A short history of the blockade : giant beavers, diplomacy, and regeneration in Nishnaabewin / Leanne Betasamosake Simpson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Simpson, Leanne Betasamosake, 1971- author.

Series:

Henry Kreisel lecture series.

CLC Kreisel Lecture Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social justice--Canada.

Social justice.

Beavers.

Ojibwa literature--Canada--History and criticism.

Ojibwa literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (89 pages).

Place of Publication:

Edmonton, Alberta : University of Alberta Press, [2021]

Summary:

"In A Short History of the Blockade, award-winning writer Leanne Betasamosake Simpson uses Michi Saagiig Nishnaabeg stories, storytelling aesthetics, and practices to explore the generative nature of Indigenous blockades through our relative, the beaver--or in Nishnaabemowin, Amik. Moving through genres, shifting through time, amikwag stories become a lens for the life-giving possibilities of dams and the world-building possibilities of blockades, deepening our understanding of Indigenous resistance, as both a negation and an affirmation. Widely recognized as one of the most compelling Indigenous voices of her generation, Simpson's work breaks open the intersections between politics, story, and song, bringing audiences into a rich and layered world of sound, light, and sovereign creativity. A Short History of the Blockade reveals how the practice of telling stories is also a culture of listening, "a thinking through together," and ultimately, like the dam or the blockade, an affirmation of life."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Frontmatter

FOREWORD

LIMINAIRE

INTRODUCTION

INRODUCTORY WORDS

ONE

TWO

THREE

FOUR

FINAL WORDS

NOTES

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781772125504

1772125504

9781772125528

1772125520

OCLC:

1300801852