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Book SynopsisDrawing on the story of the 1771 Bloody Falls massacre, human geographer Emilie Cameron explores the relationship between stories and colonialism, challenging readers to examine their perceptions of the contemporary Arctic and its peoples.
Trade ReviewStories—“theirs” and “ours”—have been staples in core curricula that incorporate the critical study of cultures deemed “Non-Western.” Anyone tasked with teaching such courses must read this book by Cameron, who emphasizes that stories are value-charged and multidimensional … Highly recommended. -- J.S. Krysiek * Choice *
Cameron’s Far Off Metal River is a masterful and carefully written book that addresses pressing theoretical and methodological questions for postcolonial studies, nature-society relations, and Indigenous geographies … It is a timely example of a non-Indigenous researcher centering the agency of Indigenous peoples in both research practice and writing … [This book] is a particularly important resource for students who are learning to engage with Indigenous epistemologies, ontologies, and methodologies in both the field and in the classroom … But it would be a mistake to read Far Off Metal River as valuable to researchers of Indigenous communities and histories alone … it has much to teach us about research in general.
-- Kelsey Johnson, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia * Society + Space *
Table of ContentsHivuniqhuut, Preface
1 Summer Stories
2 Ordering Violence
3 To Mourn
4 Copper Stories
5 Resistance Stories
6 Toward an Emerging Past
7 Ptarmigan Stories
Notes; Glossary; Bibliography; Index
