Canadian indigenous literature and art : : decolonizing education, culture, and society / / by Carol A. Mullen.

• VerfasserIn: Mullen, Carol A.,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, The Netherlands ;, Boston : : Brill Sense,, [2020]; ©2020
• Year of Publication: 2020
• Language: English
• Series: Education, Culture, and Society ; 1.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource.

Canadian Indigenous Literature and Art sheds light on Indigenous justice perspectives in Indigenous literature and art. Decolonizing education, culture, and society is the revolutionary pulse of this book aimed at educational reform and comprehensive change. Select works of published literature and exhibited art are interpreted in the critical discourse presented. Indigeneity as a lens is used to deconstruct education, accountability, and policy in Canada and globally. A new hypothesis is advanced about colonization and Indigenous voicelessness, helplessness, and genocidal victimhood as unchanging conditions of humanity. Activist pushback is demonstrated in the rise of Indigenous sources originating in global Canada. While colonization dehumanizes Canadian Indigenous peoples, a global movement has erupted, changing pockets of curriculum, teaching, and research. Through agency and solidarity in public life and, gradually, education, Indigenous justice is a mounting paradigmatic force. Indigenous voices speak about colonialism as a crisis of humanity that provokes truth-telling and protest. Glimpses of Indigenous futurity offer new possibilities for decolonizing our globally connected lives. Actionable steps include educating for a just world and integrating Indigenous justice in other advocacy theories. “Compelling, interesting, important, and original. I was impressed with Carol Mullen’s knowledge as well as how she wove together this knowledge with both the literature and personal experience throughout this beautifully and soulfully written text. I appreciate how she illuminated spaces and people whose work is often relegated to dark corners.” – Pamela J. Konkol, Professor of Foundations, Social Policy, and Research at Concordia University Chicago.

Table of Contents

Tribute to Bernardo P. Gallegos -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- List of Figures and Tables -- Introduction -- About the Author -- 1 Frames: Canadian Indigenous Literature and Art -- 1 Frames Introduced -- 2 Specialized Terms Defined -- 3 Methods and Methodological Frames -- 4 Selection Criteria -- 5 Canadian Indigenous Art/ifacts -- 6 Viewpoints -- 2 Tensions: Truth-Telling about Injustice in Canada -- 1 Policy and Reform: Trend #1 -- 2 Testing and Education: Trend #2 -- 3 Diversity and Immigration: Trend #3 -- 4 Health and Environment: Trend #4 -- 5 Perspectives -- 3 Binaries: Colonizing Forces and Counterforces -- 1 Conceptual Framework -- 2 Thematic Binary Discussion -- 3 Viewpoints -- 4 Exhibits: Water and Land Politics in Aboriginal Art/ifacts -- 1 Erasure.Exposure Narrative Friction -- 2 Messages to Ponder -- 3 Viewpoints -- 5 Interventions: Pedagogies for Decolonizing Education -- 1 Interventions from Six Domains -- 2 Ten Literature-Based Tenets -- 3 Vigilance Practiced and in Practice -- 4 Perspectives -- 6 Futurity: Glimpses of Indigenous and Settler Struggle -- 1 Indigenous and Settler Futurity -- 2 Visions of Indigenous Education -- 3 Learning from the Past -- 4 In Light of Indigenous Justice -- 5 Perspectives -- Epilogue -- 1 International Linkages of Colonialism -- 2 Recommendations from the Literature -- 3 Eyes Wide Open -- Index --.