Storytelling, identity formation, and resistance in indigenous cultures in Canada and the United States edited by Kamelia Talebian Sedehi

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sedehi, Kamelia Talebian, editor.

Series:

Studies in narrative

Studies in Narrative v.28

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indians of North America--Canada--Ethnic identity.

Indians of North America.

Indians of North America--Ethnic identity.

Storytelling--Social aspects--Canada.

Storytelling.

Storytelling--Social aspects--United States.

Storytelling--Social aspects.

Canada.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam John Benjamins Publishing Company 2025

Summary:

Storytelling is a means of fostering a sense of identity, belonging, and continuity.Through stories, Indigenous peoples understand and interpret the world, and learn how to survive in spite of external forces such as colonialism

Contents:

Intro

Acknowledgements

List of contributors

Introduction

References

Part 1 Movies and television

Chapter 1 "We are human and we are whole"

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Conclusion

Chapter 2 "It knows how to hunt. But I know how to survive"

Authenticity and storymaking

Indigenous science fiction and "sovereign" identity

Storymaking, identity, and resistance in Prey

Chapter 3 Healing narratives

1. Introduction

2. Theoretical framework

2.1 Decolonizing knowledge and methodology

2.2 Storytelling as research and resistance

3. The restorative power of storytelling in indigenous cultures

3.1 Cultural continuity and identity formation

3.2 Therapeutic dimensions and healing circles

3.3 Social cohesion and community-building

3.4 Education, knowledge transfer, and the role of Elders

3.5 Spiritual significance and cosmological connection

3.6 Restorative justice and conflict resolution

4. Healing narratives through storytelling in Reservation Dogs

4.1 Storytelling, identity, and community in indigenous communities

4.2 Narrative therapy and personal transformation

4.3 Trauma narrative theory and collective healing

4.4 Postcolonial storytelling and cultural resilience

4.5 Humor as a healing mechanism

4.6 Adaptability and resilience in contemporary contexts

5. Storytelling techniques in Reservation Dogs

5.1 The role of spirit guides and Elders in indigenous storytelling

5.2 Storytelling and coming-of-age in Reservation Dogs

5.3 Rehabilitation of minor characters through storytelling

6. Conclusion

References

Part 2 Literary works

Chapter 4 Louise Erdrich's The Plague of Doves

Storytelling

Mapping multigenerational stories

Acts of re-telling

Chapter 5 Storytelling through trauma

Stories as walls

Wab, Minerva, and the curse of pervasive sexual violence

Keeping stories, moral injury, and survival

Reference

Chapter 6 Cultural memory, testimony and witnessing in A Pipe for February

Methodology

Cultural memory

Witnessing and testimony

Analysis

Chapter 7 Poetry as a praxis of resistance

Poetry as praxis

Indigenous bodies and the natural world

Poetry as resistance

Land and language

Part 3 Activism

Chapter 8 Indigenous living traditions as institutionalized practices in urban Native organizations

Conceptualizing traditions

Traditions as lived experience

Mother Earth

Indigenous living traditions as institutionalized practices

Chapter 9 Indigenous digital storytelling and resistance

1. Introduction

Other Format:

Print version :

Print version Sedehi, Kamelia Talebian Storytelling, Identity Formation, and Resistance in Indigenous Cultures in Canada and the United States

ISBN:

9789027244406

9027244405

OCLC:

1546773699

Publisher Number:

CIPO000295319

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license