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 ‘self-indigenization’
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 […]
Reindigenization & allyship, part 2
Posted in Cultural politics, tagged Abenaki, Abenaki of Vermont, Darryl Leroux, identity politics, indigeneity, Indigenous identity, indigenous peoples, Odanak First Nation, Pretendians, race-shifting, self-indigenization, Vermont on April 8, 2022 | 6 Comments »
I have been hesitant to follow up on my post of last summer on “Reindigenization and Allyship” because of the complications surrounding this issue, especially in my state of Vermont. The following can be considered part two in a series, as I continue to think through the politics of indigeneity, identity (including its malleability), territoriality […]
Reindigenization and allyship: starting points
Posted in Cultural politics, tagged Abenaki, allyship, Darryl Leroux, El Nu, Indian country, indigenization, indigenous peoples, Indigenous solidarity, Indigenous studies, Koasek, Land Grab universities, land-grant universities, Métissage, Missisquoi, Nulhegan, Odanak, self-indigenization, University of Vermont, Vermont, W8banaki, Wabanaki, Wolinak on July 30, 2021 | 7 Comments »
I often “think out loud” on this blog. That’s been very useful as a way of getting feedback on work in progress; it also forces me to be both honest and careful with my words. The following is being shared in the same spirit: it’s related to teaching and writing in progress, but also to […]
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