Our Hearts Are as One Fire: An Ojibway-Anishinabe Vision for the Future

Our Hearts Are as One Fire: An Ojibway-Anishinabe Vision for the Future
ISBN-10
0774862904
ISBN-13
9780774862905
Category
Social Science
Language
English
Published
2020-08-15
Publisher
UBC Press
Author
Jerry Fontaine

Description

A vision shared. A manifesto. This remarkable work argues that Anishinabeg need to reconnect with non-colonized modes of thinking, social organization, and decision making in order to achieve genuine sovereignty. In Our Hearts Are as One Fire, Jerry Fontaine recounts the stories of three Ota’wa, Shawnee, and Ojibway-Anishinabe leaders who challenged aggressive colonial expansion – Obwandiac, Tecumtha, and Shingwauk. He weaves Ojibwaymowin language and knowledge with conversations with elders and descendants of the three leaders. The result is a book that reframes the history of Manitou Aki, sharing a vision of how Anishinabe spiritual, cultural, legal, and political principles will support the leaders of today and tomorrow.

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