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Now you know me : seeing the unhidden truth in settler colonialism / k'ʷunəmɛn Joe Gallagher and John Matterson ; forward Dr. Evan Tlesla Adams.

Gallagher, k'ʷunəmɛn Joe, (author.). Matterson, John, (author.). Adams, Dr. Evan Tlesla, (writer of forward.).

Summary:

"Now You Know Me tells of a journey of understanding between two old friends who grew up in different worlds in the same small town of Powell River, B.C., on traditional Tla'amin land. Joe Gallagher, who is Tla'amin, and John Matterson, who is white, were friends as teenagers but went their separate ways before reconnecting 35 years later and truly getting to know each other. As John began to listen more deeply to Joe's history, they journeyed together through the historic events and attitudes that deeply wounded the Tla'amin and their way of life. With each conversation, John's understanding of Joe's life and recognition of his own unearned advantages and blind participation in racism became clearer. In their illuminating dialogue in Now You Know Me, we learn what it took for Joe to straddle two worlds while battling racism, a traumatic childhood, and his father’s warning that he couldn’t succeed in a white world without working twice as hard. Despite ongoing suffering from multigenerational harms, Joe garnered broad respect on his way to becoming CEO of a groundbreaking Indigenous-led health organization, bringing hope and a collaborative spirit to a revolution in health and wellness for BC First Nations." -- Back cover.

Record details

ISBN: 9780888397829
ISBN: 0888397828
Physical Description: 303 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Publisher: Surrey, British Columbia : Hancock House Publishers Ltd., [2024]
Copyright: ©2024

Content descriptions

General Note:	"Cover art by a Coast Salish Uncle and Niece team, Athena Picha and Shane Pointe." -- Page [7] "I am from the Coast Salish Ey7á7juuthem(EYE-a-jooth-um)-speaking people, which includes the ɬaʔəmen (Tla’amin), χʷɛmaɬku (Homalco), ƛohos (Klahoose), θaɬaθtuxʷ (K'ómoks) Peoples." -- k'ʷunəmɛn Joe Gallagher from page 17.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:	Foreword -- Introduction: Joe -- Voices in this Book -- Notes -- Part 1-Getting to Really Know Joe: 1. Reacquainted -- 2. A Change in My World -- 3. Contrasting Worlds -- 4. Starting the Journey -- 5. My White Lens -- 6. Racism and White Privilege -- 7. Embracing our Shame -- Part 2-White Settlers-A Destructive Path: 8. Ignoring First Nations History -- 9. This Land is My Land -- 10. Childhood Shaped by a Lost History -- 11. From Tradition to Trauma. The impact during Mary Galligos' lifetime, 1871-1962 -- Part 3-Joe's Parents: 12. You Can't Get Ahead Living Like an Indian -- 13. A Hard Man, A Hard Life -- 14. Resilience and Achievement -- Part 4-Soccer-More Than Just a Game: 15. Finding a Soccer Identity -- 16. Native Soccer -- Part 5-Urban Exposure and Understanding: 17. Alternate School -- 18. Victoria Friendship Centre -- Part 6-Treaty-Being Tla'amin-Recognition: 19. What's in a Name? -- 20. A Foot in Each World -- 21. Acknowledgment -- 22. Back to Tla'amin -- 23. Fighting for What Was Already Theirs -- 24. Tla'amin Treaty Work -- 25. Father, Son, and Grandson -- Part 7-Health and Wellness: 26. You Can't Always Work from a Deficit -- 27. k'ʷunəmɛn -- 28. Sad Introduction to the Healthcare System -- Part 8-Navigating a Broken System: 29. Parallel Federal System -- 30. Failings in First Nation Health Care -- 31. Change of heart -- 32. Transformation and Collaboration -- 33. Bilateral Agreement with BC -- 34. Taking Action -- 35. Canada Signs on for Transfer -- 36. Gathering Wisdom for a Shared Journey -- 37. CEO -- 38. Consensus -- Part 9-They Didn't Think it Could be Done: 39. Transfer -- 40. A Higher Standard -- 41. Partnering with The Provincial Health Officer -- Part 10-Building a First Nations Organization: 42. First Nations Knowledge and Teachings -- 43. Finding a Place at the Leadership Table -- 44. Continuing to push the limits of Health Governance -- 45. The History of Makara -- 46. Cultural Safety and Humility -- 47. Showing the Skeptics -- 48. Wellness-focused -- 49. Crabs in a Bucket -- 50. Leadership "Responsibility" -- 51. Leaving the FNHA -- Part 11-Next: 52. Qoqoq -- 53. John-Final Words -- 54. Joe-Final Words.