitoba Clean Environment Commission regarding the impacts of the Keeyask hydro development and her documentation of the Pimachiowin Aki UNESCO World Heritage Site. By performing and transmitting their living heritage, the akiwenziyag and kitayatisuk are, in the words of Richard Morrison, “doing what they are supposed to: “energizing and strengthening their bones as they walk this Earth.” Providing practical ways to safeguard ICH, Pawłowska-Mainville demonstrates that discursive frameworks for living heritage can assist communities in connecting youth with their ancestors and preserving their knowledge and practices for future generations.Stored in the Bones enriches discussions of treaty rights, land claims, and environmental and cultural policy. Presenting an international framework that may be used to advance community interests in dealings with provincial or federal governments, the study offers a pathway for Indigenous peoples to document knowledge that is “stored in the bones.”Table of Contents Introduction Chapter 1: Living Heritage Chapter 2: Intangible Heritage Chapter 3: “The last one to know” Chapter 4: “‘Clean energy,’ they say” Chapter 5: “The land will stand for you” Conclusion Appendix 1 Intangible Cultural Heritage Inventorying Card Appendix 2 Inventory Guidelines Appendix 3 Useful Resources Abbreviations Glossary of Anishinaabemowin and Inninumowin Terms Bibliography Notes Index

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Book SynopsisIn this edited collection, leading scholars seek to disrupt Eurocentric research methods by introducing students, professors, administrators, and practitioners to frameworks of Indigenous research methods through a lens of reconciliation.The foundation of this collection is rooted in each contributor’s unique conception of reconciliation, which extends beyond the parameters of Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission to include a broader, more global approach to reconciliation. More pointedly, contributors discuss how effective research is when it’s demonstrated through acts of reconciliation.Encouraging active, participatory approaches to research, this seminal text includes a range of examples, including a variety of creative forms, such as storytelling, conversations, letters, social media, and visual methodologies that challenge linear ways of thinking and embrace Indigenous ways of knowing and seeing. This collection is a go-to resource for all disciplines with a research-focus, including Indigenous studies, sociology, social work, education, gender studies, and anthropology.Features: A focus on Indigenous methods of knowledge transmission that are not traditionally embraced in academia and challenges the Eurocentric concept of research Explores research methodologies through the lens of reconciliation on a global scale A unique text that utilizes reflections of individual contributors, emphasizing the narrative of each chapter relevant to Indigenous traditions of storytelling

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Book SynopsisBringing together researchers from geographically, culturally, and linguistically diverse regions, Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Research Methodologies offers practical guidance and lessons learned from research projects in and with Indigenous communities around the world. With an aim to examine issues of power, representation, participation, and accountability in studies involving Indigenous populations, the contributors reflect on their own experiences conducting collaborative research in distinct yet related fields. The book is anchored by specific themes: exploring decolonizing methodological paradigms, honoring Indigenous knowledge systems, and growing interdisciplinary collaboration toward Indigenous self-determination.This volume makes a significant contribution to Indigenous community as well as institutional scholarly and practical discussions by emphasizing guidance and questions from Indigenous scholars who are designing studies and conducting research that is moving the field of Indigenous research methodologies forward. Discussing challenges and ideas regarding research ethics, data co-ownership, data sovereignty, and dissemination strategies, this text is a vital resource for all students interested in the application of what can be gained from Indigenous research methods.Features: Presents proposals and visions for research with Indigenous communities that include both methodological and practical considerations. Draws on the experiences of the co-editors in developing and teaching research methods courses for Indigenous graduate studentsincludes features such as section introductions, questions for critical thought, and key terms.

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Book SynopsisThe thoroughly updated third edition of Strong Helpers' Teachings skillfully illustrates the importance of Indigenous knowledges in the human services. Making space for the voices of many Indigenous and non-Indigenous scholars, practitioners, and service users, Cyndy Baskin's text models possible pathways toward relationship building and allyship.With practical examples and case studies, Baskin places Indigenous perspectives at the centre of the social work disciplines and covers topics such as spirituality, research, justice, and healing. Robust updates include new chapters on decolonization and reconciliation, as well as expanded content on holistic healing implementation, skill building, land-based practice, and child welfare.With concise theoretical content, illustrative practical applications, rich pedagogical features, and a focus on centering Indigenous worldviews, knowledge, and helping practices, this text is foundational for educators, practitioners, and students of human services, social work, child and youth care, and more.Table of Contents Author Biography AcknowledgementsChapter One: Starting at the Beginning Chapter Two: The Self Is Always First in the Circle Chapter Three: When Bad Things Happen to Those Who Do the Helping Chapter Four: Current Theories and Models of Social Work as Seen through an Indigenous Lens Chapter Five: Centring All Helping Approaches Chapter Six: From an Ethical Place Chapter Seven: Holistic or Wholistic Approach Chapter Eight: The Answers Are in the Community Chapter Nine: Spirituality: The Core of Indigenous Worldviews Chapter Ten: Mental Health as Connected to the Whole Chapter Eleven: Healing Justice Chapter Twelve: Coming In: Two-Spirit Identity Chapter Thirteen: Caring for Families, Caring for Children Chapter Fourteen: The Power of Pedagogy Chapter Fifteen: Taking Back Research Chapter Sixteen: We Are All Related Chapter Seventeen: So You Wanna Be an… Ally? Accomplice? Co-Conspirator? Chapter Eighteen: Self-Determination and Reconciliation: The Next Seven Generations Chapter Nineteen: The End of the World as We Know ItReferences

