The crimes of settler colonialism in taking land used and sacred to Native Americans are included in the concept and the historic patterns of war and genocide are seen to hang over current environmental battles. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations I listened to the audio version and now need to get a paper copy as I know I will be using the ideas and information in this book often in my work.At its best, Dina Gilio-Whitaker’s As Long as Grass Grows: The Indigenous Fight for Environmental Justice, from Colonization to Standing Rock was frustrating. It functions as a sustained voice of channelled fury, which suits the topic, and the chapters can be quite scattered as they pace from subject to subject in place to place. Her acceptance of Marx's dialectics for defining social or environmental justice really rankled me. Then you can start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required. Her writing style I found lots of food for thought in Dina Gilio-Whitaker book, both good & bad. There were a lot of individual stories that were interesting in and of themselves but my largest takeaway was the mental model of how people function in the world - a web of mutual responsibility and acknowledgement of the individual outside of human consciousness. In this book Gilio-Whitaker looks at how that has affected Native Americans in ways that are different than other poor/black/brown communities--and what they have tried and are continuing to try to remedy these situations.This book offers up a great intro to many modern Native American issues through an environmental justice lens. Could be used as a text book.Required reading. There were a lot of individual stories that were interesting in and of themselves but my largest takeaway was the mental model of how people function in the world - a web of mutual responsibility and acknowledgement of the individual outside of human consciousness. As We Have Always Done: Indigenous Freedom through Radical Resistance (Indigenous Americas) I know many readers will come away with new ideas and actions for how they can protect our planet from forces that seek to destroy some of our … The highlight of 'As Long as Grass Grows' was chapter 6 Hearts Not On the Ground, which was probably the first dedicated discourse that I've seen on the emergence of Native feminism and the still under-appreciated work that Women of All Red Nations (WARN) did on behalf of environmental and reproductive justice.
I found myself referring to her notes section (very well done!) Then quickly added that "they're the ones who need to hear this the most." She makes a convincing argument throughout, laying out many examples of this intersection. Gilio-Whitaker’s far-reaching work creates a compelling Journal of Political Ecology Vol. Without hesitation, Gilio-Whitaker answered: "For white people." As it is, 'As Long as Grass Grows' is a passionately written primer on the history of environmental devastation wrought by colonization and how these directly impacted Indigenous nations across the continent. It will be yours forever. I received this book as a part of LibraryThing’s Early Reviewer programI received this book as a part of LibraryThing’s Early Reviewer programWhile it is commonly understood that undesirable land uses have historically (and still) been located near/in poor communities, which are often of color. As We Have Always Done: Indigenous Freedom through Radical Resistance (Indigenous Americas) I know many readers will come away with new ideas and actions for how they can protect our planet from forces that seek to destroy some of our … At its worst, it was inaccurate and disappointing.I received this book as a first-read win here on Goodreads. In my experience, I don't hear many Indigenous authors claim white readers as their primary audience. Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App. (Speaker's Corner) At its worst, it was inaccurate and disappointing.At its best, Dina Gilio-Whitaker’s As Long as Grass Grows: The Indigenous Fight for Environmental Justice, from Colonization to Standing Rock was frustrating. For example, Gilio-Whitaker was especially admiring of the work of Kyle Whyte and Clint Carroll. The Great Migration was the movement of six million African Americans out of the South to urban areas in the Northeast, Midwest, and West between 1...As Long as Grass Grows: The Indigenous Fight for Environmental Justice, from Colonization to Standing RockDisclaimer: I won a copy via a Librarything giveaway. I'll admit I was a bit hesitant because I've read another book by author Gilio-Whitaker and wasn't that excited by the text.
There your white brothers will not trouble you; they will have no claim to the land, and you can live upon it, you and all your children, as long as the grass grows or the water runs, in peace and plenty. Disclaimer: I won a copy via a Librarything giveaway.After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in.After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in.