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Social Science Indigenous Studies

Voicing Identity

Cultural Appropriation and Indigenous Issues

edited by John Borrows & Kent McNeil

Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Initial publish date
Nov 2022
Category
Indigenous Studies, Indigenous Peoples, General
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781487544690
    Publish Date
    Nov 2022
    List Price
    $36.95
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781487544683
    Publish Date
    Nov 2022
    List Price
    $36.95
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9781487544676
    Publish Date
    Nov 2022
    List Price
    $85.00

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Description

Written by leading Indigenous and non-Indigenous scholars, Voicing Identity examines the issue of cultural appropriation in the contexts of researching, writing, and teaching about Indigenous peoples. This book grapples with the questions of who is qualified to engage in these activities and how this can be done appropriately and respectfully.

 

The authors address these questions from their individual perspectives and experiences, often revealing their personal struggles and their ongoing attempts to resolve them. There is diversity in perspectives and approaches, but also a common goal: to conduct research and teach in respectful ways that enhance understanding of Indigenous histories, cultures, and rights, and promote reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples.

 

Bringing together contributors with diverse backgrounds and unique experiences, Voicing Identity will be of interest to students and scholars studying Indigenous issues as well as anyone seeking to engage in the work of making Canada a model for just relations between the original peoples and newcomers.

About the authors

John Borrows is the Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Law in the Faculty of Law at the University of Victoria and is the winner of both the Canadian Political Science Association’s Donald Smiley Prize (for Recovering Canada) and the Canadian Law and Society Association Book Prize (for Canada’s Indigenous Constitution)..

John Borrows' profile page

Kent McNeil is an emeritus distinguished research professor at Osgoode Hall Law School at York University.

Kent McNeil's profile page