Includes bibliographical references and index.

Oshkimaadiziig, the new people -- Travelling down the river of life together in peace and friendship, forever: Haudenosaunee land ethics and treaty agreements as the basis for restructuring the relationship with the British Crown -- Ista Scianew, Ista Sxole "To fish as formerly": the Douglas treaties and the WSANEC reef-net fisheries -- Strengthening our relations in Gespe'gewa'gi, the Seventh District of Mi'gma'gi -- Our elder brothers: the lifeblood of resurgence -- Keepers of the water: Nichnaabe-kwewag speaking for the water -- The friendship wampum: maintaining traditional practices in our contemporary interactions in the Valley of the Kiji Sibi -- Living Inuit governance in Nunavut -- Ooshkahneekwayweuk, living what I love most -- The environment of indigenous economies: honouring the Three Sisters and recentreing Haudenosaunee ways of life -- Bimaadziwin Oodenaang: a pathway to urban Nishnaabe resurgence -- The colonization and decolonization of indigenous diversity -- Beyond recognition: indigenous self-determination -- Nogojiwanong: the place at the foot of the rapids -- Closing words: go fish.