| Title : | Dancing on our Turtle's Back : Stories of Nishnaabeg Re-Creation, Resurgence and a New Emergence | | Material Type: | printed text | | Authors: | Leanne Simpson, Author | | Publisher: | ARP Books | | Publication Date: | 2011 | | ISBN (or other code): | 978-1-89403-750-1 | | Languages : | English (eng) | | Descriptors: | Indigenous Peoples and First Peoples
Philosophy
Politics
Religion and Spirituality
| | Keywords: | Nishnaabeg, Native relations, Canada, Creation, Native language | | Abstract: | Many promote Reconciliation as a “new” way for Canada to relate to Indigenous Peoples. In Dancing on Our Turtle’s Back: Stories of Nishnaabeg Re-Creation, Resurgence, and a New Emergence activist, editor, and educator Leanne Simpson asserts reconciliation must be grounded in political resurgence and must support the regeneration of Indigenous languages, oral cultures, and traditions of governance.
Simpson explores philosophies and pathways of regeneration, resurgence, and a new emergence through the Nishnaabeg language, Creation Stories, walks with Elders and children, celebrations and protests, and meditations on these experiences. She stresses the importance of illuminating Indigenous intellectual traditions to transform their relationship to the Canadian state. - Book Jacket |
Dancing on our Turtle's Back : Stories of Nishnaabeg Re-Creation, Resurgence and a New Emergence [printed text] / Leanne Simpson, Author . - [S.l.] : ARP Books, 2011. ISBN : 978-1-89403-750-1 Languages : English ( eng) | Descriptors: | Indigenous Peoples and First Peoples
Philosophy
Politics
Religion and Spirituality
| | Keywords: | Nishnaabeg, Native relations, Canada, Creation, Native language | | Abstract: | Many promote Reconciliation as a “new” way for Canada to relate to Indigenous Peoples. In Dancing on Our Turtle’s Back: Stories of Nishnaabeg Re-Creation, Resurgence, and a New Emergence activist, editor, and educator Leanne Simpson asserts reconciliation must be grounded in political resurgence and must support the regeneration of Indigenous languages, oral cultures, and traditions of governance.
Simpson explores philosophies and pathways of regeneration, resurgence, and a new emergence through the Nishnaabeg language, Creation Stories, walks with Elders and children, celebrations and protests, and meditations on these experiences. She stresses the importance of illuminating Indigenous intellectual traditions to transform their relationship to the Canadian state. - Book Jacket |
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