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Book SynopsisIndigenous Research Design is an interdisciplinary text that explores how researchers reimagine research paradigms, frameworks, designs, and methods. Building upon the theories and research teachings presented by Indigenous Peoples in Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Research Methodologies, editors Elizabeth Sumida Huaman and Nathan D. Martin present practical formations and applications of Indigenous research for a variety of community, student, professional, and educational projects.With contributions from a broad selection of Indigenous scholars across disciplines and continents, this collection shares research stories and innovations directly linked to Indigenous Peoples' lived experiences. The contributors ask researchers to rethink how their work is gathered, interpreted, and presented while providing guidance for how Indigenous knowledges and critiques inform each element and stage of the research process. This volume aims to inspire new and Indigenous-led ways of thoughtfully developing research questions, conceptualizing qualitative research paradigms, and collecting, analyzing, and disseminating data.Equipped with chapter learning objectives, critical reflection questions, a glossary, and featuring a foreword written by Manulani Aluli Meyer, this engaging text is a vital addition to the field of research methods and essential reading for any aspiring and established researchers, including university and college students who encounter qualitative and mixed-methods research in their respective disciplines.Trade Review"A unique collection that considers multiple ways of conducting Indigenous-based approaches to research and honours perspectives from various Indigenous researchers from across the globe."—Dr. Marlyn Bennett, Associate Professor, Faculty of Social Work, Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary"Indigenous Research Design is a compelling compilation of Indigenous scholarship that calls on researchers to critically reassess and broaden their methodologies. This meticulously curated collection offers an exploration into Indigenous knowledge systems, providing an in-depth investigation of Indigenous research processes. It covers a wide range of topics, from research question formulation and innovative research methodologies to researcher positionalities, ethical considerations, and research dissemination. This volume is a must-read for researchers of all disciplines and an invaluable resource for use in research methods courses."—Dr. Fenot Aklog, Director of Monitoring Evaluation and Research, Institute for Student Achievement, Adjunct Associate Professor, CUNY-CSI"This text showcases diversity of Indigenous research approaches and how together they enrich knowledge construction, application, and sharing to establish sustainable knowledge justice and positive social change locally and globally."—Dr. Francis Adu-Febiri, Sociology Professor, Social Sciences Department at Camosun College and author of First Nations Students Talk Back: Voices of a Learning PeopleTable of Contents Artist Statement ForewordPart I – Indigenous Research Designs: Methodologies, Contexts, and Visions Chapter 1 – Design for Life: Decoloniality and Research for Infinite Possibility Chapter 2 – On Reframing or Transcending Colonial and Other Patterns in Life Chapter 3 – Shaping Research Preparation and Design Through Indigenous Storywork Chapter 4 – Deciding in Relation with Community: An Indigenous Studies Critique of the Canadian Indigenous Methodologies FieldPart II – Research Questions: Origins of Thought, Epistemologies, and Purposes Chapter 5 – Killing Kin/Haunting Life: Towards Indigenous Vocabularies of Loss and Repair Chapter 6 – Re-imagining Two Laws within Indigenous Research: Truth Telling Beyond Australia's Climate Crisis in South West Gulf Country, Northern Territory Chapter 7 – Ngā hua o te wānanga: The Fruits of wānanga Chapter 8 – Kakala Research Framework: a Garland in Celebration of a Decade of Re-educating, Reconceptualizing, Re-thinking, and RedesigningPart III – Research Lenses and Research Approaches: Relationships, Innovations, and De-linkings Chapter 9 – Naagdowendiwin as a Methodological Approach to Research Chapter 10 – Māori Data is a Taonga Chapter 11 – Pueblo Reclamation of Indigenous Research Design Chapter 12 – Indigeneity as Analytic: Recentring Ethnography through Indigenous Experience Chapter 13 – Using A Guarani-Window to Decolonize Qualitative Research in Rural ParaguayPart IV – Researcher Positionalities and Ethics: Ontologies Beyond Identity Chapter 14 – Putting Research into the Heart: Relationality in Lakota-Based Research Chapter 15 – Walking in My Mother's Footsteps: Nêhiýaw Resurgence Research Chapter 16 – Afrocentric Research Ethics: Decolonial Possibilities for Indigenous Research and Research Design Chapter 17 – Confronting Academic Colonialism: Reflections on my Role as an Ainu ResearcherPart V– Research Partnerships and Research Applications: Holographic Epistemologies and Pluriversalities Chapter 18 – Marriage of Emancipation by Turning to the Tindanam: Research that Moves with the Movement in Indigenous Resistance to Large-Scale Mining in Upper East Region of Ghana Chapter 19 – Engaged Ethnographic Research with Indigenous Communities: Insights from a Language Policy Study in Nepal Chapter 20 – Tribal-University Partnership Methodology for Re-Searching with Manoomin/Psiŋ Chapter 21 – Full Scientific and Indigenous Rigor: Lessons from a COVID-19 Vaccine Trial with Two Tribal Nations Chapter 22 – "You Walk with People, Not Above, Not Below, with Them": Designing Indigenous Teacher Research for Tribal Nation Building Epilogue

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Book SynopsisAcross the Americas, Indigenous and Afro-descendent peoples have demanded autonomy, self-determination, and self-governance. By exerting their collective rights, they have engaged with domestic and international standards on the rights of Indigenous Peoples, implemented full-fledged mechanisms for autonomous governance, and promoted political and constitutional reform aimed at expanding understandings of multicultural citizenship and the plurinational state. Yet these achievements come in conflict with national governments’ adoption of neoliberal economic and neo-extractive policies which advance their interests over those of Indigenous communities.Available for the first time in English, Indigenous Territorial Autonomy and Self-Government in the Diverse Americas explores current and historical struggles for autonomy within ancestral territories, experiences of self-governance in operation, and presents an overview of achievements, challenges, and threats across three decades. Case studies across Bolivia, Chile, Nicaragua, Peru, Colombia, Mexico, Panama, Ecuador, and Canada provide a detailed discussion of autonomy and self-governance in development and in practice.Paying special attention to the role of Indigenous peoples’ organizations and activism in pursuing sociopolitical transformation, securing rights, and confronting multiple dynamics of dispossession, this book engages with current debates on Indigenous politics, relationships with national governments and economies, and the multicultural and plurinational state. This book will spark critical reflection on political experience and further exploration of the possibilities of the self-determination of peoples through territorial autonomies.

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Book SynopsisIndigenous Knowledge (IK) reviews cutting-edge research and links theory with practice to further our understanding of this important approach's contribution to natural resource management. It addresses IK's potential in solving issues such as coping with change, ensuring global food supply for a growing population, reversing environmental degradation and promoting sustainable practices. It is increasingly recognised that IK, which has featured centrally in resource management for millennia, should play a significant part in today's programmes that seek to increase land productivity and food security while ensuring environmental conservation. By drawing together strands of biocultural diversity research into natural resources management, this book: - Provides an overview of conceptual issues around IK and its contributions to sustainable agriculture and environmental conservation; - Addresses key themes via case studies from bioculturally diverse regions of the world; - Displays a wide range of methodologies and outlines a possible agenda to guide future work. An invaluable resource for researchers and postgraduate students in environmental science and natural resources management, this book is also an informative read for development practitioners and undergraduates in agriculture, forestry, geography, anthropology and environmental studies.Table of Contents1: Indigenous Knowledge and Natural Resources Management: An Introduction Featuring Wildlife PART I: CHANGE AND DYNAMISM 2: The Dynamic Nature of Indigenous Agricultural Knowledge. An Analysis of Change Among the Baka (Congo Basin) and the Tsimane’ (Amazon) 3: Contingency and Adaptation over Five Decades in Nuaulu Forest-Based Plant Knowledge 4: ‘Keeping Our Milpa’: Maize Production and Management of Trees by Nahuas of the Sierra de Zongolica, Mexico 5: The Contested Space that Local Knowledge Occupies: Understanding the Veterinary Knowledges and Practices of Livestock Farmers in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa PART II: DIFFUSION AND EXTENSION 6: Integrating Indigenous Knowledge for Technology Adoption in Agriculture 7: Seeds of the Devil Weed: Local Knowledge and Learning from Videos in Mali 8: ‘I Will Continue to Fight Them’: Local Knowledge, Everyday Resistance and Adaptation to Climate Change in Semi-Arid Tanzania PART III: CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABILITY 9: Indigenous Soil Enrichment for Food Security and Climate Change in Africa and Asia: a Review 10: Will the Real Raised-Field Agriculture Please Rise? Indigenous Knowledge and the Resolution of Competing Visions of One Way to Farm Wetlands 11: Andean Cultural Affirmation and Cultural Integration in Context: Reflections on Indigenous Knowledge for the In Situ Conservation of Agrobiodiversity 12: The Indigenous Knowledge of Crop Diversity and Evolution PART IV: COMPLEXITY AND VARIABILITY 13: Investigating Farmers’ Knowledge and Practice Regarding Crop Seeds: Beware Your Assumptions! 14: Traditional Domestic Knowledge and Skills in Post-Harvest Processes: a Focus on Food Crop Storage 15: The Local Wisdom of Balinese Subaks 16: Indigenous Agriculture and the Politics of

