Decolonization in Practice speaks to the practical work of dismantling colonial ideologies and features contributions from Indigenous, Black, racialized immigrant, refugee, and ally scholars, researchers, and practitioners who share their experiences enacting decolonizing work in their communities. Each chapter presents stories of inspiration, resistance, unlearning, relearning, and transformation on the journey towards reconciliation.
This edited collection asks, “How do we understand anti-racist practice as a framework for reconciliation?” “How can we identify areas of obstacle and opportunity?” and “How can we take responsibility for decolonizing our ways of knowing and acting?” These questions are asked in response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s assertion that meaningful engagement among Indigenous Peoples and non-Indigenous people will be key in advancing reconciliation through anti-racist solidarity. Contributors share personal decolonial stories and explore taking responsibility for building a decolonial community from and within everyday practice for transforming our learning into action to achieve social and environmental justice goals.
This unique collection serves a variety of courses, including as a primary text for upper-level undergraduate and graduate courses in Canada focused on decolonization, as a supplementary text for introductory-level courses in Canada that are incorporating discussions of decolonization, and as a primary or supplementary text for international courses.
Part I: Indigenous Community Reflections on Decolonization in Practice
Chapter 1: Dance of a Transformative Shiibaashka’igan Pedagogy within the Academy
Karen Pheasant-Neganigwane
Chapter 2: Decolonizing University Pedagogical Approaches through Indigenous Storying
Christine Fiddler
Chapter 3: First Nations Control of First Nations Education: Using Land as a Foundation for Scholastic Achievement while Reinforcing Cree Culture, Language, and Ways of Knowing
Herman Michell, Lisa Antoine, Delano Mike
Chapter 4: The Pedagogy of Decolonization through a Paradigm Shift in Birth Work from an Indigenous Woman’s Perspective
Kristie Billard
Chapter 5: An Indigenous Journey: From a Colonized Mindset to Decolonized Dreams
Ryan Whitford
Chapter 6: Spiraling In to Spiral Out: Teaching in a Land-based, Mohawk Immersion School
Gabrielle Yakotennikonrare Doreen
Part II: Racialized Immigrant Women and Children Community Reflections on Decolonization in Practice
Chapter 7: Learning the Importance of Indigenous Meanings of Land Acknowledgment: A Racialized Colour Settler Woman’s Decolonial Reflection
Jebunnessa Chapola
Chapter 8: Responsibility to Build a Decolonial Community: From a Colour Settler Woman’s Perspective
Priyanka Mahey
Chapter 9: Decolonizing Digital Citizen Science: Driving Self-Governance via Data Sovereignty of Historically Colonized Populations
Jasmin Bhawra
Chapter 10: Land-based Learning as Cross-cultural Youth Community Building: A Cross-cultural Children’s Learning Journey
Prarthona Datta and Prokriti Datta
Part III: Colour Settler Refugee and Disabled Women Community Reflections on Decolonization in Practice
Chapter 11: Learning the Importance of Building a Decolonial Community: From and within a Colour Settler Former Refugee Woman’s Reflections
Najla Mohammadi
Chapter 12: Decolonial Lived Experiences in Bangladesh and Canada: Navigating Race and Disabilities
Tasnim Jaisee
Part IV: Black and Asian Immigrant Community Reflections on Decolonization in Practice
Chapter 13: Decolonizing Meanings of Climate Risks: A Learning Experience from and within Sub-Saharan African Immigrant Communities’ Perspectives in Western Canada
John B. Acharibasam and Ranjan Datta
Chapter 14: Aligning Anti-Racism Efforts with Decolonization: Reflections from Organizing in Vancouver’s Chinatown
Yi Chien Jade Ho
Part V: Anti-racist Organization Reflections on Decolonization in Practice
Chapter 15: Responsibility to Build Decolonial Community(ies): A Learning Journey through Anti-Racism Education and Action with the Multicultural Community in Saskatchewan
Rhonda Rosenberg
What Is Next? (Moving Forward)
Index
Biography
Ranjan Datta is a Canada Research Chair in Community Disaster Research at Indigenous Studies in the Department of Humanities at Mount Royal University, Alberta, Canada.
“Written in solidarity by Indigenous scholars, activists, settlers, and cross-cultural allies, Decolonization in Practice: Reflective Learning from Cross-Cultural Perspectives is a must-read collection that advances decolonizing strategies to resist the harrowing legacies of settler-state violence.”
—Jason Michelakos, Faculty of Education, York University
“Decolonization in Practice: Reflective Learning from Cross-Cultural Perspectives brings an important lens to diverse discussions about decolonizing practices. Using a unique framework that incorporates perspectives from Indigenous, refugee, racialized, and settler communities, this book is an accessible guide to the complex issues surrounding decolonization in education, community building, and making sense of lived experiences.”
—Kris Clarke, Faculty of Social Work, University of Helsinki
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