Indigenous Studies
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
Unsettling Education
This edited collection tackles “unsettling” as an emerging field of study that calls for settlers to follow Indigenous leadership and relationality and work toward disrupting the colonial reality through their everyday lives. Bringing together Indigenous and non- Indigenous scholars and activists, Unsettling Education considers how we can reconcile and transcend ongoing settler colonialism.
The contributors reflect on how the three concepts of unsettling, Indigenization, and decolonization overlap and intersect in practical and theoretical ways. Questions are raised such as how can we recognize and address historical and current injustices that have been imposed upon Indigenous Peoples and their lands? How can we respect the fundamental and inherent sovereignty and rights of Indigenous Peoples as we work toward reconciliation? And how do we work collectively to build more equitable and just communities for all who call Canada home?
Unsettling Education is well suited for college and university courses in Indigenous studies or education that focus on decolonization, land-based learning, Indigenization, unsettling, and reconciliation.
FEATURES
- acting as a foundational guide for settlers for engaging with truth and reconciliation, this collection includes writings by Indigenous scholars from a diverse range of communities whose insights can translate to policy changes, new dialogues, and structural frameworks
- students are asked to focus on personal awareness, engagement, and transformation by unpacking identity, reflecting upon privilege and baggage, and disrupting the colonial underpinnings of everyday life
- pedagogically rich with critical thinking questions, key terms, and further readings, this volume is beneficial for instructors looking to engage with decolonizing, Indigenizing, and unsettling practices in the classroom
Cree Pedagogy: Dance Your Style
Cree Pedagogy: Dance Your Style examines the intrinsic value of First Nations perspectives, languages, and knowledges. Organized into three parts, this title focuses on the First Nations pedagogy on its own terms, a pedagogy rooted in land, language, culture, community, and Elder knowledge.
This text opens with foundational principles such as exploring the history, theory, analysis, and implementation of First Nations pedagogy, and the introduction to core concepts of language at the heart methodology and practice, teaching as a gift, and the passing of knowledge. Part two focuses on askiy kiskinohmakewina: Earth Teachings; reflecting on how the land teaches us, what we learn from connecting to the land, and the philosophy of land-based education. Part three features wāsēyāw, which means the elements of nature shine a light on the path forward. It reflects on the knowledge of Elders and knowledge keepers, presents insights from Elders on Culture Camps, and maskikiw māhtāhitowin, medicine thinking.
With contributions from leading Indigenous Studies scholars, Elders, and community leaders in Canada, Cree Pedagogy: Dance Your Style is a powerful and essential text for college and university students in Indigenous Studies and Education courses that promotes thoughtful interactions with the text through practical exercises and thought-provoking discussion questions.
FEATURES
- Written from a perspective that centres the merits of First Nations knowledge and practice, rather than a focus on how Indigenous knowledges can be used to decolonize
- Rooted in Cree perspectives that include foregrounding on language, traditional knowledges, community connection, and a proactive tone
- Contains a broad variety of pedagogical features including section introductions and conclusions, discussion questions, suggested assignments, learning objectives, further readings, and a glossary
Decolonization in Practice
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.
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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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