Stories of American Indian Relocation and Reclamation
Contemporary accounts of urban Native identity in two pan-Indian communities In the last half century, changing racial and cultural dynamics in the United States have caused an explosion in the number of people claiming to be American Indian, from just over half a million in 1960 to over three million in 2013. Additionally, seven out of ten ......
This book focuses on the inner world of the woman in the creative processes of pregnancy, birth, and early life and the healing of the traumas of this period. It gives an in-depth understanding of the Aboriginal woman during pregnancy, birth, and infancy and the effects of culture and transgenerational trauma on these processes.
Stories of American Indian Relocation and Reclamation
Contemporary accounts of urban Native identity in two pan-Indian communities In the last half century, changing racial and cultural dynamics in the United States have caused an explosion in the number of people claiming to be American Indian, from just over half a million in 1960 to over three million in 2013. Additionally, seven out of ten ......
This study examines how, during the eighteenth century, the Cherokee transitioned from a sovereign people allied with the British to a nation subjugated to the US government. The author analyzes how the Cherokees fought with both the British and the US Continental Army during this time.
The authors of this book share the diversity and complexities of the Indigenous context of worldviews, examining relationships between humans and other living beings within an eco-conscious lens, showing that we belong not only to a human community, but to a community of all nature as well.
The book explores how images register the relation between societies and theirs and others' health epistemic ecosystems. The author focuses on presumably trivial objects, such as vlogs, a toy, or a facial cream, to show how nature is presumed and represented as part of the care and cure of the body.
Environmental Justice, Development Victimhood, and Resistance
This volume presents the case of environmental humanities of Bangladesh, a developing country that experiences rapid industrialization, urbanization, and ecological degradation victimizing the masses. The book highlights ecocriticism, environmental justice, biodiversity, and politics of development and sustainability.
An Alternative for Food Security and Wellness in Africa
Indigenous food systems have been neglected in regards to current global food security challenges. The author argues that use of indigenous methods will reduce the vulnerabilities of food insecure households in Africa.