Book
Indigenous writes : a guide to First Nations, Métis & Inuit issues in Canada
Record details
- ISBN: 1553796802
- ISBN: 9781553796800
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Physical Description:
xii, 290 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm
regular print
print - Publisher: Winnipeg, Manitoba : HighWater Press, 2016.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction : how to read this book -- Part 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 -- Part 2. Culture and identity -- 3. Got status? : Indian status in Canada -- 4. You're Métis? Which of your parents is an Indian? : Métis 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 -- Part 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 -- Part 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 -- Part. 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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| Subject: | Native peoples -- Canada Indigenous peoples -- North America -- Canada Indigenous peoples -- Canada Inuit -- Canada Métis Authors, Canadian (Indigenous) |
| Topic Heading: | Aboriginal. |
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Available copies
- 7 of 9 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Prince Rupert Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 9 total copies.
Other Formats and Editions
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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| Prince Rupert Library | 971.00497 Vowe (Text) | 33294002136067 | Adult Non-Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
In Indigenous Writes, Chelsea Vowel, legal scholar, teacher, and intellectual, opens an important dialogue about the wider social beliefs associated with the relationship between Indigenous peoples and Canada. In 31 essays, Chelsea explores the Indigenous experience from the time of contact to the present, through five categoriesâ??Terminology of Relationships; Culture and Identity; Myth-Busting; State Violence; and Land, Learning, Law, and Treaties. She answers the questions that many people have on these topics to spark further conversations at home, in the classroom, and in the larger community. - Orca Book Publishers
Delgamuukw. Sixties Scoop. Bill C-31. Blood quantum. Appropriation. Two-Spirit. Tsilhqotâin. Status. TRC. RCAP. FNPOA. Pass and permit. Numbered Treaties. Terra nullius. The Great Peaceâ¦Are you familiar with the terms listed above? In Indigenous Writes, Chelsea Vowel, legal scholar, teacher, and intellectual, opens an important dialogue about these (and more) concepts and the wider social beliefs associated with the relationship between Indigenous Peoples and Canada. In 31 essays, Chelsea explores the Indigenous experience from the time of contact to the present, through five categoriesâTerminology of Relationships; Culture and Identity; Myth-Busting; State Violence; and Land, Learning, Law, and Treaties. She answers the questions that many people have on these topics to spark further conversations at home, in the classroom, and in the larger community.
Indigenous Writes is one title in The Debwe Series.
- Orca Book Publishers
Through 31 essays, Chelsea Vowel, legal scholar, teacher, and intellectual, answers the questions that many people have about the relationship between Indigenous Peoples and Canada. Use this book to spark further conversations at home, in the classroom, and in the larger community.
- Portage & Main PrDelgamuukw. Sixties Scoop. Bill C-31. Blood quantum. Appropriation. Two-Spirit. Tsilhqotâin. Status. TRC. RCAP. FNPOA. Pass and permit. Numbered Treaties. Terra nullius. The Great Peaceâ¦
Are you familiar with the terms listed above? In Indigenous Writes, Chelsea Vowel, legal scholar, teacher, and intellectual, opens an important dialogue about these (and more) concepts and the wider social beliefs associated with the relationship between Indigenous Peoples and Canada. In 31 essays, Chelsea explores the Indigenous experience from the time of contact to the present, through five categoriesâTerminology of Relationships; Culture and Identity; Myth-Busting; State Violence; and Land, Learning, Law, and Treaties. She answers the questions that many people have on these topics to spark further conversations at home, in the classroom, and in the larger community.
Indigenous Writes is one title in The Debwe Series.
- Portage & Main Pr
Through 31 essays, Chelsea Vowel, legal scholar, teacher, and intellectual, answers the questions that many people have about the relationship between Indigenous Peoples and Canada. Use this book to spark further conversations at home, in the classroom, and in the larger community.
- Univ of Toronto Pr
Through 31 essays, Chelsea Vowel, legal scholar, teacher, and intellectual, answers the questions that many people have about the relationship between Indigenous peoples and Canada. Use this book to spark further conversations at home, in the classroom, and in the larger community.
- Univ of Toronto PrDelgamuukw. Sixties Scoop. Bill C-31. Blood quantum. Appropriation. Two-Spirit. Tsilhqotâin. Status. TRC. RCAP. FNPOA. Pass and permit. Numbered Treaties. Terra nullius. The Great Peaceâ¦
Are you familiar with the terms listed above? In Indigenous Writes, Chelsea Vowel, legal scholar, teacher, and intellectual, opens an important dialogue about these (and more) concepts and the wider social beliefs associated with the relationship between Indigenous peoples and Canada. In 31 essays, Chelsea explores the Indigenous experience from the time of contact to the present, through five categoriesâTerminology of Relationships; Culture and Identity; Myth-Busting; State Violence; and Land, Learning, Law, and Treaties. She answers the questions that many people have on these topics to spark further conversations at home, in the classroom, and in the larger community.
Indigenous Writes is one title in The Debwe Series.
