Indigenous Studies
Indigenous Policies in Canada
How can a country that prides itself on reconciliation still reproduce colonial inequalities? In this powerful and accessible book, political scientist Thierry Rodon and Innu researcher Hélène Boivin trace more than five centuries of Indigenous–state relations to reveal how Canada’s policies toward First Nations, Inuit, and Métis have evolved—and where they continue to fail.
From the first alliances of New France to today’s struggles over land, self-government, and resource development, the authors uncover the contradictions at the heart of Canadian policy: recognition without true equality, consultation without consent, progress shadowed by persistent injustice. Yet this is also a story of resilience. Across every chapter, Indigenous Peoples emerge not as victims of history, but as political actors who have shaped—and continue to reshape—the country. With clear analysis, supported by data, and comparative perspectives from Australia, New Zealand, and the United States, Indigenous Policies in Canada offers an indispensable guide to understanding how colonialism endures—and how it can be dismantled. Featuring a moving foreword by Senator Michèle Audette, this book invites readers to look beyond reconciliation as rhetoric and imagine a future grounded in respect, recognition, and shared responsibility.
This text is a vital read for students, policymakers, and anyone seeking to understand the real foundations—and the unfinished work—of reconciliation in Canada.
Features:
- Foreword written by Michèle Audette, Senator and Innu from Uashat mak Mani-Utenam
- Critical examinations of Indigenous–state relations, self-determination, and governance in Canada and beyond
- Includes pedagogical features such as learning objectives, end-of-chapter summaries and key points, and an end-of-text glossary
The Future of Indigenist Research in Canada
This timely and engaging volume brings together eight remarkable, leading, and emerging Indigenous scholars from various fields in conversation with author Jimena Márquez to critically assess the state of Indigenist research in a post-Truth and Reconciliation Commission era. Through ten thematically organized chapters, Márquez uses a multigenerational dialogical lens to explore what work has been done over the last decade, what shifts are taking place now, what’s in store for the future of the field, and who should take on this valuable work and how they can be held accountable to Indigenous communities.
Topics include the core principles of Indigenist research, intellectual integrity, identity-shifting strategies still present in academia, and the consequences of misguided approaches. Through these candid conversations, students and researchers will get a rare view into the complexities of decolonial scholarship and the responsibilities it entails. Woven together and contextualized by Márquez, the discussions converge on a shared direction forward and offer a tool for critical reflexivity to support readers in decolonizing their own research practices.
Designed to be accessible and thought-provoking, this is an ideal resource for students beginning their journey into Indigenous research methodologies, as well as for student researchers who might already have an Indigenist project in mind.
Features:
- The text is structured around candid, in-depth conversations with senior and emerging Indigenous scholars, including Dr. Shawn Wilson, Kathy E. Absolon, Dr. Lynn Lavallee, Dr. Kundoqk, Jacquie Green, Dr. Gladys Rowe, Dr. Damian Lee, Dr. Debby Wilson Danard, and Sandra Owén:nakon Deer, whose work is foundational to Indigenous research methodologies worldwide. Their lived experience, critical reflections, and collective vision offer students rare access to the thinking behind the theory.
- Contains helpful instructor tools such as thoughtful discussion questions for individual and group reflection, further readings curated by field experts, and suggested assignments that include positionality and reflexivity work
- A practical resource that helps students move from performative "decolonizing” language to accountable practice that is suitable for a wide range of course levels
Power With
Power With: Indigenous Knowledges, Environmental Practice, and the Strength of Collaboration calls for a paradigm shift in environmental science and education. This groundbreaking collection advocates for ethical and effective collaborations between Indigenous Peoples and communities and environmental practitioners working at the intersection of Indigenous ways of knowing, being, and doing, and Eurocentric environmental sciences. Through case studies grounded in community-based research and dialogue from a gathering of contributing authors, this volume asks urgent questions: How does the status quo in environmental sciences support ongoing colonial impacts? How can we stand with Indigenous science? And how can collaborative work at the intersection of Indigenous and Eurocentric sciences help address “wicked problems,” such as conservation and sustainability in the context of the climate crisis?