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Book SynopsisThis comprehensive introduction to challenges and possibilities in the recognition of indigenous intellectual property combines informative sections on the formal legal framework with richly detailed and historically contextualized accounts of key cases and developments. Connections to other big issues such as climate change and the digital revolution are well-drawn, while an insistent critical voice displays concern for indigenous agency, the tension between universality and cultural distinctiveness, and the place of indigenous customary law and sovereignty in intellectual property debates.'- Kirsten Anker, McGill University, Canada'Since the early 1990s, several collections on indigenous peoples and intellectual property have been published. But for depth, breadth and legitimacy, this one is the best so far. It delves into all conceivable facets of the problem. The geographical coverage is comprehensive. The authors are all outstanding scholars who write well, clearly and with authority and genuine devotion. It is especially gratifying to see contributions from indigenous people and experts with practical experience. This book is highly recommended.'- Graham Dutfield, University of Leeds, UKTaking an interdisciplinary approach unmatched by any other book on this topic, this thoughtful Handbook considers the international struggle to provide for proper and just protection of Indigenous intellectual property (IP).In light of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples 2007, expert contributors assess the legal and policy controversies over Indigenous knowledge in the fields of international law, copyright law, trademark law, patent law, trade secrets law, and cultural heritage. The overarching discussion examines national developments in Indigenous IP in the United States, Canada, South Africa, the European Union, Australia, New Zealand, and Indonesia. The Handbook provides a comprehensive overview of the historical origins of conflict over Indigenous knowledge, and examines new challenges to Indigenous IP from emerging developments in information technology, biotechnology, and climate change.Practitioners and scholars in the field of IP will learn a great deal from this Handbook about the issues and challenges that surround just protection of a variety of forms of IP for Indigenous communities.Contributors: F. Adcock, B.B. Arnold, S. Bannerman, J. Bannister, M. Barelli, A. Daly, J. de Beer, R. Dearn, D. Dylan, S. Gray, M. Hardie, S. Holcombe, T. Janke, C. Ncube, C. Oguamanam, M. Rimmer, D. Rolph, S. Rosanowski, M. Sainsbury, A.G. Siswandi, B. Tobin, R. Tushnet, W. van Caenegem, T. VoonTrade Review‘This comprehensive introduction to challenges and possibilities in the recognition of indigenous intellectual property combines informative sections on the formal legal framework with richly detailed and historically contextualized accounts of key cases and developments. Connections to other big issues such as climate change and the digital revolution are well-drawn, while an insistent critical voice displays concern for indigenous agency, the tension between universality and cultural distinctiveness, and the place of indigenous customary law and sovereignty in intellectual property debates.’ -- Kirsten Anker, McGill University, Canada‘Since the early 1990s, several collections on indigenous peoples and intellectual property have been published. But for depth, breadth and legitimacy, this one is the best so far. It delves into all conceivable facets of the problem. The geographical coverage is comprehensive. The authors are all outstanding scholars who write well, clearly and with authority and genuine devotion. It is especially gratifying to see contributions from indigenous people and experts with practical experience. This book is highly recommended.’ -- Graham Dutfield, University of Leeds, UK‘Overall, Mathew Rimmer’s Handbook of Contemporary Research on Indigenous Intellectual Property Issues provides a comprehensive overview of the complex legal and policy landscape that indigenous peoples, governments and inter-governmental processes are all trying to use, amend and negotiate in order to design more effective long-term cultural protection. The majority of authors throughout this collection situate their analysis within relevant international norms and standards. The publication therefore is a useful resource not only for those following indigenous intellectual property issues but also those interested in international law and the responsiveness (or lack thereof) of international processes to redress and address historical and current indigenous concerns about the lack of legal protection afforded to indigenous cultures, traditions, values and knowledge.’ -- Maori Law ReviewTable of ContentsContents: The Legacy of David Unaipon Matthew Rimmer, Introduction: Mapping Indigenous Intellectual Property Matthew Rimmer PART I INTERNATIONAL LAW 1. The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: A Human Rights Framework for Intellectual Property Rights Mauro Barelli 2. The World Trade Organization, The TRIPS Agreement and Traditional Knowledge Tania Voon 3. The World Intellectual Property Organization and Traditional Knowledge Sara Bannerman 4. The World Indigenous Network: Rio+20, Intellectual Property, Indigenous Knowledge, and Sustainable Development Matthew Rimmer PART II COPYRIGHT LAW AND RELATED RIGHTS 5. Government Man, Government Painting? David Malangi and the 1966 One-Dollar Note Stephen Gray 6. What Wandjuk Wanted Martin Hardie 7. Avatar Dreaming: Indigenous Cultural Protocols and Making Films Using Indigenous Content Terri Janke 8. The Australian Resale Royalty Right for Visual Artists: Indigenous Art and Social Justice Robert Dearn and Matthew Rimmer PART III TRADE MARK LAW AND RELATED RIGHTS 9. Indigenous Cultural Expression and Registered Designs Maree Sainsbury 10. The Indian Arts and Crafts Act: The Limits of Trademark Analogies Rebecca Tushnet 11. Protection of Traditional Cultural Expressions within the New Zealand Intellectual Property Framework: A Case Study of the Ka Mate Haka Sarah Rosanowski 12 Geographical Indications and Indigenous Intellectual Property William van Caenegem PART IV PATENT LAW AND RELATED RIGHTS 13. Pressuring ‘Suspect Orthodoxy’: Traditional Knowledge and the Patent System Chidi Oguamanam 14. The Nagoya Protocol: Unfinished Business Remains Unfinished Achmad Gusman Siswandi 15. Legislating on Biopiracy in Europe: Too Little, too Late? Angela Daly 16. Intellectual Property, Indigenous Knowledge, and Climate Change Matthew Rimmer PART V PRIVACY LAW AND IDENTITY RIGHTS 17. Confidential Information and Anthropology: The Politics of the Digital Knowledge Economy Sarah Holcombe 18. Indigenous Cultural Heritage in Australia: The Control of Living Heritages Judith Bannister 19. Dignity, Trust and Identity: Private Spheres and Indigenous Intellectual Property Bruce Baer Arnold, 20. Racial Discrimination Laws as a Means of Protecting Collective Reputation and Identity David Rolph PART VI INDIGENOUS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: REGIONAL PERSPECTIVES 21. Diluted Control: A Critical Analysis of the WAI 262 Report on Maori Traditional Knowledge and Culture Fleur Adcock, 22. Traditional Knowledge Governance Challenges in Canada Jeremy de Beer and Daniel Dylan 23. Intellectual Property Protection of Traditional Knowledge and Access to Knowledge in South Africa Caroline Ncube 24. Traditional Knowledge Sovereignty: The Fundamental Role of Customary Law in Protection of Traditional Knowledge Brendan Tobin Index

