We are we : indigenizing the truth and reconciliation process - climate crisis resolution through Indigenous law

Summary: "This is a book of hope. As we sit on the brink of extinction due to our creation of the climate crisis, We Are We serves as an instruction manual on how all of us can reconcile with our Mother Earth and save the future for our children. Wanmbli Chante Winan provides insights into Indigenous cultures, their Essential Laws, and Traditional Ways of Knowing woven through the spiritual framework of the Medicine Wheel. This book can be used as a platform from which to create Truth and Reconciliation with the First Peoples of this continent now called 'Canada.' We Are We: Indigenizing the Truth and Reconciliation Process - Climate crisis resolution through Indigenous Law is a must read for everyone who wants a starting place in learning practical solutions to complex environmental problems and social justice issues. We Are We is a gift, promise, and hope for future generations"--

Record details

ISBN: 9781645042235 (softcover)
Physical Description: xx, 295 pages ; 24 cm
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Publisher: New York : DIO Press, 2021.
Copyright: ©2022

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction -- Original instructions -- Ancestral bones to pick -- This business of becoming true human beings -- Ecocide and climate change : a legal foot to stand on -- Creating a "we-zone" -- Traditional Indigenous worldviews and perspectives -- The Truth and Reconciliation Commission : defining the problem and issues -- Indigenous call to action from our elders and leaders -- The bully, the bullied and the bystander -- The function of addictions in our lives -- Reconciling difference between violent offenders and their victims -- Fighting amongst ourselves -- Reconciliation amongst Indigenous nations -- Leadership versus tyranny : let our women lead -- Our Indigenous prophecies -- Critique of the current truth and reconciliation process -- Decolonization through Indigenization -- Indigenizing the truth and reconciliation process : part one -- A little help from our settler friends -- Settler 'naturalization' to Turtle Island -- Treaties with the Government of 'Canada' -- Indigenous law : where did it come from? -- Categories of Indigenous secondary laws and protocols -- Indigenizing the truth and reconciliation process : part two -- A recipe for conciliation and calls to action -- Conclusions and takeaways from this book.