Indigenous writes : a guide to First Nations, Métis & Inuit issues in Canada /

"In Indigenous Writes, Chelsea Vowel initiates myriad conversations about the relationship between Indigenous peoples and Canada. An advocate for Indigenous worldviews, the author discusses the fundamental issues--the terminology of relationships; culture and identity; myth-busting; state viole...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Vowel, Chelsea (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Winnipeg, MB, Canada : HighWater Press, [2016]
Colección:Debwe series.
Temas:
Indigenous peoples > Canada.
Indians of North America > Canada.
Inuit > Canada.
Métis.
Indians of North America > Mixed descent > Canada.
Native peoples > Canada.
Peuples autochtones > Canada.
Inuits > Canada.
Métis > Canada.
Premières Nations.
HISTORY > Canada > General.
Indians of North America > Mixed descent
Indigenous peoples
Indians of North America
Inuit
Métis
Canada
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Machine generated contents note: pt. 1 THE TERMINOLOGY OF RELATIONSHIPS
  • 1. Just Don't Call Us Late for Supper
  • Names for Indigenous Peoples
  • 2. Settling on a Name
  • Names for Non-Indigenous Canadians
  • pt. 2 CULTURE AND IDENTITY
  • 3. Got Status?
  • Indian Status in Canada
  • 4. You're Metis? Which of Your Parents Is an Indian?
  • Metis Identity
  • 5. Feel the Inukness
  • Inuit Identity
  • 6. Hunter-Gatherers or Trapper-Harvesters?
  • Why Some Terms Matter
  • 7. Allowably Indigenous: To Ptarmigan or Not to Ptarmigan
  • When Indigeneity Is Transgressive
  • 8. Caught in the Crossfire of Blood-Quantum Reasoning
  • Popular Notions of Indigenous Purity
  • 9. What Is Cultural Appropriation?
  • Respecting Cultural Boundaries
  • 10. Check the Tag on That "Indian" Story
  • How to Find Authentic Indigenous Stories
  • 11. Icewine, Roquefort Cheese, and the Navajo Nation
  • Indigenous Use of Intellectual Property Laws
  • 12. All My Queer Relations
  • Language, Culture, and Two-Spirit Identity
  • pt. 3 MYTH-BUSTING
  • 13. The Myth of Progress
  • 14. The Myth of the Level Playing Field
  • 15. The Myth of Taxation
  • 16. The Myth of Free Housing
  • 17. The Myth of the Drunken Indian
  • 18. The Myth of the Wandering Nomad
  • 19. The Myth of Authenticity
  • pt. 4 STATE VIOLENCE
  • 20. Monster
  • The Residential-School Legacy
  • 21. Our Stolen Generations
  • The Sixties and Millennial Scoops
  • 22. Human Flagpoles
  • Inuit Relocation
  • 23. From Hunters to Farmers
  • Indigenous Farming on the Prairies
  • 24. Dirty Water, Dirty Secrets
  • Drinking Water in First Nations Communities
  • 25. No Justice, No Peace
  • The Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples
  • pt. 5 LAND, LEARNING, LAW, AND TREATIES
  • 26. Rights? What Rights?
  • Doctrines of Colonialism
  • 27. Treaty Talk
  • The Evolution of Treaty-Making in Canada
  • 28. The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same
  • Numbered Treaties and Modern Treaty-Making
  • 29. Why Don't First Nations Just Leave the Reserve?
  • Reserves Are Not the Problem
  • 30. White Paper, What Paper?
  • More Attempts to Assimilate Indigenous Peoples
  • 31. Our Children, Our Schools
  • Fighting for Control Over Indigenous Education.

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