Unsettling Canada: A National Wake-up Call

by Arthur Manuel, Ronald M. Derrickson, Naomi Klein (Foreword by)

Overview

A Canadian bestseller and winner of the 2016 Canadian Historical Association Aboriginal History Book Prize, Unsettling Canada is a landmark text built on a unique collaboration between two First Nations leaders.

Arthur Manuel (1951–2017) was one of the most forceful advocates for Indigenous title and rights in Canada; Grand Chief Ron Derrickson, one of the most successful Indigenous businessmen in the country. Together, they bring a fresh perspective and bold new ideas to Canada’s most glaring piece of unfinished business: the place of Indigenous peoples within the country’s political and economic space.

This vital second edition features a foreword by award-winning activist Naomi Klein and an all-new chapter co-authored by law professor Nicole Schabus and Manuel’s daughter, Kanahus, honouring the multi-generational legacy of the Manuel family’s work.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781771135573
Publisher:	Between the Lines
Publication date:	11/29/2021
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	320
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Arthur Manuel fought for decades for Indigenous land and human rights in Canada and internationally. He participated in the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues from its inception in 2002 and served as spokesperson for the Indigenous Network on Economies and Trade (INET) from 2003 to 2016. Working through INET, Manuel succeeded in having the struggle for Aboriginal title and treaty rights injected into international financial institutions, setting important precedents for Aboriginal title and rights in Canada. Manuel was a spokesperson for the Defenders of the Land.

Naomi Klein is an award-winning journalist and New York Times bestselling author. She is Senior Correspondent for The Intercept, a Puffin Writing Fellow at Type Media Center, from 2018 to 2021 she was the inaugural Gloria Steinem Endowed Chair at Rutgers University. In September 2021 she joined the University of British Columbia as UBC Professor of Climate Justice.

Table of Contents

Foreword Naomi Klein xi

Acknowledgements xv

1 The Lay of the Land 1

2 Institutionalizing a People: Indian School; Indian Jail 13

3 White Paper to Red Paper: Drawing the Battle Lines 29

4 Occupy Indian Affairs: Native Youth in Action 37

5 Aboriginal Tide: No Surrender 51

6 The Constitution Express: A Grassroots Movement 65

7 Don't Let Them Bully You: A Business Interlude 77

8 A Chief's Concerns: Finances, the People, and the Land 93

9 Upping the Ante: RCAP and a Landmark Court Decision 107

10 The Battle in the Forest: The Trade in Indian Trees 125

11 Sun Peaks to Geneva: Playgrounds and Fortresses 137

12 Taking It to the Bank: Accounting for Unpaid Debt 155

13 The Fourth World: A Global Movement 167

14 Line of Defence: Side by Side for Mother Earth 179

15 No Half Measures: The Price of Uncertainty 195

16 Days of Protest: Young Activists Come Together 209

17 The End of Colonialism 223

Afterword Grand Chief Ronald M. Derrickson 229

Land, Life, and Legacy: Afterword to the Second Edition Kanahus Manuel Nicole Schabus 235

Appendix 251

United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

Notes 267

Index 271