Justice

A9781517908751 — Hardback. New. More than two dozen stories of Indigenous resistance to the privatization and allotment of Indigenous lands Land privatization has been a longstanding and ongoing settler colonial process separating Indigenous peoples from their traditional homelands with devastating consequences. Allotment Stories delves into this conflict creating a complex conversation out of narratives of Indigenous communities resisting allotment and other dispossessive land schemes. From the use of homesteading by nineteenth-century Anishinaabe women to maintain their independence to the role that roads have played in expropriating Guam's Indigenous heritage to the links between land loss and genocide in California Allotment Stories collects more than two dozen chronicles of white imperialism and Indigenous resistance. Ranging from the historical to the contemporary and grappling with Indigenous land struggles around the globe these narratives showcase both scholarly and creative forms of expression constructing a multifaceted book of diverse disciplinary perspectives. Allotment Stories highlights how Indigenous peoples have consistently used creativity to sustain collective ties kinship relations and cultural commitments in the face of privatization. At once informing readers while provoking them toward further research into Indigenous resilience this collection pieces back together some of what the forces of allotment have tried to tear apart. Contributors: Jennifer Adese U of Toronto Mississauga; Megan Baker U of California Los Angeles; William Bauer Jr. U of Nevada Las Vegas; Christine Taitano DeLisle U of Minnesota-Twin Cities; Vicente M. Diaz U of Minnesota-Twin Cities; Sarah Biscarra Dilley U of California Davis; Marilyn Dumont U of Alberta; Munir Fakher Eldin Birzeit U Palestine; Nick Estes U of New Mexico; Pauliina Feodoroff; Susan E. Gray Arizona State U; J. Kehaulani Kauanui Wesleyan U; Rauna Kuokkanen U of Lapland and U of Toronto; Sheryl R. Lightfoot U of British Columbia; Kelly McDonough U of Texas at Austin; Ruby Hansen Murray; Tero Mustonen U of Eastern Finland; Darren O'Toole U of Ottawa; Shiri Pasternak Ryerson U; Dione Payne Te Whare Wanaka o Aoraki-Lincoln U; Joseph M. Pierce Stony Brook U; Khal Schneider California State U Sacramento; Argelia Segovia Liga Colegio de Michoacan; Leanne Betasamosake Simpson; Jameson R. Sweet Rutgers U; Michael P. Taylor Brigham Young U; Candessa Tehee Northeastern State U; Benjamin Hugh Velaise Google American Indian Network. hardcover