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Book SynopsisThis ground-breaking Research Handbook provides a state-of-the-art discussion of the international law of Indigenous rights and how it has developed in recent decades. Drawing from their extensive knowledge of the topic, leading scholars provide strong general coverage and highlight the challenges and cutting-edge issues arising for Indigenous peoples. Offering readers an engaging review of ongoing lawmaking, adoption and implementation processes from both a global and regional perspective, it also investigates the important elements of Indigenous rights and economic issues, including trade, investment and economic growth. Furthermore, it offers timely coverage of environmental rights, land and natural resources. This essential Handbook will provide a useful discussion point for practitioners on Indigenous rights developments and scholars looking for an innovative approach on cutting-edge issues. Policymakers wanting to understand the major issues with the implementation of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People (UNDRIP) will also find this invaluable.Trade Review‘This Research Handbook not only examines key issues concerning the origins, content and purpose of the international Indigenous rights regime but also explores less obvious themes such as the question of collective religious rights and the intersections between Indigenous rights and the rights of other ethno-cultural groups. The volume attaches special importance to the economic dimension of Indigenous peoples’ rights, featuring a number of chapters focused on the timely questions of trade, investment and economic growth. This edited collection is a welcome addition to the literature and represents an important resource for the continued study of the international law of Indigenous peoples’ rights.’ -- Mauro Barelli, City, University of London, UK‘The Research Handbook on the International Law of Indigenous Rights provides a comprehensive account of Indigenous peoples in international law from orthodox, critical, realist, practical, interdisciplinary and aspirational perspectives. The breadth of topics covered, especially those less-examined in existing literature, as well as the inclusion of both well-established commentators with emerging scholars from around the globe, reflects the originality of this contribution and is to be highly commended.’ -- Claire Charters, University of Auckland, New ZealandTable of ContentsContents: Preface xiv Note to readers on capitalization of Indigenous xv PART I INTRODUCTION 1 Internationalization of the law of Indigenous rights 2 Dwight Newman PART II ONGOING LAWMAKING ON INDIGENOUS RIGHTS IN GLOBAL AND REGIONAL CONTEXTS 2 Regional Indigenous rights and the (dis)contents of translation: a view from Latin America 10 Lucas Lixinski 3 The American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: the law-making, adoption and implementation processes 25 Leonardo A. Crippa 4 The emergence and evolution of the global Indigenous rights movement 43 Ken Coates and Carin Holroyd 5 Evaluation of Indigenous peoples’ influence during the drafting process of UNDRIP 56 Lola Ayotunde PART III INDIGENOUS SELF-DETERMINATION, PARTICIPATORY RIGHTS, AND NATURAL RESOURCES 6 Self-determination rights 75 Alexandra Xanthaki 7 Free prior and informed consent and Indigenous rights: a bulwark against discrimination and platform for self-determination 96 Cathal Doyle 8 Indigenous resource rights at their core (and what these are not) 129 Mattias Åhrén PART IV INDIGENOUS LAND, RESOURCE, AND ENVIRONMENTAL RIGHTS 9 Indigenous peoples’ right to self-determination and the principle of state sovereignty over natural resources: a human rights approach and its constructive ambiguity 148 Dorothée Cambou 10 Indigenous peoples’ environmental human rights – from objects of protection towards stewardship: assessment of current international standards 169 Leena Heinämäki 11 Indigenous participation in resource development: the promise and limitations of international safeguards 202 George K. Foster 12 Models of Indigenous territorial control in common law countries: a functional comparison 226 Malcolm Lavoie PART V INDIGENOUS RIGHTS, INVESTMENT, TRADE, AND ECONOMIC GROWTH 13 Indigenous peoples in international investment law: a TWAIL/UNDRIP reading 256 Ibironke T. Odumosu-Ayanu 14 Indigenous rights and trade: the USMCA and contemporary issues 280 Shannon Hale 15 Participation of Indigenous peoples in global economic activity 308 Ken Coates and Carin Holroyd PART VI INDIGENOUS CULTURAL HERITAGE, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS, AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM 16 Indigenous cultural heritage and international law 332 Federico Lenzerini 17 Indigenous peoples’ rights in equitable benefit-sharing over genetic resources: digital sequence information (DSI) and a new technological landscape 354 Chidi Oguamanam 18 Indigenous religious freedom in international law: a discussion of the potential of Articles 12 and 25 of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) 376 Adrienne Tessier PART VII COMPLEXITIES OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES, PLACES, AND IDENTITIES 19 Fiji and the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: indigeneity and the right to self-determination in a majority-Indigenous context 397 Dominic O’Sullivan 20 Transboundary rights and indigenous peoples between two or more states 413 Harum Mukhayer 21 Definitional complexities and the boundaries of the concept of Indigenous peoples 438 Nnaemeka Ezeani and Dwight Newman Appendix 459 Index 492

