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Book SynopsisTransformative Politics of Nature examines political barriers to land and wildlife conservation and presents possible transformative pathways forward that address both proximate and fundamental factors from Western and Indigenous perspectives.
Table of ContentsList of Tables List of Figures Part A: Ceremony and Introduction Poem shalan joudry 1. From Politics to Transformative Politics: Wildlife and Species at Risk Policy in Canada Beazley, Olive, and Finegan Introducing Disruptions Finegan Part B: Barriers to Conservation in Canada 2. A Pathological Examination of Conservation Failure in Canada Lemieux, Groulx, Swerdfager, and Hagerman 3. Who Should Govern Wildlife? Examining Attitudes across the Country Williamson, Lischka, Olive, Pittman, and Ford 4. In a Rut: Barriers to Caribou Recovery Boan and Plotkin 5. Enacting a Reciprocal Ethic of Care: (Finally) Fulfilling Treaty Obligations McDermott and Roth Disrupting Dominant Narratives for a Mainstream Conservation Issue: A Case Study on “Saving the Bees” Colla The Role of National Parks in Disrupting Heritage Interpretation on Turtle Island Finegan Part C: Transformation through Values 6. Reconciliation or Apiksitaultimik? Indigenous Relationality for Conservation Pictou 7. “Etuaptmumk”/Two-Eyed Seeing and Reconciliation with Earth McGregor, Popp, Reid, Marshall, Miller, and Sritharan 8. Beacons of Teaching Young Indigenous Knowledge as a Disruption to State-Led Conservation Myhal The Misipawistik Cree Nation kanawenihcikew Guardians Program Cook Part D: Transformation through Actions 9. Transforming University Curriculum and Student Experiences through Collaboration and Land-Based Learning Zurba, Hache, Doucette, and Graham 10. Ecological Networks and Corridors in the Context of Global Initiatives Hilty and Woodley 11. The Imperative for Transformative Change to Address Biodiversity Loss in Canada Ray Conservation Bright Spots: Focusing on Solutions Instead of Reacting to Problems Frei Disrupting Current Approaches to Biodiversity Conservation through Innovative Knowledge Mobilization Nguyen Part E: Conclusion and Ceremony 12. Concluding Remarks: Achieving Transformative Change: Conservation in Canada Olive and Beazley Poem shalan joudry Author Biographies
