The gatherings : reimagining Indigenous-settler relations /

Thirty years ago, in Wabanaki territory, a region encompassing the state of Maine and the Canadian Maritimes, a group of Native and non-Native individuals came together to explore some of the most pressing questions at the heart of Truth and Healing efforts in the United States and Canada. What pri...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Hager, Shirley N., 1952- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Toronto ; Buffalo : Aevo UTP, an imprint of University of Toronto Press, [2021]
Subjects:	Indigenous peoples > Maritime Provinces > Social conditions. Indigenous peoples > Maine > Social conditions. Maritime Provinces > Race relations. Maritime Provinces > Ethnic relations. Maine > Race relations. Maine > Ethnic relations. Intercultural communication > Maritime Provinces. Intercultural communication > Maine.

Table of Contents:

GATHERING : Preparing
The Talking Circle: Miigam'agan
Wayne
Gwen
Dana
Alma
Barb
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Shirley H.
Debbie
Shirley B.
Wesley
Marilyn
Betty
JoAnn
The Last Gathering: The Decision
Hindsight
PHOTOS: THE GATHERINGS, MAY 1987 TO MAY 1993
PHOTOS: CREATING THIS BOOK
THE GIVEAWAY BLANKET : The Circle and Ceremony: The Circle and Decision Making
Ceremony: Protect or Share It?
Allies, Friends, Family: Beginnings
The Women Compare Notes
The Relationship Evolves
Mutuality
How We Got Here: The Doctrine of Discovery
But What about the Treaties?
The Personal Is Political
Economic Self-Determination
Beginning to Make Amends
Some Progress ... and a Long Way to Go
How It Could Be Different: Being Here Legitimately
Acknowledging First Peoples/Honoring the Treaties
An Indigenous Worldview
The Need for Gathering Spaces
Creating a Gathering Space
Working Together on a Cause
Humility versus "White Guilt"
Non-Natives Working with Our Own People
Entering the Longhouse
Being in the Relationship: An Afterword / by Dr. Frances Hancock.