This 16-chapter volume brings together 43 Indigenous and non-Indigenous authors, academic instructors, emerging scholars, community members, government scientists, researchers, youth, and practitioners, along with three research collectives. It offers concrete examples of collaborative research projects and amplifies the voices of those most affected. The editors and authors provide tools, guidance, and advice for creating a lasting impact for healthier people and planet.
Power With is designed to be accessible for 200- to 300-level students as well as environmental practitioners. It includes several dialogue-based chapters to enhance engagement and forward Indigenous epistemologies. This timely collection offers a clear and accessible resource for courses in environmental sciences and studies, Indigenous studies, sociology, anthropology, geography, forestry, gender studies, and health studies.
Features:
- Robust pedagogical features and instructor supplements include chapter-end discussion questions, further readings and resources, and a book-end glossary with references to relevant chapters
- Multiple chapters centre on dialogues between collaborating authors, researchers, scholars, and Knowledge Holders and contain practical guidance for ethical collaboration between Indigenous and Eurocentric knowledge systems
- This timely text is heavily situated in community-based research, which grounds the work in real-world environmental practice from a Canadian perspective
Indigenous Insights for Planetary Health and Sustainable Food Systems
Indigenous Insights for Planetary Health and Sustainable Food Systems builds upon the indispensable resource Indigenous Food Systems (Settee and Shukla, 2020). Cultivating new partnerships with scholars, community organizations, and grassroots practitioners across the globe, this follow-up volume aims to improve the understanding and outcomes of planetary health and sustainable food systems through cross-cultural sharing of Indigenous-focused research and experiences.
Community-based case studies guide readers to understand the emergence, potential application, and renewal of Indigenous food systems and planetary health innovations and their role in supporting the well-being of their communities and lands and advancing the global vision of sustainable futures through interdisciplinary perspectives.
This novel edited volume is well-suited for courses in Indigenous studies, food studies, human geography, Indigenous and public health, health policy, cultural studies, global studies, Indigenous governance, environmental studies and science, natural resources and environmental management, and several interdisciplinary programs with a special focus on Indigenous knowledges and perspectives on agriculture, food systems, and planetary health.
Features
- A key companion and follow-up to Indigenous Food Systems on a global scale with added focus on Indigenous wisdom-based innovations and planetary health
- Community-based case studies as a key methodology centres the vital scholarship of Indigenous communities, community practitioners, grassroots voices, and allied partners
- Pedagogical features include further readings and websites of interest, chapter questions and glossaries, boxed inserts, figures, and tables
- Global initiatives and community-based case studies reaching wider readerships beyond academia
New Titles
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Jul 2024
Unsettling Education
Decolonizing and Indigenizing the Land
By Anna-Leah King, Kathleen O’Reilly, Patrick J. Lewis
Education / Indigenous Education / Indigenous Studies
New
New
Mar 2024
Cree Pedagogy: Dance Your Style
By Angelina Weenie, Willie Ermine, Kevin Lewis, Ida Swan, Mary Sasakamoose, Jeffery Cappo, Deanna Pelletier
Education / Indigenous Education / Indigenous Studies
Rental
Rental
Nov 2023
Decolonization in Practice
Reflective Learning from Cross-Cultural Perspectives
By Ranjan Datta
Indigenous Studies
Rental
Rental
Aug 2023
Land as Relation
Teaching and Learning through Place, People, and Practices
By Margaret Kress, Kahente Horn-Miller
