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Canada at a crossroads : boundaries, bridges, and laissez-faire racism in Indigenous-settler relations / Jeffrey S. Denis.

Denis, Jeff, 1980- (author.).

Summary:

"Drawing on group position theory, settler colonial studies, critical race theory, and Indigenous theorizing, Canada at a Crossroads emphasizes the social psychological barriers to transforming white settler ideologies and practices and working towards decolonization. After tracing settlers' sense of group superiority and entitlement to historical and ongoing colonial processes, Denis illustrates how contemporary Indigenous and settler residents think about and relate to one another. He highlights how, despite often having close cross-group relationships, residents maintain conflicting perspectives on land, culture, history, and treaties, and Indigenous residents frequently experience interpersonal and systemic racism. Denis then critically assesses the promise and pitfalls of commonly proposed solutions, including intergroup contact, education, apologies, and collective action, and concludes that genuine reconciliation will require radically restructuring Canadian society and perpetually fulfilling treaty responsibilities."-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9781442614475
ISBN: 1442614471
Physical Description: xvi, 365 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Publisher: Toronto ; University of Toronto Press, [2020]
Copyright: ©2020

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-356) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Colonization and the Development of Group Positions: A Brief History of Indigenous-Settler Relations in the Rainy River District -- Perceiving Group Relations, Constructing Group Positions: “It's Okay as Long as the Indians Know Their Place!” -- Boundary Work and Group Positioning: How Perceptions of Boundaries Reproduce and Challenge Settler Colonial Relations -- Racism, Prejudice, and Discrimination: Group Positioning in Everyday Attitudes and Behaviours -- The Alberton Group Home Controversy: “I Have Native Friends, but This Is Going Too Far” -- Bridge Work: Beyond Group Positioning? -- A Tenuous Balance: How Contact and Prejudice Coexist -- Education, Group Positioning, and Ideological Refinement -- Racial Contestation and the Residential School Apology -- The Benefits and Challenges of Collective Action: “We Can Work Together If We Want to Work Together”.