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Canada has never had an "Indian problem"-- but it does have a
Settler problem. But what does it mean to be Settler? And why does
it matter? Through an engaging, and sometimes enraging, look at the
relationships between Canada and Indigenous nations, Settler:
Identity and Colonialism in 21st Century Canada explains what it
means to be Settler and argues that accepting this identity is an
important first step towards changing those relationships. Being
Settler means understanding that Canada is deeply entangled in the
violence of colonialism, and that this colonialism and pervasive
violence continue to define contemporary political, economic and
cultural life in Canada. It also means accepting our responsibility
to struggle for change. Settler offers important ways forward --
ways to decolonize relationships between Settler Canadians and
Indigenous peoples -- so that we can find new ways of being on the
land, together. This book presents a serious challenge. It offers
no easy road, and lets no one off the hook. It will unsettle, but
only to help Settler people find a pathway for transformative
change, one that prepares us to imagine and move towards just and
beneficial relationships with Indigenous nations. And this way
forward may mean leaving much of what we know as Canada behind.
Five hundred years. A vast geography. Making and Breaking Settler
Space explores how settler spaces have developed and diversified
from contact to the present. Adam Barker traces the trajectory of
settler colonialism, drawing out details of its operation that are
embedded not only in imperialism but also in contemporary contexts
that include problematic activist practices by would-be settler
allies. Unflinchingly engaging with the systemic weaknesses of this
process, he proposes an innovative, unified spatial theory of
settler colonization in Canada and the United States that offers a
framework within which settlers can pursue decolonial actions in
solidarity with Indigenous communities.
Five hundred years. A vast geography. Making and Breaking Settler
Space explores how settler spaces have developed and diversified
from contact to the present. Adam Barker traces the trajectory of
settler colonialism, drawing out details of its operation that are
embedded not only in imperialism but also in contemporary contexts
that include problematic activist practices by would-be settler
allies. Unflinchingly engaging with the systemic weaknesses of this
process, he proposes an innovative, unified spatial theory of
settler colonization in Canada and the United States that offers a
framework within which settlers can pursue decolonial actions in
solidarity with Indigenous communities.
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