Month: November 2023

Resurgence*: paths to decolonization in the thought of Taiaiake Alfred

Taiaiake

To contribute to the debate on decolonization from the perspective of Indigenous Peoples, we present the notion of Resurgence elaborated by Taiaiake Alfred, one of Canada’s most important Indigenous thinkers. Alfred proposes his notion of Resurgence as a strategy for breaking away from colonial power relations that focus on Indigenous Peoples’ ability to live and develop according to their own thinking systems. We will see that, besides questioning colonial domination, the notion of Resurgence, anchored in the millenary experiences and wisdom of Indigenous Peoples, shows how to prepare the way and create the necessary conditions for a true decolonization.

[Paper written and published in Portuguese]

Link: http://portal.amelica.org/ameli/journal/815/8154373016/

Zema Drummond Pataxo – Resurgence PaperDownload

R. v White and Montour Decision

Taiaiake

The Superior Court of Quebec announced its decision on November 1st, 2023 in the White & Montour tobacco trade case. It is a major legal victory for the Mohawks of Kahnawà:ke, and the Haudenosaunee, recognizing The Covenant Chain as an unextinguished meta treaty and affirming our people’s right to conduct trade within and between our territories under the terms of ten treaties Kahnawà:ke entered into with the British Crown. The decision also re-defines Reconciliation, expanding it beyond enforcing tolerance or mandating consistency, and requiring the Crown to engage us as “peoples” to reconcile with our sovereignty, law and jurisdiction on a nation-to-nation basis.

The final judgement, in English:

R v White and Montour – jugement finalDownload

The notice of appeal by the Attorneys General of Canada and Quebec (unofficial English translation):

Notice of Appeal – Canada & Quebec – R. v Montour & White – Richards & Carney unofficial translation)Download