| We Share Our Matters: Two Centuries of Writing and Resistance at Six Nations of the Grand River Contributor(s): Monture, Rick (Author) |
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ISBN: 0887557678 ISBN-13: 9780887557675 Publisher: University of Manitoba Press OUR PRICE: $28.76 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Native American - Literary Criticism | Canadian - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - Native American Studies |
| Dewey: 971.3 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6" W x 8.9" (0.88 lbs) 264 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Native American - Cultural Region - Canadian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Haudenosaunee, more commonly known as the Iroquois or Six Nations, have been one of the most widely written-about Indigenous groups in the United States and Canada. But seldom have the voices emerging from this community been drawn on in order to understand its enduring intellectual traditions. Rick Monture's We Share Our Matters offers the first comprehensive portrait of how the Haudenosaunee of the Grand River region have expressed their long struggle for sovereignty in Canada. Drawing from individualsas diverse as Joseph Brant, Pauline Johnson and Robbie Robertson, Monture illuminates a unique Haudenosaunee world view comprised of three distinct features: a spiritual belief about their role and responsibility to the earth; a firm understanding of their sovereign status as a confederacy of independant nations; and their responsibility to maintain those relations for future generations. After more than two centuries of political struggle Haudenosaunee thought has avoided stagnant conservatism and continues to inspire ways to address current social and political realities. |
Contributor Bio(s): Monture, Rick: - Rick Monture is a member of the Mohawk nation, Turtle clan, from Six Nations of the Grand River Territory. He is also the Director of the Indigenous Studies Program at McMaster University. |