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Life against states of emergency : revitalizing treaty relations from Attawapiskat / Sarah Marie Wiebe.

Summary:

"For six weeks in 2012-13, Attawapiskat chief Theresa Spence undertook a high-profile ceremonial fast to advocate for improved Canadian-Indigenous relations. This volume responds to the central question she asked the Canadian public to consider: What does it mean to be in a treaty relationship today? This incisive research weaves together community-engaged research, Attawapiskat lived experiences, discourse analysis, ecofeminist and Indigenous studies scholarship, art, activism, and storytelling to advance a transformative, future-oriented approach to treaty relations. By centring community voices, it cultivates democratic dialogue about environmental justice." -- Provided by publisher

Record details

ISBN: 9780774867870
ISBN: 0774867876
Physical Description: xxvi, 280 pages : illustrations (black and white), map ; 23 cm.
Publisher: Vancouver : UBCPress, 2023.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Foreword: Nanabush and the Emergence of Butterflies / Lindsay Keegitah BorrowsPrefaceIntroduction: “You Are Treaty, Too” -- 1. Artistic Movements for Alternative Decolonial Futures -- 2. Creative Engagement through Mixed Media Storytelling 3 Chief Spence’s Story4 Community Voices: Reimagining Attawapiskat 5 Discursive Responses to Attawapiskat, Chief Spence, and the Hunger Strike 6 Treaties Are Alive7 Fleshing Out New Directions for Environmental JusticeAfterword: Emergency Feelings – Reflections on the Body Politics of Sudden and Slow Emergencies Appendices; Notes; Bibliography; Index