The Idle No More Movement and Language: Speaking our languages as foundational acts of everyday renewal and community resurgence....

[Richard Zane Smith]

tižamęh, Heather,   ⁿdae' yawáhstih  ,  nęh , yamę́ndawáhstih

excellent video!
 it confirms the issue for "aboriginal" peoples is not always solving
problems using non-aboriginal solutions (throw $ at it) ( toss an apology)
 so as to be  treated just like "everyone else"
I also appreciated the emphasis on re-connecting with the land as a kind of
needed  "resurgence."
its difficult to explain why we do our arts from the natural materials we
gather,
as we search out and talk to the plants, ask for a branch, or the clay,
expressing what we are going to use it for...etc...

To escape colonization,  RELATIONSHIP with the land must resurge.
and it doesn't always have to be about deliberate political HEAD
confrontation with colonial powers....
at THEIR offices at THEIR tables on THEIR terms.
This can be like accusing a Judge in his own courtroom...
need neutral places for nation to nation confrontations.

únęh
Sǫhahiyǫh




On Sun, Dec 30, 2012 at 9:13 PM, Heather Souter <hsouter at gmail.com> wrote:

> Taanshi, Sǫhahiyǫh eekwa kakiyaw kiyawaw,
>
> If you are interested in hearing Jeff Corntassel and Taiaiake Alfred speak
> on contemporary colonialism and ways of countering it (resurgence!), go to
> this link for a video lecture by these two scholars
> http://stream.ufv.ca/onDemand/RAN/RAN_25-Jan-2012.wmv
>
> Eekoshi.
> Heather
>
>
> On Sun, Dec 30, 2012 at 6:56 PM, Richard Zane Smith <rzs at wildblue.net>wrote:
>
>> Thanks for sharing that Heather!
>> its always good to hear others say what you've wanted to say, but then
>> they put them in just the right words.
>> One thing I've learned is:   *
>> happily colonized assimilated tribal members ... is a contradiction
>> *like saying:  soaking dry  or  freezing flames,
>>
>> Sǫhahiyǫh
>> (Richard)
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Dec 30, 2012 at 2:31 PM, Heather Souter <hsouter at gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>> *Pondering the Idle No More Movement and Language: Speaking our
>>> languages as foundational acts of everyday renewal and community
>>> resurgence....
>>> *
>>> Lately I have been reading the work of Cherokee scholar Jeff Corntassel
>>> and Mohawk scholar Taiaiake Alfred.  I found the following two excellent
>>> quotes in Jeff Corntassel's recent writing, Re-envisioning resurgence:
>>> Indigenous pathways to decolonization and sustainable
>>> self-determination....
>>>
>>> "A peoplehood model provides a useful way of thinking about the nature
>>> of everyday resurgence practices both personally and collectively. If one
>>> thinks of peoplehood as the interlocking features of language, homeland,
>>> ceremonial cycles, and sacred living histories, a disruption to any one of
>>> these practices threatens all aspects of everyday life. The complex
>>> spiritual, political and social relationships that hold peoplehood together
>>> are continuously renewed. These daily acts of renewal, whether through
>>> prayer, speaking your language, honoring your ancestors, etc., are the
>>> foundations of resurgence." p. 89,
>>>
>>> "...[E]veryday acts of resurgence aren’t glamorous or expedient. It
>>> might involve a personal vow to only eat food that has been hunted, fished
>>> or grown by Indigenous peoples, and/or speaking one’s language to family
>>> members or in social media groups, or even growing traditional foods in
>>> your own backyard." p. 98, ibid.
>>>
>>> The full article can be accessed online.  The citation and link follow.
>>>
>>> Jeff Corntassel, Re-envisioning resurgence: Indigenous pathways to
>>> decolonization and sustainable self-determination
>>> Decolonization: Indigeneity, Education & Society Vol. 1, No. 1, 2012,
>>> pp. 86-­‐101, 2012, J. Corntassel
>>> This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the
>>> Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License (
>>> http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0), permitting all
>>> non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided
>>> the original work is properly cited.
>>>
>>> http://decolonization.org/index.php/des/article/view/18627
>>>
>>>
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>>
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>> *Immersed in arts, **singing our songs, dancing our dances, and speaking
>> my language - only then I'm most contentedly Wyandot !
>> *
>>
>> richardzanesmith.wordpress.com
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