Claiming Anishinaabe

Decolonizing the Human Spirit

Lynn Gehl (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

176 Seiten

2017
University of Regina Press (Verlag)
978-0-88977-491-9 (ISBN)

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Denied her Indigenous status, Lynn Gehl has been fighting her entire life to reclaim mino-pimadiziwin --the good life. Exploring Anishinaabeg philosophy and Anishinaabeg conceptions of truth, Gehl shows how she came to locate her spirit and decolonize her identity, thereby becoming, in her words, "fully human." Gehl also provides a harsh critique of Canada and takes on important anti-colonial battles, including sex discrimination in the Indian Act and the destruction of sacred places. "Gehl is at the cutting edge with her concepts and ideas... She is on a journey and documents it well." - Lorelei Anne Lambert, author of Research for Indigenous Survival "[C]lear, insightful, and desperately needed..." - Lorraine F. Mayer, author of Cries from a Métis Heart "[T]he discussion of the heart and mind knowledge, as well as the discussion on the Anishinaabeg Clan System of Governance, [are] major contributions to the research." - Marlyn Bennett, co-editor of Pushing the Margins

Lynn Gehl , Algonquin Anishinaabe-kwe, is a member of PikwÀkanagÀn First Nation. She is an author, advocate, and artist. Her previous two books are Claiming Anishinaabe: Decolonizing the Human Spirit and The Truth That Wampum Tells: My Debwewinon the Algonquin Land Claims Process. Her current work focuses on Canada's Algonquin genocide, and caring for the most vulnerable. She has fought to help and protect those who have been affected by such as matters related to unknown / unstated paternity and the Indian Act, and Indigenous women and girls with disabilities who are bigger targets of sexual violence. In all she does, Lynn thinks, writes, and practices from within the Indigenist paradigm. She encourages all people to go back to their own ancestral Indigenous knowledge. She lives in Peterborough, Ontario. You can read more of her work at www.lynngehl.com .

TABLE OF CONTENTS

List of Figures and Drawings
Prologue
Acknowledgements
List of Acronyms

PART ONE: SETTING THE STAGE

CHAPTER 1 Introduction
CHAPTER 2 Who Am I?

PART TWO: INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE AND THE HUMAN SPIRIT

CHAPTER 3 Sharing Creator’s Love
CHAPTER 4 Triboluminescence: The Essenceof the Human Spirit
CHAPTER 5 An Indigenist Approach
CHAPTER 6 Valuing a New Paradigm
CHAPTER 7 Debwewin Journey

PART THREE: INDIGENOUS TEACHINGS AND WAYS OF BEING

CHAPTER 8 Creator’s First Pipe
CHAPTER 9 Moon Ceremony
CHAPTER 10 Feasting as a Way of Knowing
CHAPTER 11 The Great Law of the Anishinaabeg
CHAPTER 12 Role Modelling: Honouring Jeannette
CHAPTER 13 Nationhood Is Inside andOutside at the Same Time
CHAPTER 14 Our Bodies Are Intelligent;Our Bodies Remember
CHAPTER 15 Our Hearts and Minds Require a New Song

PART FOUR: CONTEMPORARY INDIGENOUS ISSUES I DO

CHAPTER 16 Returning Creator’s First Pipe
CHAPTER 17 Indian Mothers and Their Babies
CHAPTER 18 E’Dbendaagzijig: Citizenship Law Excludes
CHAPTER 19 Forked-Tongue Politicians
CHAPTER 20 Hegemony of the Heart
CHAPTER 21 Cultural Politics and Nation Building

Epilogue

Postscript: Publisher’s Note
Notes
Glossary: Anishinaabemowin Words and Meanings
Bibliography

Erscheinungsdatum	15.03.2018
Verlagsort	Regina
Sprache	englisch
Maße	140 x 216 mm
Gewicht	240 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	0-88977-491-9 / 0889774919
ISBN-13	978-0-88977-491-9 / 9780889774919
Zustand	Neuware