Salmon and Acorns Feed Our People : Colonialism, Nature, and Social Action / Kari Marie Norgaard.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Norgaard, Kari Marie, Author.

Series:

Nature, society, and culture.

Nature, Society, and Culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human ecology--California.

Human ecology.

Environmental degradation--California.

Environmental degradation.

Imperialism.

Power (Social sciences)--California.

Power (Social sciences).

Karuk Tribe.

Klamath River (Or. and Calif.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vii, 300 pages) : illustrations.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New Brunswick, NJ : Rutgers University Press, 2019.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Since time before memory, large numbers of salmon have made their way up and down the Klamath River. Indigenous management enabled the ecological abundance that formed the basis of capitalist wealth across North America. These activities on the landscape continue today, although they are often the site of intense political struggle. Not only has the magnitude of Native American genocide been of remarkable little sociological focus, the fact that this genocide has been coupled with a reorganization of the natural world represents a substantial theoretical void. Whereas much attention has (rightfully) focused on the structuring of capitalism, racism and patriarchy, few sociologists have attended to the ongoing process of North American colonialism. Salmon and Acorns Feed Our People draws upon nearly two decades of examples and insight from Karuk experiences on the Klamath River to illustrate how the ecological dynamics of settler-colonialism are essential for theorizing gender, race and social power today.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

1. MUTUAL CONSTRUCTIONS OF RACE AND NATURE ON THE KLAMATH

2. ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS OF SETTLER-COLONIALISM

3. RESEARCH AS RESISTANCE

4. ENVIRONMENTAL DECLINE AND CHANGING GENDER PRACTICES

5. EMOTIONS OF ENVIRONMENTAL DECLINE

CONCLUSION. Climate Change as a Strategic Opportunity?

METHODOLOGICAL APPENDIX

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

NOTES

WORKS CITED

INDEX

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 06. Apr 2020)

ISBN:

0-8135-8422-1

9780813584225

OCLC:

1120975113