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Book SynopsisProtecting Traditional Knowledge examines the emerging international frameworks for the protection of Indigenous traditional knowledge, and presents an analysis situated at the intersection between intellectual property, access and benefit sharing, and Indigenous peoples' rights to self-determination. Drawing on the experience of India and Peru, the author identifies lessons that may be used by Indigenous and local communities in making decisions regarding the protection of traditional knowledge. Using these two key case studies, the book argues that a sui generis regime based on principles of self-determination, prior informed consent and mutually agreed terms may empower Indigenous and local communities and act as a form of corrective justice. This informative and accessible book will be a valuable resource for Indigenous and local peoples as well as scholars of intellectual property law, Indigenous knowledge systems and international environmental law. It will also be of interest to readers working in policy development, governance, law and international development, human rights and the rights of Indigenous and local communities.Trade Review'This book carefully presents features of the systems for the protection of traditional knowledge that are found in two key developing countries. The author skillfully frames those features as lessons for those designing frameworks for the protection of traditional knowledge in other places. The book provides a commendable level of detail making it useful and accessible for both researchers and policymakers around the globe.' --Susy Frankel, FRSNZ, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand'The value of this excellent book is that it goes beyond merely critiquing the main approaches proposed, which it does very convincingly, by examining two of the most established legal frameworks: those of Peru and India. Viewing national legal systems as pluralist and guided by the right to self-determination, she then applies her findings to Australia. The book is an enjoyable and illuminating read which should invigorate a rather tired debate.' --Graham Dutfield, University of Leeds, UK'In this outstanding book, Evana Wright carefully choreographs sample national experiences across strategically selected countries. Her findings are prudently presented as rich policy pathways and lessons for nations, regions, and policy makers with interest in the protection of traditional knowledge of the world's Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities.' --Chidi Oguamanam, University of Ottawa, CanadaTable of ContentsContents: 1. Traditional Knowledge: Why and how should we protect it? 2. Biopiracy: Shared history, different approaches 3. Institutions and funds 4. Access and benefit sharing 5. Databases and registers 6. Lessons from case studies Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThis ground-breaking Handbook explores the key legal, political and policy questions concerning the implementation of Indigenous rights across the world. An exciting mix of expert Indigenous and non-Indigenous contributors analyse the complex dynamics of contestation, engagement, advocacy and refusal between governments and Indigenous peoples, presenting a profound challenge to mainstream policy scholarship.Chapters employ both country-level case studies as well as global analyses, covering key themes such as self-determination, sovereignty, culture, land and territory. They showcase the extensive evidence that policy imposed on Indigenous peoples without their involvement is at best ineffective and at worst harmful. Through examining the ongoing impacts of colonisation, contributors identify future pathways for Indigenous public policy, including truth-telling processes, resurgence movements, and international human rights law. Ultimately, the Handbook highlights the vital importance and extensive policy benefits of treating Indigenous people as rights-bearing members of sovereign and self-determining Indigenous nations.The Handbook of Indigenous Public Policy will be essential reading for students and scholars of Indigenous studies, public policy, international relations, and political science. It will also be invaluable for policy-makers looking to centre Indigenous people and their rights in the policy-making process.Trade Review‘The fields of public policy and public administration have not yet caught up with the challenge of embedded Indigenous peoples. As an antidote to this blind spot this Handbook is essential reading for administrators and policy academics alike. The very existence of Indigenous peoples within a sphere of public policy immediately questions the sovereignty on which public policy depends. As the editors and contributors of this ground-breaking and timely book show in multiple instances, the legitimacy of public policy lies on shifting sands. The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples gives a framework to the chapters in this book, and the right to self-determination of Indigenous peoples within multi-sovereign states has been accepted by the UN General Assembly. Still, many Indigenous peoples go further, challenging the power of the state to regulate their lives. Each of the contributions demands recognition and respect for Indigenous peoples, with public policy generated in their own terms and reflecting their own cultures, processes and values. The many and diverse chapters of this book, from all over the world, demonstrating combined wisdom with many Indigenous contributions, mount a powerful argument for complacent governments, bureaucrats and academics to sit up and listen. They should keep this Handbook in their desk drawer, it points to the future.’ -- Patrick Sullivan, University of Notre Dame Australia‘Full of critique and aimed at healthier futures, the Handbook provides the most comprehensive and current snapshot of Indigenous policy at the global scale. It highlights a broad range of Indigenous aspirations in the face of ongoing injustice and in the process demonstrates Indigenous resilience in various contexts.’ -- John Borrows, University of Toronto, CanadaTable of ContentsContents: Introduction: Indigenous public policy in global context 1 Sheryl Lightfoot and Sarah Maddison PART I INDIGENOUS PEOPLES, POLICY AND GOVERNANCE 1 Violence as care: Indigenous policy and settler colonialism 18 Elizabeth Strakosch 2 Indigeneity, national unity, modernity and public policy in Africa 35 Elifuraha Laltaika 3 Self-determination, sovereignty and policy: how does a focus on Indigenous rights transform policymaking? 53 Rauna Kuokkanen 4 Self-determination: at the heart of Indigenous humanisation 70 Aküm Longchari 5 Nation building and Indigenous institutions 98 Raymond Foxworth and Moroni Benally PART II LAND AND LAW 6 Contemporary critical legal accounts of the relationship between international law and domestic law and policy 121 Claire Charters, Fleur Te Aho and Tracey Whare 7 Treaty and public policy in the settler colonies 138 Anya Thomas and Sarah Maddison 8 Constitutional transformation and public policy for Indigenous Peoples’ rights 157 Mukta S. Tamang 9 Indigenous land and water policy 177 Justin McCaul 10 On gendered ground: land and colonialism 198 Isabel Altamirano-Jiménez 11 Indigenous political economy and public policy 214 Frances Abele PART III DOMESTIC POLICY 12 Public policy and Indigenous Peoples’ right to health in Brazil and Mali 227 Mariam Wallet Med Aboubakrine 13 Kichwa Amazonian life routes in education: foregrounding the ‘inter’ in intercultural educational policy 242 Gioconda Coello and Diana Chávez Vargas 14 Indigenous food sovereignty: embodying nuu-chah-nulth principles of ʔuʔaałuk (to take care of), ʔiisaak (to be respectful) and hišukʔiš c̓awaak (everything is interconnected) in policy and practice 253 Charlotte Coté 15 Indigenous language rights, frameworks and policies 272 Candace Kaleimamoowahinekapu Galla and Amanda Holmes 16 Indigenous Peoples in the justice system 294 Valmaine Toki PART IV LEGACIES OF THE PAST, POSSIBILITIES FOR THE FUTURE 17 Indigenous rights and reconciliation: lessons from Australia 309 Samara Hand and Damien Short 18 Truth commissions and truth-telling 333 David B. MacDonald and Joanne Garcia-Moores 19 Indigenous resurgence 352 Adam J. Barker and Emma Battell Lowman 20 Quest for equality: redefining Indigenous–state relationships 373 Dalee Sambo Dorough Index 399

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Book SynopsisThis vital book traverses the ongoing challenges faced by Indigenous peoples in the pursuit of their fundamental right to self-determination. Set against the backdrop of issues such as climate change, governance, space and data, it explores the intersection between Indigenous rights and land, territories and resources.

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Book SynopsisThe Indian question has come to the forefront of political agendas in contemporary Latin America. In the process, indigenous movements have emerged as important social actors, raising a variety of demands on behalf of native peoples. Regardless of the situation of Indian groups as small minorities or significant sectors, many Latin American states have been forced to consider whether they should have the same status as all citizens or whether they should be granted special citizenship rights as Indians. This book examines the struggle for indigenous rights in eight Latin American countries. Initial studies of indigenous movements celebrated the return of the Indians as relevant political actors, often approaching their struggles as expressions of a common, generic agenda. This collection moves the debate forward by acknowledging the extraordinary diversity among the movements composition, goals, and strategies. By focusing on the factors that shape this diversity, the authors offer a basis for understanding the specificities of converging and diverging patterns across different countries. The case studies examine the ways in which the Indian question arises in each country, with reference to the protagonism of indigenous movements in the context of the threats and opportunities posed by neoliberal policies. The complexities posed by the varying demographic weight of indigenous populations, the interrelation of class and ethnicity, and the interplay between indigenous and popular struggles are discussed.Trade Review"This work compares the ways in which indigenous peoples in Latin America have organized locally, regionally, and nationally to open up new political spaces since the 1980s. Avoiding the homogenisation of indigenous struggles, the book emphasizes the different paths to rights that indigenous peoples have found in different national contexts. At the same time, it analyzes common processes of ethnification, environmental and land struggles, indigenous involvement in national politics, and indigenous responses to neoliberal and multicultural state policies. What particularly distinguishes this book is its attention not only to indigenous ethnicity but also to the consequences of neoliberalism and the processes of class formation and reformation that have shaped the contexts for the flourishing of indigenous movements. A must read for anyone interested in Latin America and a very useful overview for students." -- Lynn Stephen, Distinguished Professor, Department of Anthropology, University of Oregon."Indigenous movements have become major social and political actors in Latin America, posing radical challenges to the extant model of the nation-state and notions of democracy and development. Bringing together in-depth studies of the Indian Question in seven Latin American countries, this book reveals the diversity of contexts in which indigenous movements emerge and develop their strategies. Highlighting this diversity through up-to-date analyses, it provides a welcome and timely contribution to the study of indigenous struggles, citizenship, democracy and development." -- Willem Assies, Colegio de Michoacan, Mexico.Table of ContentsPreface; National Roadmap for Responding to Climate Change; Forest Service Global Change Research Strategy, 2009-2019; Forest Service Strategic Framework for Responding to Climate Change, Version 1.0; Index.

