Settler : identity and colonialism / written by Emma Battell Lowman & Adam J. Barker.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Battell Lowman, Emma, 1980- author.

Barker, Adam J., 1980- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Settler colonialism--Canada.

Settler colonialism.

Colonists--Canada.

Colonists.

Identity (Psychology)--Canada.

Identity (Psychology).

Social change--Canada.

Social change.

Indigenous peoples--Canada--Colonization.

Indigenous peoples.

Canada--Ethnic relations.

Canada.

Physical Description:

xi, 221 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Edition:

2nd edition.

Place of Publication:

Halifax ; Winnipeg : Fernwood Publishing, [2025]

Summary:

"A decade ago, the first edition of this defining book explained what it meant to be Settler -- acknowledging that Canada has been forged through ongoing violence, displacement, and assimilation of Indigenous communities and Nations -- and argued that accepting this identity is an important first step towards changing relationships with Indigenous Peoples. The national conversation about settler colonialism has advanced significantly since that time, thanks to Indigenous struggles that have resulted in high-profile official apologies and inquiries into the devastating inequity between Indigenous and Settler lives in Canada. However, this progress is not enough -- many of the same problems persist due to the underlying inequities at the core of Canadian identity, politics, and society. In this revised second edition, Battell Lowman and Barker reflect on the term's changing, more nuanced, and continued importance. Touching on the rise of right-wing nationalism, the power and limitations of social media, and ten years of federal Liberal government, this new edition of Settler considers the successes and failures of Settler Canadians in supporting decolonization and charting our next steps towards transformative change."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Forever (a poem by January Rogers)

1 Why say Settler?

Understanding and avoidance

Asserting the Settler identity

On being and knowing: notes on ontology and relationship

Toward decolonization

Notes

2 Canada and Settler Colonialism

Beyond binaries

Spaces, systems, stories: structures of invasion at work in Canada

Whiteness and capitalism

Settler colonization and the Settler identity

Being Settler Canadian

Looking to the land

3 It's always all about the land

Identity and the land

Settler Colonialism, identity, and the land

Belonging through treaty?

4 "Settling" our differences

Settler Colonial complicity

Becoming Settler people

Settler benefits: mobility and comfortable ignorance

5 Fear, complicity, and productive discomfort

Settler fear

Moves to comfort

Beyond Settler certainty

6 Decolonization and dangerous freedom

Decolonization: from awareness to responsibility

Always in relationship

Entering the space of dangerous freedom

Notes.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1773637347

9781773637341

OCLC:

1460455733

Publisher Number:

90101938391