Title:
Life against states of emergency : revitalizing treaty relations from Attawapiskat
Author:
Publication Date:
2023
Publication Information:
Vancouver ; Toronto : UBC Press, [2023]
Physical Description:
xxvi, 281 pages illustrations, map ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9780774867870
Abstract:
"For six weeks in 2012-13, Attawapiskat chief Theresa Spence undertook a high-profile ceremonial fast to advocate for improved Canadian-Indigenous relations. Life against States of Emergency 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, Life against States of Emergency seeks to cultivate democratic dialogue about environmental justice."-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
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
Language:
English
