Indigenous Writes: A Guide To First Nations, Métis...

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Author Vowel, Chelsea
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Delgamuukw. Sixties Scoop. Bill C-31. Blood quantum. Appropriation. Two-Spirit. Tsilhqot'in. Status. TRC. RCAP. FNPOA. Pass and permit. Numbered Treaties. Terra nullius. The Great Peace.../B>

Are you familiar with the terms listed above? InIndigenous 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 categories—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.

Indigenous Writesis one title inThe Debwe Series.



Table of Contents

Contents

kinanâskomitinâwâw/Acknowledgments

Introduction: How to Read This Book

Part 1. The Terminology of Relationships

Just Don't Call Us Late for SupperNames for Indigenous PeoplesSettling on a NameNames for Non-Indigenous Canadians

Part 2. Culture and Identity

Got Status?Indian Status in CanadaYou're Métis? Which of Your Parents Is an Indian?Métis IdentityFeel the InuknessInuit IdentityHunter-Gatherers or Trapper-Harvesters?Why Some Terms MatterAllowably Indigenous: To Ptarmigan or Not to PtarmiganWhen Indigeneity Is TransgressiveCaught in the Crossfire of Blood-Quantum ReasoningPopular Notions of Indigenous PurityWhat Is Cultural Appropriation?Respecting Cultural BoundariesCheck the Tag on That “Indian StoryHow to Find Authentic Indigenous StoriesIcewine, Roquefort Cheese, and the Navajo NationIndigenous Use of Intellectual Property LawsAll My Queer RelationsLanguage, Culture, and Two-Spirit IdentityPart 3. Myth-BustingThe Myth of ProgressThe Myth of the Level Playing FieldThe Myth of TaxationThe Myth of Free HousingThe Myth of the Drunken IndianThe Myth of the Wandering NomadThe Myth of AuthenticityPart 4. State ViolenceMonsterThe Residential-School LegacyOur Stolen GenerationsThe Sixties and Millennial ScoopsHuman FlagpolesInuit RelocationFrom Hunters to FarmersIndigenous Farming on the PrairiesDirty Water, Dirty SecretsDrinking Water in First Nations CommunitiesNo Justice, No PeaceThe Royal Commission on Aboriginal PeoplesPart 5. Land, Learning, Law, and TreatiesRights? What Rights?Doctrines of ColonialismTreaty TalkThe Evolution of Treaty-Making in CanadaThe More Things Change, the More They Stay the SameNumbered Treaties and Modern Treaty-MakingWhy Don't First Nations Just Leave the Reserve?Reserves Are Not the ProblemWhite Paper, What Paper?More Attempts to Assimilate Indigenous PeoplesOur Children, Our SchoolsFighting for Control Over Indigenous Education

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