Assembling Unity: Indigenous Politics, Gender, and the Union of BC Indian Chiefs Contributor(s): Nickel, Sarah A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0774837993 ISBN-13: 9780774837996 Publisher: University of British Columbia Press OUR PRICE: $35.59 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2019 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Indigenous Studies - Social Science | Women's Studies - History | Canada - Post-confederation (1867-) |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.75 lbs) 236 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Canadian - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Established narratives portray Indigenous unity as emerging solely in response to the political agenda of the settler state. But unity has long shaped the modern Indigenous political movement. With Indigenous perspectives in the foreground, Assembling Unity explores the relationship between global political ideologies and pan-Indigenous politics in British Columbia through a detailed history of the Union of BC Indian Chiefs. Sarah Nickel demonstrates that the articulation of unity was heavily negotiated between UBCIC members, grassroots constituents, and Indigenous women's organizations. This incisive work unsettles dominant political narratives that cast Indigenous men as reactive and Indigenous women as apolitical. |