Living in Indigenous sovereignty / Elizabeth Carlson-Manathara ; with Gladys Rowe ; foreword by Aim�ee Craft, Leona Star and Dawnis Kennedy.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 278-288) and index.

Machine generated contents note: 1. Introductions / Gladys Rowe -- Introducing Ourselves -- Introducing the Book -- 2. Settler Colonialism and Resistance / Elizabeth Carlson-Manathara -- Terminology and Colonial Location -- Colonialism and Settler Colonialism -- Anti-Colonialism and Decolonization -- Indigenous and Indigenous-Led Resistance -- Framing White Settler Decolonization and Anti-Colonialism -- 3. Introducing the Narratives / Chickadee Richard -- 4. Monique Woroniak / Elizabeth Carlson-Manathara -- Identity and Early Influences -- Learning -- Solidarity Work and Continued Learning -- Postscript, 2019 -- 5. Murray Angus / Elizabeth Carlson-Manathara -- Identity and Early Influences -- Learning and Early Activism -- Decolonization Work and Continued Learning -- 6. Steve Heinrichs / Elizabeth Carlson-Manathara -- Identity and Early Influences -- Learning and Early Activism -- Decolonization Work and Continued Learning -- 7. Franklin Jones / Anonymous -- Identity and Early Influences -- Learning and Early Activism -- Anti-Colonial Work and Continued Learning -- 8. Orienting Toward Indigenous Sovereignty / Elizabeth Carlson-Manathara -- Engagement with the Land -- Engaging with Indigenous Peoples -- Engaging with Indigenous Stories -- Engaging with Indigenous Nationhood, Governance, Sovereignty, Resurgence, and Decolonization -- 9. Joy Eidse / Elizabeth Carlson-Manathara -- Identity and Early Influences -- Learning and Early Activism -- Decolonization Work and Continued Learning -- 10. Adam Barker / Elizabeth Carlson-Manathara -- Identity and Early Influences -- Learning -- Decolonization Work and Continued Learning -- 11. Susanne McCrea McGovern / Elizabeth Carlson-Manathara -- Identity and Early Influences -- Learning and Early Activism -- Solidarity Work -- 12. Kathi Avery Kinew / Elizabeth Carlson-Manathara -- Identity and Early Influences -- Learning and Early Activism -- Work and Continued Learning -- 13. Rick Wallace / Elizabeth Carlson-Manathara -- Identity and Early Influences -- Early Activism and Learning -- Decolonization Work and Continued Learning -- 14. What Indigenous Peoples Have Asked of Us / Elizabeth Carlson-Manathara -- Truth Telling, Learning, Land Acknowledgement -- Practising Humility and Listening -- Taking Responsibility for Our Work -- Working to Educate and Challenge Other White Settlers -- Decolonizing Our Hearts and Minds -- Deconstructing, Resisting, and Subverting Colonial Governments, Systems, and Institutions -- Using Our Gifts -- Being Discerning -- Being Willing to Risk and Give -- Engaging in Direct Action -- Working Through Our Emotions -- Using Our Privilege and Providing Practical/Logistical Support -- Living by Indigenous Law -- Remembering Who We Are -- Engaging with Restitution, Reparation, Repatriation, and Land Return -- Being Persistent -- 15. John Doe / Anonymous -- Identity and Early Influences -- Early Activism and Learning -- Anti-Colonial Work and Continued Learning -- 16. Silvia Straka / Elizabeth Carlson-Manathara -- Social Work Education and Activist Development -- Implications for My Social Work Education Role -- 17. Dave Bleakney / Elizabeth Carlson-Manathara -- Settler Walking With Ghosts -- Savages in Need of Redemption -- Oka -- Ipperwash -- Sun Peaks/Gustafson Lake -- Six Nations of the Grand River -- Barriere Lake -- Idle No More -- Some Reflections -- Erased Village -- 18. Victoria Freeman / Elizabeth Carlson-Manathara -- Learning and Early Activism -- Decolonization Work and Continued Learning -- Dimensions of the Journey -- Postscript 2020 -- 19. Honourings / Elizabeth Carlson-Manathara -- 20. Conclusions / Gladys Rowe.

"This book advances the concept of living in Indigenous sovereignty as an ontological and relational framework for settlers, particularly white settlers, who wish to initiate or deepen their decolonial/anti-colonial work while living on Indigenous lands occupied by the Canadian state. Here, living in Indigenous sovereignty refers to living in accordance with the understanding that we are on Indigenous lands which contain their own stories, systems of governance, relationships, laws, knowledges, protocols, obligations, and opportunities which have been understood and practiced by Indigenous peoples since time immemorial. Living in Indigenous sovereignty means understanding that our responsibilities and opportunities as settlers on these lands involve learning and placing ourselves in accountable and loving relationship with Indigenous lands, peoples, and sovereignty. Based on a completed dissertation, the book enacts accountability and embodies living in Indigenous sovereignty by centering the work and perspectives of Indigenous scholars, Knowledge holders, and activists regarding settler colonialism and decolonization. Thus, the theoretical and practice perspectives that point to pathways of living in Indigenous sovereignty are based largely on Indigenous sources. This work also features life stories/narratives of white settler activists for whom anti-colonial and decolonial work is a major life focus. These stories are intended to serve as inspiration and guidance for white settlers who wish to initiate or deepen their anti-colonial and decolonial work. Ultimately, this book aims to contribute to decolonial social change, particularly in Canada. I believe Fernwood would be a great fit as a publisher of this book due to its focus on confronting oppression and exploitation toward creating a more socially just world. Scholarship regarding frameworks for settler roles in decolonization has been historically sparse, although it has increased in the past decade (see complementary books below). Although most of the ideas in this book have been present in various forms in activist and Indigenous circles, the book will provide a deep and accessible exploration of living in Indigenous sovereignty and what this entails, as well as some of the tensions present in the work. Further, the approach of using extended life narratives of decolonial settler activists as a way to inspire others and illustrate the principles of the work in practice is something I haven't yet seen in book form."-- Provided by publisher.

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