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Book SynopsisThe Indian question has come to the forefront of political agendas in contemporary Latin America. In the process, indigenous movements have emerged as important social actors, raising a variety of demands on behalf of native peoples. Regardless of the situation of Indian groups as small minorities or significant sectors, many Latin American states have been forced to consider whether they should have the same status as all citizens or whether they should be granted special citizenship rights as Indians. This book examines the struggle for indigenous rights in eight Latin American countries. Initial studies of indigenous movements celebrated the return of the Indians as relevant political actors, often approaching their struggles as expressions of a common, generic agenda. This collection moves the debate forward by acknowledging the extraordinary diversity among the movements composition, goals, and strategies. By focusing on the factors that shape this diversity, the authors offer a basis for understanding the specificities of converging and diverging patterns across different countries. The case studies examine the ways in which the Indian question arises in each country, with reference to the protagonism of indigenous movements in the context of the threats and opportunities posed by neoliberal policies. The complexities posed by the varying demographic weight of indigenous populations, the interrelation of class and ethnicity, and the interplay between indigenous and popular struggles are discussed.Trade Review"This work compares the ways in which indigenous peoples in Latin America have organized locally, regionally, and nationally to open up new political spaces since the 1980s. Avoiding the homogenisation of indigenous struggles, the book emphasizes the different paths to rights that indigenous peoples have found in different national contexts. At the same time, it analyzes common processes of ethnification, environmental and land struggles, indigenous involvement in national politics, and indigenous responses to neoliberal and multicultural state policies. What particularly distinguishes this book is its attention not only to indigenous ethnicity but also to the consequences of neoliberalism and the processes of class formation and reformation that have shaped the contexts for the flourishing of indigenous movements. A must read for anyone interested in Latin America and a very useful overview for students." -- Lynn Stephen, Distinguished Professor, Department of Anthropology, University of Oregon."Indigenous movements have become major social and political actors in Latin America, posing radical challenges to the extant model of the nation-state and notions of democracy and development. Bringing together in-depth studies of the Indian Question in seven Latin American countries, this book reveals the diversity of contexts in which indigenous movements emerge and develop their strategies. Highlighting this diversity through up-to-date analyses, it provides a welcome and timely contribution to the study of indigenous struggles, citizenship, democracy and development." -- Willem Assies, Colegio de Michoacan, Mexico.Table of ContentsPreface; National Roadmap for Responding to Climate Change; Forest Service Global Change Research Strategy, 2009-2019; Forest Service Strategic Framework for Responding to Climate Change, Version 1.0; Index.

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Book SynopsisThis book brings together fresh insights into the relationships between missions and indigenous peoples, and the outcomes of mission activities in the processes of imperial conquest and colonisation. Bringing together the work of leading international scholars of mission and empire, the focus is on missions across the British Empire (including India, Africa, Asia, the Pacific), within transnational and comparative perspectives. Themes throughout the contributions include collusion or opposition to colonial authorities, intercultural exchanges, the work of indigenous and local Christians in new churches, native evangelism and education, clashes between variant views of domesticity and parenting roles, and the place of gender in these transformations. Missionaries could be both implicated in the plot of colonial control, in ways seemingly contrary to Christian norms, or else play active roles as proponents of the social, economic and political rights of their native brethren. Indigenous Christians themselves often had a liminal status, negotiating as they did the needs and desires of the colonial state as well as those of their own peoples. In some mission zones where white missionaries were seen to be constrained by their particular views of race and respectability, black evangelical preachers had far greater success as agents of Christianity. This book contains contributions by historians from Australasia and North America who observe the fine grain of everyday life on mission stations, and present broader insights on questions of race, culture and religion. The volume makes a timely intervention into continuing debates about the relationship between mission and empire.Table of ContentsReappraisals of Mission History: An Introduction; Mother's Milk: Gender, Power & Anxiety on a South African Mission Station, 1839-1840; "The Natives Uncivilise Me": Missionaries & Interracial Intimacy in Early New Zealand; Contested Conversions: Missionary Women's Religious Encounters in Early Colonial Uganda; "It is No Soft Job to be Performed": Missionaries & Imperial Manhood in Canada, 1880-1920; An Indigenous View of Missionaries: Arthur Wellington Clah & Missionaries on the North-west Coast of Canada; The Promise of a Book: Missionaries & Native Evangelists in North-east India; Translation Teams: Missionaries, Islanders, & the Reduction of Language in the Pacific; Practising Christianity, Writing Anthropology: Missionary Anthropologists & their Informants; Missionaries, Africans & the State in the Development of Education in Colonial Natal, 1836-1910; Colonial Agents: German Moravian Missionaries in the English-Speaking World; "A Matter of No Small Importance to the Colony": Moravian Missionaries on Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, 1891-1919; Mission Dormitories: Intergenerational Implications for Kalumburu & Balgo, Kimberley, Western Australia; Bibliography; Index.

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Book SynopsisThe Sami people of Northern Europe and Aboriginal Australians are literally a world apart in geographical terms, yet share a common fate as Indigenous minorities. Emerging from centuries of internal colonisation. Their ancient cultures and languages severely eroded by policies of forced assimilation, their traditional lifestyles and Economies damaged, and their political voices marginalised, recent decades have seen their struggles for collective survival rise to political prominence in national and international agendas, with the promise of Indigenous self-determination held out by national governments and the United Nations Declaration of Rights for Indigenous Peoples. Both the Sami and Indigenous Australians have won important new rights during these decades, yet the outcomes are very different. In this volume -- the only collection of essays specifically on the Indigenous peoples of Australia and Northern Europe -- the similarities and differences between the Indigenous experiences in the Nordic countries and Australia are explored by renowned experts in the field including Indigenous authors. Some of the contributions are explicitly comparative and based on research experience in both areas, and two essays on New Zealand and Canada provide external points of reference to the volume's focus on Northern Europe (Norway, Sweden, Finland, Russia) and Australia. As always in Indigenous Studies, issues of cultural identity and survival are prominent but there is a special emphasis in many of the chapters on issues of socio-economic development and political representation, and a substantial introduction by the editors sketches out a historical-theoretical framework for understanding Indigenous struggles in First World countries that is critical of some currently fashionable approaches.Table of ContentsIntroduction; The Development of Sami Rights in Norway from 1980 to 2007; The Norwegian Sami Parliament & Sami Political Empowerment; Indigenous Representative Bodies in Northern Europe & Australia; Principles & Practice in Finnish National Policies Towards the Sami People; Russia's Sami: The Search for Autonomy in the Kola Peninsula; Internal Colonialism in Australia; Wiradjuri: Revival & Survival; Poverty Alleviation in Remote Indigenous Australia; Sami Lands & Indigenous Australian Lands: Some Comparative Perspectives; Arctic to Outback: Indigenous Rights, Conservation & Tourism; Making Places & Polities: Indigenous Uses of Cultural Heritage Legislation in Australia & Norway; Learning the Political Power Play of Survival; Ethnic Discrimination & Bullying in Norway; The Woggan-ma-gule Morning Ceremony; Commemorating the Treaty of Waitangi; Index.

