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Media coverage
Western University opens Wampum Learning Lodge with Indigenous focus on campus
Global News - November 7, 2022
A place for Indigenous students and allies, Wampum Learning Lodge opens at Western University
CTV London - November 7, 2022
New Wampum Learning Lodge a 'home away from home' for Indigenous students at Western
CBC News - November 7, 2022
Western opens Wampum Learning Lodge
Western News - November 7, 2022
Because This Land is Who We Are: Indigenous Practices of Environmental Repossession
Indigenous Research Connections proudly presents this book launch event in celebration of Because This Land Is Who We Are with contributing author Dr. Chantelle Richmond.
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When: Wednesday, November 6 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
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Where: Wampum Learning Lodge, 1137 Western Road
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Who: All are welcome! No registration is required.
This event will feature opening words by Elder Liz Akiwenzie, an author discussion moderated by Sâkihitowin Awasis and will conclude with light refreshments and author book signing.
“This book is a true gift that is rich in philosophy, story, and practical wisdom – expressing a powerful message about the meaning of care, protection, and joy in relation to our lands.”
Kyle White, University of Michigan, USA
Book Signing with Author Chantelle Richmond
Contributing Author Dr. Chantelle Richmond (Biigtigong Anishinabe) is a Professor in the Department of Geography and the Indigenous Studies Program at Western University, where she holds the Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Health and the Environment.
Book Description
Because This Land Is Who We Are is an exploration of environmental repossession, told through a collaborative case study approach, and engaging with Indigenous communities in Canada (Anishinaabe), Hawai'i (Kanaka Maoli) and Aotearoa (Maori). The co-authors are all Indigenous scholars, community leaders and activists who are actively engaged in the movements underway in these locations, and able to describe the unique and common strategies of repossession practices taking place in each community.
This open access book celebrates Indigenous ways of knowing, relating to and honouring the land, and the authors' contributions emphasize the efforts taking place in their own Indigenous land. Through engagement with these varying cultural imperatives, the wider goal of Because This Land Is Who We Are is to broaden both theoretical and applied concepts of environmental repossession, and to empower any Indigenous community around the world which is struggling to assert its rights to land.
Where To Get Your Copy
- In advance: from Bloomsbury Canada (discount code: BB9828CA)
- At the event: from Western Bookstore’s pop-up event booth.
Open Access
The ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on Bloomsbury Collections. Open access was funded by Knowledge Unlatched.
