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Vital relations : how the Osage Nation moves Indigenous nationhood into the future / Jean Dennison ; illustrations by Weomepe Designs.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Dennison, Jean, 1979- author.
- Series:
- Critical indigeneities
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Nation-building--Oklahoma--Osage Reservation.
- Nation-building.
- Settler colonialism--United States--History.
- Settler colonialism.
- Relation (Philosophy).
- Osage Nation--Politics and government--21st century.
- Osage Nation.
- Physical Description:
- xv, 217 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Other Title:
- How the Osage Nation moves Indigenous nationhood into the future
- Place of Publication:
- Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2024]
- Summary:
- "Relationality is a core principle of Indigenous studies, yet there is relatively little work that assesses what building relations looks like in practice, especially in the messy context of Native nations' governance. Focusing on the unique history and context of Osage nation building efforts, this insightful ethnography provides a deeper vision of the struggles Native nation leaders are currently facing. Exploring the Osage philosophy of moving to a new country as a framework for relational governance, Jean Dennison shows that for the Osage, nation building is an ongoing process of reworking colonial constraints to serve the nation's own ends. As Dennison argues, Osage officials have undertaken deliberate changes to strengthen Osage relations to their language, self-governance, health, and land-core needs for a people to thrive now and into the future. Scholars and future Indigenous leaders can learn from the Osage Nation's past challenges, strategies, and ongoing commitments to better enact the difficult work of Indigenous nation building"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Language
- Self-governance
- Health
- Land.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9781469676968
- 1469676966
- 9781469676975
- 1469676974
- OCLC:
- 1402020063
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