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Book SynopsisThis book spans a century in the history of the Blackfoot First Nations of present-day Montana and Alberta. It maps out specific ways in which Blackfoot culture persisted amid the drastic transformations of colonisation, with its concomitant forced assimilation in both Canada and the United States. It portrays the strategies and tactics adopted by the Blackfoot in order to navigate political, cultural and social change during the hard transition from traditional life-ways to life on reserves and reservations. Cultural continuity is the thread that binds the four case studies presented, encompassing Blackfoot sacred beliefs and ritual; dress practices; the transmission of knowledge; and the relationship between oral stories and contemporary fiction. Blackfoot voices emerge forcefully from the extensive array of primary and secondary sources consulted, resulting in an inclusive history wherein Blackfoot and non-Blackfoot scholarship enter into dialogue. Blanca Tovias combines historical research with literary criticism, a strategy that is justified by the interrelationship between Blackfoot history and the stories from their oral tradition. Chapters devoted to examining cultural continuity discuss the ways in which oral stories continue to inspire contemporary Native American fiction. This interdisciplinary study is a celebration of Blackfoot culture and knowledge that seeks to revalourise the past by documenting Blackfoot resistance and persistence across a wide spectrum of cultural practice. The volume is essential reading for all scholars working in the fields of Native American studies, colonial and postcolonial history, ethnology and literature.Trade Review"The book's strengths lie first in the effort to identify Blackfoot perspectives within documentswritten primarily by cultural outsiders and, second, in its recognition of the importance of the Scarface story in literature." - Alison Brown, University of Aberdeen, British Journal of Canadian Studies Vol.25 No.1 2012Table of ContentsPreface; Introduction; A Review of the literature; The Model; Simulating the Entry of Multinationals without Profit Repatriation; Simulating the Entry of Multinationals with Profit Repatriation; Conclusions; Index.

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Book SynopsisThe Military Conquest of the Prairie is a study on the final wars on the prairie from the Native American perspective. When the reservation system took hold about one-third of tribes stayed permanently there, one-third during the harsh winter months, and the last third remained on what the government termed unceded territory, which Native Americans had the right to occupy by treaty. For the Federal government it was completely unacceptable that some Indians refused to submit to its authority. Both the Red River war (1874-75) in the south and the great Sioux war (1876-77) in the north were the direct result of Federal violation of treaties and agreements. At issue was the one-sided violence against free roaming tribes that were trying to maintain their old way of life, at the heart of which was avoidance on intermingling with white men. Contrary to the expectations of the government, and indeed to most historical accounts, the Native Americans were winning on the battlefields with clear conceptions of strategy and tactics. They only laid down their arms when their reservation was secured on their homeland, thus providing their preferred living space and enabling them to continue their way of life in security. But white man perfidy and governmental double-cross were the order of the day. The Federal government found it intolerable that what it termed savages' should be able to determine their own future. Vicious attacks were initiated in order to stamp out tribalism, resulting in driving the US aboriginal population almost to extinction. Analysis of these events is discussed in light of the passing of the Dawes Act in 1887 that provided for breaking up the reservations to the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934 that gave a semblance of justice to Native Americans.

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Book SynopsisIt was not the original intention of the Spanish to harm the Hispanic-American natives. The Spanish Crown, Councils and Church considered the natives free and intelligent vassals entitled to be embraced by Christianity and by the Hispanic civil culture. However, at the same time it was the monarchys decision to exploit the natives as taxpayers and as a reservoir of forced labor that made its rule in America exceptionally destructive. The recruitment of the natives to serve the interests of the Spanish Empire under what can only be considered near to slave conditions, compounded by systematic annihilation of their cultures and by cyclical epidemics, led to the near total eradication of the Indians. The book narrates the story of the Spanish conquest and the widespread violations against the Hispanic-American natives. The author ponders on the question why the Spanish Crown and the Church failed to apply the necessary measures to effectively protect the natives, particularly during the first years of the conquest and its aftermaths, when exploitation practices were gradually formed and implemented. The author further enquires how exploitation on this scale was made possible despite a constant flow of reports emphasizing the clear and present danger to the very existence of the natives and the profound, ongoing debates, led by most prominent intellectuals of the time, challenging its justification. Based upon primary sources and current research on the relationship between colonialism and genocide, this book examines whether the Spanish actions were genocidal. What lies at the heart of the issue is whether the wide range of exploitative acts implies ministerial responsibility of the Crown and its Councils in Spain, Crowns agents in America, or whether the destruction of the native population resulted from unplanned but acute circumstances, making it impossible to place the blame on specific persons or institutions.

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Book SynopsisThe indispensable sage, fierce enemy, silent sidekick: the role of Native Americans in film has been largely confined to identities defined by the white' perspective. This title examines cinematic depictions of Native Americans from a global perspective. It surveys nineteenth-century visual culture from dime novels to Wild West shows on stage.

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Book SynopsisThe history of African teacher training in Natal is one of the most neglected and under-researched aspects of educational history. This book attempts to set out the administrative history of this field as a first step in stimulating the further research that is so urgently needed.It provides an overview of how and why African teachers were trained in the colony and province of Natal, starting in 1846 with the arrival of the first missionaries and ending in 1964, ten years after the Bantu Education Act was passed. By focusing on the past, the book also aims to provide a historical lens through which modern educational problems can be viewed. The quality of an education system, past or present, depends on its teachers, and the most vital task of any education system is to ensure that teachers are properly trained to do what they should do: inspire and intellectually stimulate the young generation.

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Book SynopsisThe New Zealand environment has been allowed to deteriorate, but it is not too late to undo the damage. This book advocates the adoption of the kaupapa of kaitiakitanga (guardianship) to preserve what is left and to restore the lakes, streams, rivers.

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Book SynopsisThis is a fully illustrated collection of poignant pepeha (M?ori proverbs) explained in English.

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Book SynopsisHere are the best short stories and novel extracts from the Pikihuia Awards for M?ori Writers 2011, as judged by Keri Hulme, Katie Wolfe, Erima Henare and Reina Whaitiri.

