Life against states of emergency : revitalizing treaty relations from Attawapiskat / Sarah Marie Wiebe.
2023
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Wiebe, Sarah Marie, author.
Title
Life against states of emergency : revitalizing treaty relations from Attawapiskat / Sarah Marie Wiebe.
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Vancouver ; Toronto : UBC Press, 2023.
Description
1 online resource
Formatted Contents Note
Foreword: Nanabush and the Emergence of Butterflies / Lindsay Keegitah Borrows
Preface
Introduction: "You Are Treaty, Too"
1. Artistic Movements for Alternative Decolonial Futures
2. Creative Engagement through Mixed Media Storytelling
3. Chief Spence's Story
4. Community Voices: Reimagining Attawapiskat
5. Discursive Responses to Attawapiskat, Chief Spence, and the Hunger Strike
6. Treaties Are Alive
7. Fleshing Out New Directions for Environmental Justice
Afterword: Emergency Feelings: Reflections on the Body Politics of Sudden and Slow Emergencies
Appendices
Notes
Bibliography
Index.
Preface
Introduction: "You Are Treaty, Too"
1. Artistic Movements for Alternative Decolonial Futures
2. Creative Engagement through Mixed Media Storytelling
3. Chief Spence's Story
4. Community Voices: Reimagining Attawapiskat
5. Discursive Responses to Attawapiskat, Chief Spence, and the Hunger Strike
6. Treaties Are Alive
7. Fleshing Out New Directions for Environmental Justice
Afterword: Emergency Feelings: Reflections on the Body Politics of Sudden and Slow Emergencies
Appendices
Notes
Bibliography
Index.
Summary
"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.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Source of Description
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 18, 2023).
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Print version: Wiebe, Sarah Marie. Life against states of emergency. Vancouver ; Toronto : UBC Press, 2023
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Language
English
ISBN
9780774867900 EPUB
0774867906 EPUB
9780774867894 electronic book
0774867892 electronic book
0774867906 EPUB
9780774867894 electronic book
0774867892 electronic book
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