406 PagesEducation / Indigenous Education / Indigenous Studies
Indigenous Research Methods and Ways of Knowing
Rental
Rental
Aug 2023
Indigenous Research Design
Transnational Perspectives in Practice
By Elizabeth Sumida Huaman, Nathan D. Martin
442 PagesEducation / Indigenous Research / Indigenous Social Work / Indigenous Studies / Research Theory and Methods / Social Work / Sociology
Rental
Rental
Aug 2020
Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Research Methodologies
Local Solutions and Global Opportunities
By Elizabeth Sumida Huaman, Nathan D. Martin
382 PagesIndigenous Education / Indigenous Research / Indigenous Studies / Research Theory and Methods / Sociology
Decolonizing the Classroom
New
New
Mar 2024
Cree Pedagogy: Dance Your Style
By Angelina Weenie, Willie Ermine, Kevin Lewis, Ida Swan, Mary Sasakamoose, Jeffery Cappo, Deanna Pelletier
Education / Indigenous Education / Indigenous Studies
New
New
Jul 2024
Unsettling Education
Decolonizing and Indigenizing the Land
By Anna-Leah King, Kathleen O’Reilly, Patrick J. Lewis
Education / Indigenous Education / Indigenous Studies
Rental
Rental
Jun 2020
Decolonizing and Indigenizing Education in Canada
By Sheila Cote-Meek, Taima Moeke-Pickering
316 PagesEducation / Indigenous Education / Indigenous Studies
Indigenous Health Care and Comumunity
Rental
Rental
Apr 2018
Determinants of Indigenous Peoples’ Health, Second Edition
Beyond the Social
By Margo Greenwood, Sarah de Leeuw, Nicole Marie Lindsay
364 PagesAboriginal Politics / Health Studies / Indigenous Health / Indigenous History / Indigenous Studies / Nursing / Political Science / Social Determinants of Health
Rental
Rental
Aug 2022
Introduction to Determinants of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Peoples’ Health in Canada
By Margo Greenwood, Sarah de Leeuw, Roberta Stout, Roseann Larstone, Julie Sutherland
314 PagesHealth Studies / Indigenous Health / Indigenous Studies / Nursing / Social Determinants of Health
Rental
Rental
Aug 2023
Land as Relation
Teaching and Learning through Place, People, and Practices
By Margaret Kress, Kahente Horn-Miller
406 PagesEducation / Indigenous Education / Indigenous Studies
Rental
Rental
Jan 2020
Indigenous Food Systems
Concepts, Cases, and Conversations
By Priscilla Settee, Shailesh Shukla
292 PagesIndigenous Health / Indigenous Studies / Sociology / Sociology of Health
Rental
Rental
Aug 2023
Indigenous Child and Youth Care
Weaving Two Heart Stories Together
By Cherylanne James
308 PagesChild and Youth / Indigenous Studies
Rental
Rental
Mar 2015
Sivumut — Towards the Future Together
Inuit Women Educational Leaders in Nunavut and Nunavik
By Fiona Walton, Darlene O’Leary
178 PagesAnthropology / Education / Gender, Equity, Diversity / Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies / Indigenous Education / Indigenous Studies / Indigenous Women / Sociology / Sociology of Education / Theory, Policy, Practice
Indigenous Literature
Rental
Rental
May 2017
Ravensong – A Novel
By Lee Maracle
186 PagesGender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies / Indigenous Literature / Indigenous Studies / Indigenous Women / Literary Studies
Rental
Rental
May 2017
Bobbi Lee Indian Rebel
By Lee Maracle
210 PagesGender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies / Indigenous Literature / Indigenous Studies / Indigenous Women / Literary Studies
Rental
Rental
Apr 2016
A Recognition of Being, Second Edition
Reconstructing Native Womanhood
By Kim Anderson
360 PagesGender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies / Indigenous Studies / Indigenous Women / Literary Studies / Race, Ethnicity, and Marginality / Sociology / Sociology of Ethnicity, Diversity, and Inequality / Sociology of Gender and Sexuality
Rental
Rental
Feb 2016
Iskwewak Kah’ Ki Yaw Ni Wahkomakanak, Second Edition
Neither Indian Princesses nor Easy Squaws
By Janice Acoose
120 PagesGender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies / Indigenous Literature / Indigenous Studies / Indigenous Women / Literary Studies / Sociology / Sociology of Ethnicity, Diversity, and Inequality
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