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Claiming Anishinaabe

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One woman's personal journey of moving deeper into Indigenous knowledge and working to resist the racist and sexist legacy of the Indian Act. Denied her Indigenous status, Lynn Gehl has been fighti...
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  • 23 September 2017
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One woman's personal journey of moving deeper into Indigenous knowledge and working to resist the racist and sexist legacy of the Indian Act.

Denied her Indigenous status, Lynn Gehl has been fighting her entire life to reclaim mino-pimadiziwin--the good life. Exploring Anishinaabeg philosophy and Anishinaabeg conceptions of truth, Gehl shows how she came to locate her spirit and decolonize her identity, thereby becoming, in her words, "fully human." Gehl also provides a harsh critique of Canada and takes on important anti-colonial battles, including sex discrimination in the Indian Act and the destruction of sacred places.

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Price: $19.95
Publisher: University of Regina Press
Imprint: University of Regina Press
Publication Date: 23 September 2017
Trim Size: 8.50 X 5.51 in
ISBN: 9780889774919
Format: Paperback
BISACs: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Cultural, Ethnic & Regional / Native American & Aboriginal, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / American / Native American Studies, HISTORY / Canada / Post-Confederation (1867-)
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"Throughout Claiming Anishinaabe, the conversation remains rooted in the destructive effects of oppressive power on the human spirit, and an insistence that both knowledge and spirituality are key in reclaiming one’s sense of self. --"
Lynn Gehl, PhD, is an Algonquin Anishinaabe-kwe from the Ottawa River Valley. She is the author of The Truth That Wampum Tells. She lives in Peterborough, Ontario.