A Short History of the Blockade
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A Short History of the Blockade

Giant Beavers, Diplomacy, and Regeneration in Nishnaabewin

  1. 80 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

A Short History of the Blockade

Giant Beavers, Diplomacy, and Regeneration in Nishnaabewin

About this book

In A Short History of the Blockade, award-winning writer Leanne Betasamosake Simpson uses Michi Saagiig Nishnaabeg stories, storytelling aesthetics, and practices to explore the generative nature of Indigenous blockades through our relative, the beaver—or in Nishnaabemowin, Amik. Moving through genres, shifting through time, amikwag stories become a lens for the life-giving possibilities of dams and the world-building possibilities of blockades, deepening our understanding of Indigenous resistance as both a negation and an affirmation. Widely recognized as one of the most compelling Indigenous voices of her generation, Simpson's work breaks open the intersections between politics, story, and song, bringing audiences into a rich and layered world of sound, light, and sovereign creativity. A Short History of the Blockade reveals how the practice of telling stories is also a culture of listening, "a thinking through together," and ultimately, like the dam or the blockade, an affirmation of life. Introduction by Jordan Abel.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title Page
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Dedication
  6. Foreword
  7. Liminaire
  8. Introduction
  9. A Short History of the Blockade
  10. Chapter One
  11. Chapter Two
  12. Chapter Three
  13. Chapter Four
  14. Final Words
  15. Notes
  16. About the Author
  17. CLC Kreisel Lecture Series