Prairie Rising: Indigenous Youth, Decolonization, and the Politics of Intervention - Brossura

Dhillon, Jaskiran

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1442614714 ISBN 13: 9781442614710

Casa editrice: Univ of Toronto Pr, 2017

Riassunto

In 2016, Canada's newly elected federal government publically committed to reconciling the social and material deprivation of Indigenous communities across the country. Does this outward shift in the Canadian state's approach to longstanding injustices facing Indigenous peoples reflect a "transformation with teeth," or is it merely a reconstructed attempt at colonial Indigenous-settler relations?

Prairie Rising

provides a series of critical reflections about the changing face of settler colonialism in Canada through an ethnographic investigation of Indigenous-state relations in the city of Saskatoon. Jaskiran Dhillon uncovers how various groups including state agents, youth workers, and community organizations utilize participatory politics in order to intervene in the lives of Indigenous youth living under conditions of colonial occupation and marginality. In doing so, this accessibly written book sheds light on the changing forms of settler governance and the interlocking systems of education, child welfare, and criminal justice that sustain it. Dhillon's nuanced and fine-grained analysis exposes how the push for inclusionary governance ultimately reinstates colonial settler authority and raises startling questions about the federal government's commitment to justice and political empowerment for Indigenous Nations, particularly within the context of the everyday realities facing Indigenous youth.

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Informazioni sull?autore

Jaskiran Dhillon is an assistant professor of global studies and anthropology at The New School in New York City.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Univ of Toronto Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2017
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1442614714
• ISBN 13: 9781442614710
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 326
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile