Yakama rising : indigenous cultural revitalization,activism, and healing

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Yakama rising : indigenous cultural revitalization,activism, and healing / Michelle M. Jacob.

Jacob, Michelle M., 1977- (Author).

Summary:

"The Yakama Nation of present day Washington State has responded to more than a century of historical trauma with a resurgence of grass roots activism and cultural revitalization. This path-breaking ethnography shifts the conversation from one of victimhood to one of ongoing resistance and resilience as a means of healing the soul wounds of settler colonialism"--P.iv of Cover.

Record details

ISBN: 0816531196
ISBN: 9780816531196
Physical Description: xii, 139 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Edition: First Paperback Edition.
Publisher: Tucson : Univ. Of Arizona Press, 2014

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:: Includes bibliographical references (pages 131-135) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:: Introduction: embodying contradictions and resisting settler-colonial violence -- Teach them in a good way: critical pedagogy of the Wapato Indian Club -- I don't want our language to die: indigenous language revitalization, survivance, and the stakes of building a moral community -- Think of the seven generations: Xwayamami Ishich -- Take care of your past: building a theory of Yakama decolonizing praxis -- The renaissance is now: next steps for healing and social change.
Original Version Note:: Originally published: Tucson : Univ. Of Arizona Press, 2013.