It's all about the land : collected talks and interviews on Indigenous resurgence / Taiaiake Alfred ; edited and with an introduction by Ann Rogers.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781487552831 (trade paperback)
- Physical Description: 319 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Publisher: Toronto, ON : Aevo UTP, an imprint of University of Toronto Press, [2009]
- Copyright: ©2005
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Foreword: The battle to decolonize ourselves inside and out -- Introduction -- Wasáse redux -- From noble savage to righteous warrior -- The psychic landscape of contemporary colonialism -- Practical decolonization -- Warrior scholarship -- Constitutional recognition and colonial doublespeak -- On being and becoming indigenous -- Reconciliation as recolonization -- From red power to resurgence -- Rebuilding the fire: in conversation with Pamela Palmater -- Ronón:kwe -- Rooted responsibility -- You can't decolonize colonization -- Afterword: Wa'tkwanonhwerá:ton: "Gratitude and acknowledgment to you all ... " -- Bonus track: the four intuitions. |
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| Lakeshore Branch | 305.897071 Alf | 31681010385243 | NONFICPBK | Available | - |
Taiaiake Alfred is a Kahnawà:ke Mohawk philosopher and political strategist with more than three decades of experience in First Nations governance, political activism, and cultural restoration. After twenty-five years as a university professor, he now works directly with Indigenous nations to help breathe life into their visions of self-determination. He has been awarded a Canada Research Chair, a National Aboriginal Achievement/Indspire Award, and the Native American Journalists Association award for best column writing. He is the author of three highly acclaimed books: Heeding the Voices of Our Ancestors: Kahnawake Mohawk Politics and the Rise of Native Nationalism; Peace, Power, Righteousness: An Indigenous Manifesto; and Wasáse: Indigenous Pathways of Action and Freedom.
Ann Rogers is a fourth-generation settler on Stz'uminus territory and the author of Secrecy and Power in the British State: A History of the Official Secrets Act.
Pamela Palmater is a Mi’kmaw professor of Indigenous governance at Toronto Metropolitan University and an Indigenous rights activist.