Riding on the success of Indigenous Social Work Around the World,
this book provides case studies to further scholarship on
decolonization, a major analytical and activist paradigm among many
of the world's Indigenous Peoples, including educators, tribal
leaders, activists, scholars, politicians, and citizens at the
grassroots level. Decolonization seeks to weaken the effects of
colonialism and create opportunities to promote traditional
practices in contemporary settings. Establishing language and
cultural programs; honouring land claims, teaching Indigenous
history, science, and ways of knowing; self-esteem programs,
celebrating ceremonies, restoring traditional parenting approaches,
tribal rites of passage, traditional foods, and helping and healing
using tribal approaches are central to decolonization. These
insights are brought to the arena of international social work
still dominated by western-based approaches. Decolonization draws
attention to the effects of globalization and the universalization
of education, methods of practice, and international 'development'
that fail to embrace and recognize local knowledges and methods. In
this volume, Indigenous and non-Indigenous social work scholars
examine local cultures, beliefs, values, and practices as central
to decolonization. Supported by a growing interest in spirituality
and ecological awareness in international social work, they
interrogate trends, issues, and debates in Indigenous social work
theory, practice methods, and education models including a section
on Indigenous research approaches. The diversity of perspectives,
decolonizing methodologies, and the shared struggle to provide
effective professional social work interventions is reflected in
the international nature of the subject matter and in the mix of
contributors who write from their contexts in different countries
and cultures, including Australia, Canada, Cuba, Japan, Jordan,
Mexico, New Zealand, South Africa, and the USA.
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