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Book SynopsisNeal McLeod examines the history of the nêhiyawak (Cree People) of Western Canada from the massive upheavals of the 1870s and the reserve period to the vibrant cultural and political rebirth of contemporary times. Central to the text are the narratives of McLeod’s family, which give first hand examples of the tenacity and resiliency of the human spirit while providing a rubric for reinterpreting the history of Indigenous people, drawing on Cree worldviews and Cree narrative structures. In a readable style augmented with extensive use of the Cree language throughout, McLeod draws heavily on original research to examine on the Cree experience of the Canadian prairies.Trade ReviewWithin contemporary Aboriginal discourse, there is a growing tendency to ignore the multilayered histories of various Aboriginal communities in favor of a more simplified discourse based on tribal specific nationalism. Cree Narrative Memory, an important new book, ignores this movement towards essentialism and tackles the multilayered histories of the nehiyawak (Cree People) of western Canada. The author contributes a detailed, visionary study of Cree discourse, exploring the little considered ambiguous genealogy and narrative irony of Plains Cree identity, a central factor in the book’s fresh perspectives, analysis, and conclusions.Though many books draw upon oral history and storytelling, few have drawn so heavily upon the oral history and genealogies that permeate one family tree in order to highlight the narrative ironies that emerge when attempting to create a national discourse of the Plains Cree Nation. By drawing upon the narrative memory of his family from the James Smith and Sandy Lake reserves in Saskatchewan, Neal McLeod gives firsthand examples of the determination and adaptability of Plains Cree experience. The author shows how stories are vital to the understanding of Cree history and the recent attempts to revive religious ceremonies, language, political structures, and artistic or literary practices. McLeod also contends, however, that “Cree narrative memory is more than simply storytelling.” It involves the collective, intergenerational memories of many skilled storytellers. Through the examinations of family, spirituality, identity, and connections through time and space of the Plains Cree people, the author has constructed an original interpretative framework that draws upon original research showcasing the power and importance of language.Chapters cover the Cree narrative of place, rethinking of the spirit of Treaty 6, the spirit of resistance, spatial and spiritual exile of the reserve system and residential schools, the importance of stories including humor, contemporary Cree political identity and institutions, and contemporary Cree narrative imagination. The book provides a new approach to understanding Cree historiography, and does so in a highly accessible manner augmented with extensive use of the Cree language. The study is well organized and well written, useful to both scholars and students. It is also an important work for those seeking an original approach to contemporary Aboriginal discourse or an alternative to the growing tendency towards tribal specific nationalism through an original interpretive framework. -- Bret Nickels, Department of Native Studies, University of Manitoba * Great Plains Quarterly, Spring 2009 *Table of ContentsIntroduction1: Cree Narrative Memorywâhkôhtowin (Kinship) and Narrative MemoryThe Reliability of Collective Narrative MemoryToward a Notion of Spiritual History / âtayôhkêwina2: Cree Narrative of PlacemistasiniyOther Important PlacesCommunication with the Landscape and Other BeingsDreaming the World3: Rethinking Treaty in the Spirit of mistahi-maskwa (Big Bear)The Historical Context of Treaty Sixmistahi-maskwa and wîhkasko-kisêyin: Different Approaches to Treaty4: kâ-miyikowisiyahk: What the Powers Have Given Usmistahi-maskwa’s ResistanceThe Spirit of mistahi-maskwa5: Spatial and Spiritual Exile of the nêhiyawak (Cree People)Dwelling in the FamiliarExileSpatial ExileSpiritual Exile and the Residential Schools6: Coming Home Through StoriesPlayful and Humorous Treaty StoriesExileComing Home7: pîkahin okosisa: A Cree Story of ChangeHistorical Context of the Storypîkahin okosisa: The Story8: Embodied Memory: Contemporary Cree Political IdentityThe League of IndiansThe Creation of Modern Indigenous Institutions9: Cree Narrative ImaginationModernity and Colonialism: Dislocation from Collective Sound and MemoryNarrative Imagination: Bridging Past, Present, and Future through âtayôhkêwinaIndigenous TheoryDialogue and Poetry: A Paradigm for Indigenous TheoryAppendix A: Cree GlossaryAppendix B: Neal McLeod’s Family TreeAppendix C: Map of Local Cree TerritoryNotesSelected Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisAn examination of the tragic failure of the Anglo Jewish community and its leaders to influence the British policy of blockading the Jews of the continent during the Holocaust.

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Book SynopsisEarth is on the brink of a great awakening. Mother Earth is to be reborn and humanity will be reborn with her. We will open again to the One Heart. We all share the One Heart. It is the Heart of the Creator and a vast universe woven of unbreakable threads of love. Through this book, we explore our One Heart in the company of Elders and Guides, Ancestors and Angels, meeting as equals in these Circles of Love to weave peace. Share the insights and stories from these wise ones, including Elders-in-Spirit from the Indigenous traditions of the Earth, as they help us heal our hearts and prepare for a new beginning...Trade ReviewIt is with great enthusiasm that we welcome this important, path-breaking document. Revelatory and unique, this book thrusts us deeply into the New Age. Dennis Gaffin, Professor of Anthropology and Religion, Buffalo State University An astounding contribution to channeled works-every page is filled with beauty and without repetition. This seasoned traveler who speaks so eloquently of new universes needs to be listened to with gratitude and respect. Its quality will be recognized by all those on the spiritual path. Kay Mullin, PhD., author of Wondrous Land The Sacred Traditions of Earth's indigenous peoples remind us that our world is woven out of stories. In this book we are given the great gift of countless stories relayed by diverse voices drawn from many levels and dimensions of the One Heart of Being. Beautifully related, these stories offer a comprehensive vision for new times. This is a sorely needed mythology for the Crystal Age of Earth. John Graham PhD. Dublin City University, Ireland

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Book SynopsisSince the 1980s, Oregon-based art collectors George and Colleen Hoyt have amassed one of the finest private collections of Northwest Coast art in the United States. Transformations traces the history of contemporary Northwest Coast Native art since the 1950s. Included are works by some of the region's foremost Native artists of the past half century, including Robert Davidson, Doug Cranmer, Beau Dick, and Susan Point. The collection of over six hundred prints and carvings by over one hundred artists is a promised gift from George and Colleen Hoyt to the Hallie Ford Museum of Art. Richly illustrated with color photographs, the book features a foreword by John Olbrantz, an essay by Rebecca J. Dobkins, and artist biographies by Tasia Riley. Exhibition dates: Hallie Ford Museum of Art, September 17–December 17, 2022

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Book SynopsisThis new study revolves around the Tonkawa tribe in the history of the Lone Star State and the greater Southwest. The chronological account allows readers to understand its triumphs and struggles over the course of a century or more, and places the story in a larger historical narrative of shifting alliances, cultural encounters and economic opportunity. From a coalition with the Lipan Apaches to the incorporation of Tonkawa scouts in the U.S. Army during the late nineteenth century, the author tells the story of these often overlooked people. By highlighting the role of the Tonkawas, Dr. McGowen provides a fresh appreciation of their influence in frontier history and renders their ultimate fate all the more heartbreaking.

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Book SynopsisAncient Wisdom, Modern Science is a collection of essays examining the experiences of Native American tribally controlled colleges and universities working to “Indianize” their math and science curricula. Inspired by the writings of the late Vine Deloria and other Indian scholars, tribal college faculty and key administrators are attempting to take control of the science curriculum and create courses and entire degree programs that link Native and Western ways of knowing. With growing confidence, colleges are validating traditional tribal knowledge and exploring scientific concepts from a Native perspective.

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Book SynopsisCapturing Education examines the founding of the first tribally controlled American Indian colleges in the late 1960s and early 1970s and follows their subsequent growth and development, especially in the 1980s and 1990s. Based on oral histories recorded over a twenty-year period, it documents the motivations of the movement’s founders and the challenges they faced while establishing colleges on isolated and impoverished Indian reservations. Early leaders discuss the opposition they encountered from both Indians and non-Indians at a time when few people believed Indians could or should start their own colleges. The development of degree programs relevant to the practical needs of reservation communities, however, contributed to their eventual success despite such opposition. Continuing efforts to define and implement a culturally based philosophy of education are also discussed.

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Book SynopsisCapturing Education examines the founding of the first tribally controlled American Indian colleges in the late 1960s and early 1970s and follows their subsequent growth and development, especially in the 1980s and 1990s. Based on oral histories recorded over a twenty-year period, it documents the motivations of the movement’s founders and the challenges they faced while establishing colleges on isolated and impoverished Indian reservations. Early leaders discuss the opposition they encountered from both Indians and non-Indians at a time when few people believed Indians could or should start their own colleges. The development of degree programs relevant to the practical needs of reservation communities, however, contributed to their eventual success despite such opposition. Continuing efforts to define and implement a culturally based philosophy of education are also discussed.

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