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Deyohah? Ge:: Sharing the River of Life

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Availability:In StockContributor:Daniel Coleman (Editor), Ki'en Debicki (Editor), Bonnie M. Freeman (Editor)Series:Indigenous ImaginingsPublish date:01/21/25Pages:336
Language:EnglishPublisher:Wilfrid Laurier University PressISBN-13:9781771126472ISBN-10:1771126477UPC:9781771126472Book Category:Social Science, HistoryBook Subcategory:Indigenous Studies, Indigenous, CanadaSize:9.20 x 6.30 x 1.50 inchesWeight:1.1001Product ID:SCP4ZSQJJ8

Deyohah? ge:, "two roads or paths" in Cayuga language, evokes the Covenant Chain-Two Row Wampum, known as the "grandfather of the treaties." Famously, this Haudenosaunee wampum agreement showed how Indigenous people and newcomers could build peace and friendship by respecting each other's cultures, beliefs, and laws as they shared the river of life.

Written by members of Six Nations and their neighbours, this book introduces readers not only to the 17th-century history of how the Dutch and British joined the wampum agreement, but also to how it might restore good relations today. Many Canadians and Americans have never heard of the Covenant Chain or Two Row Wampum, but 200 years of disregard have not obliterated the covenant. We all need to learn about this foundational wampum, because it is resurging in our communities, institutions, and courthouses-charting a way to a future.

The writers of Deyohah? ge delve into the eco-philosophy, legal evolution, and ethical protocols of two-path peace-making. They tend the sacred, ethical space that many of us navigate between these paths. They show how people today create peace, friendship, and respect-literally-on the river of everyday life.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Wilfrid Laurier University PressISBN-13:9781771126472ISBN-10:1771126477UPC:9781771126472Book Category:Social Science, HistoryBook Subcategory:Indigenous Studies, Indigenous, CanadaSize:9.20 x 6.30 x 1.50 inchesWeight:1.1001Product ID:SCP4ZSQJJ8

Daniel Coleman teaches in the Department of English and Cultural Studies at McMaster University. His research covers Canadian Literature, cultural production of categories of privilege, literatures of immigration and diaspora, and the politics of reading. His publications include White Civility (2006) and In Bed with the Word (2009) as well as co-edited scholarly volumes.

Ki'en Debicki is a queer, Kanien'keha: ka, enby poet living and loving along the banks of Kanyatar? io (beautiful lake) in Anonwarore'tsherakayon: ne (Hamilton ON). They are an assistant professor at McMaster University, and associate professor at Six Nations Polytechnic. Ki'en's writing has been published in The Malahat Review, Grain Magazine, Studies in Canadian Literature and Storytelling, Self, Society, among others.

Bonnie Freeman is Algonquin/Mohawk and a member of the Six Nations of the Grand River. She is an Associate Professor in the School of Social Work and Indigenous Studies at McMaster University, as well with the Six Nations Polytechnic. Bonnie has published the article, "Promoting global health and well-being of Indigenous youth through the connection of land and culture-based activism."
Publisher: Wilfrid Laurier University Press

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Daniel Coleman (Editor), Ki'en Debicki (Editor), Bonnie M. Freeman (Editor)

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