The Gatherings : Reimagining Indigenous-Settler Relations

Hager, Shirley N., 1952- author.

EBook 2021

"Thirty years ago, in Wabanaki territory - a region encompassing the state of Maine and the Canadian Maritimes - a group of Native and non-Native individuals came together to explore some of the most pressing questions at the heart of Truth and Healing efforts in the United States and Canada. What price do we pay for the tragic, unresolved, and fraught relationship between generations of settlers and Indigenous peoples of the land? Can the divide...

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9781487539399

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Includes Reader's Guide (pages 257-265)
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Electronic reproduction. Toronto University of Toronto Press 2021 Available via World Wide Web

Contents:

GATHERING : Preparing
The Talking Circle: Miigam'agan
Wayne
Gwen
Dana
Alma
Barb
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Shirley H.
Debbie
Shirley B.
Wesley
Marilyn
Betty
JoAnn
The Last Gathering: The Decision
Hindsight
PHOTOS: THE GATHERINGS, MAY 1987 TO MAY 1993
PHOTOS: CREATING THIS BOOK
THE GIVEAWAY BLANKET : The Circle and Ceremony: The Circle and Decision Making
Ceremony: Protect or Share It?
Allies, Friends, Family: Beginnings
The Women Compare Notes
The Relationship Evolves
Mutuality
How We Got Here: The Doctrine of Discovery
But What about the Treaties?
The Personal Is Political
Economic Self-Determination
Beginning to Make Amends
Some Progress ... and a Long Way to Go
How It Could Be Different: Being Here Legitimately
Acknowledging First Peoples/Honoring the Treaties
An Indigenous Worldview
The Need for Gathering Spaces
Creating a Gathering Space
Working Together on a Cause
Humility versus "White Guilt"
Non-Natives Working with Our Own People
Entering the Longhouse
Being in the Relationship: An Afterword / by Dr. Frances Hancock

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3129657

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