Introduction: Being-together-in-place -- Part I. "The spirit of my ancestors" : Cheslatta Carrier Nation traditional territory -- Pathways of coexistence -- Sacred ground -- Part II. "You can't stop the ceremonies" : the Wakarusa Wetlands -- Ceremony is protest, protest is cerem…
Being Together in Place explores the landscapes that convene Native and non-Native people into sustained and difficult negotiations over their radically different interests and concerns. Grounded in three sites-the Cheslatta-Carrier traditional territory in British Columbia; the…
"History, heritage and colonialism offers an internationally relevant examination of the nexus between empire and colonial identity, by exploring the politics of history-making and interest in preserving the material remnants of the past in late nineteenth and early twentieth ce…
This title explores the politics of history-making and interest in preserving the material remnants of the past in late-nineteenth and early-twentieth-century colonial society, looking at both indigenous pasts and those of European origin.
"Without a living language spoken regularly on the marae or in everyday lives, what does the future hold for Māori and for our nation? Focusing on the northern tribal district Tai Tokerau as a case study but with conclusions applicable across the country, the leading Māori schol…
From the time of the Maori renaissance of the 1970s and 1980s, Maori made huge efforts to reinvigorate te reo and the life of marae as the twin cornerstones of Maori identity. Maori television and radio stations were set up, the Maori Language Commission established and kohanga …
In recent decades, Maori have made huge efforts to reinvigorate te reo and the life of marae as the twin cornerstones of Maori identity. Maori television and radio stations have been set up, the Maori Language Commission established and kohanga reo, kura kaupapa and wananga have…
Acclaimed Maori filmmaker Barry Barclay's Our Own Image relates the experiences of making his documentaries and his critically acclaimed feature-length film Ngati (1987), widely credited as the first fiction feature by a member of an indigenous community. Barclay details his vie…