This is a follow-up to a series of posts shared here on the topic of Indigenous identity, allyship, and the situation in my local state of Vermont. The first three can be found here: titled “Reindigenization and allyship: starting points,” “Reindigenization & allyship, part 2,” and “Reindigenization & allyship, part 3: on getting it right.” […]
Posts Tagged ‘Kim Tallbear’
Indigenous identity & Vermont: an update, updated
Posted in Cultural politics, tagged Abenaki, Darryl Leroux, Elnu Abenaki, Indigenous identity, Indigenous politics, Kim Tallbear, Koasek tribe, Missisquoi tribe, Nulhegan Abenaki, Odanak and Wolinak first nations, Odanak First Nation, race-shifting controversy, self-indigenization, United Nations, Vermont, Vermont Abenaki, Vermont Abenaki controversy, W8banaki on December 22, 2023 | 1 Comment »
Race-shifting, gender transitioning, & other identity moves
Posted in Cultural politics, tagged cultural identity, gender politics, gender transitioning, identity, identity politics, indigenous, Indigenous sovereignty, Kim Tallbear, late capitalism, pretendianism, race-shifting, self-indigenization, transgender, Vermont on May 5, 2023 | Leave a Comment »
These thoughts, written in the aftermath of a half-day conference on race-shifting (first part viewable here) and influenced by Kim TallBear’s critique of identity, have me going out on a limb, for reasons that are likely pretty obvious. But I will persevere with them, and ask that you read them through to the end before reacting to isolated parts of the […]
Sharpening our moral clarity
Posted in Anthropocene, Cultural politics, tagged colonialism, Decolonization, global anti-imperialism, imperialism, indigenous peoples, Indigenous theory, Kim Tallbear on October 12, 2022 | Leave a Comment »
Indigenous intellectuals like Kim Tallbear see the current Anthropocene crisis (climate change, etc.) as a continuation and intensification of the kind of thing Indigenous peoples and enslaved Africans (among others) have experienced for centuries. Her thoughts for Indigenous People’s Day, shared on Tallbear’s Substack account, are well worth reading. Describing a “radical hope” that might […]
Reindigenization & allyship, part 3: On getting it right
Posted in Cultural politics, tagged Abenaki, Darryl Leroux, First Nations, Gina Adams, identity, Indigenous affairs, Indigenous identity, indigenous peoples, Kim Tallbear, Michelle Cyca, Odanak First Nation, Pretendians, race-shifting, tribal politics, University of Vermont, Vermont, Vermont state recognition of Indigenous peoples, Wabanaki on September 21, 2022 | 5 Comments »
This post is the third in a series on the topic of Indigenous identity, universities, and processes of (re-)indigenization. Part 1 can be read here; Part 2, here. While the following is most relevant to the case of Vermont, I hope it can also contribute to a broader consideration of these issues.
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