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It's all about the land : collected talks and interviews on Indigenous resurgence / Taiaiake Alfred ; edited and with an introduction by Ann Rogers.

Alfred, Taiaiake, (author.). Palmater, Pamela D. (Pamela Doris), 1970- (writer of foreword.). Rogers, Ann, (editor,, writer of introduction.).

Summary:

Illuminating the First Nations struggles against the Canadian state, It's All about the Land exposes how racism underpins and shapes Indigenous-settler relationships. Renowned Kahnawà:ke Mohawk activist and scholar Taiaiake Alfred explains how the Canadian government's reconciliation agenda is a new form of colonization that is also guaranteed to fail. Bringing together Alfred's speeches and interviews from over the past two decades, the book shows that Indigenous peoples across the world face a stark choice: reconnect with their authentic cultures and values or continue following a slow road to annihilation. Alfred proposes a radical vision for contesting and confronting the ongoing genocide of the original peoples of this land: Indigenous Resurgence. This way of thinking, being, and practising represents an authentic politics that roots resistance in the spirit, knowledge, and laws of the ancestors. Set against the historic arc of Indigenous-settler relations in Canada and drawing on the rich heritage of First Nations resistance movements, It's All about the Land traces the evolution of Indigenous struggle and liberation through the dynamic processes of oratory, dialogue, action, and reflection.

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]

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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.
Subject: Indigenous peoples.
Indigenous peoples > Cultural assimilation > North America.
Indigenous peoples > Government relations.
Indigenous peoples > Social life and customs.
Indigenous peoples > North America > Ethnic identity.
Indigenous peoples > North America > Government relations.
Indigenous peoples > North America > Intellectual life.
Indigenous peoples > North America > Social life and customs.
First Nations.
First Nations > Civil rights > Canada.
First Nations > Cultural assimilation > Canada.
First Nations > Canada > Ethnic identity.
First Nations > Canada > Government relations.
First Nations > Canada > Intellectual life.
First Nations > Canada > Politics and government.
First Nations > Canada > Social life and customs.
Canada > Race relations.
North America > Ethnic relations.
North America > Race relations.

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