Anisininew Grandmothers’ Wisdom
Cultural Resilience and Healing in the Face of Colonial Violence and Genocide
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Description
Despite generations of deprivation inflicted by colonial systems, the Kookoma-grandmothers-of St. Theresa Point remain influential holders of knowledge whose teachings sustain their Nation's healing and resilience.
In this book, Mary Anne Clarke presents the Anisininew Kookoma teachings as a opportunity to build peace by identifying and strengthening Anisininew parenting practices and governance. Clarke combines Kookoma wisdom and lived experiences in examinations of three critical laws, two that enact colonial violence-Canada's Indian Act (1876) and Manitoba's Child and Family Services Act (1985)-and one that may have the potential to decolonize-Canada's An Act respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis children, youth and families (2020). Based on the Kookoma teachings, Clarke explains how this new Act may be used to prevent ongoing colonial violence against First Nations children and families. There remains, however, deadly risks identified by Kookoma and Clarke who show instead what is needed to actualize transformative community-initiated political, legal, and social opportunities to have their families, nation, lives, and identities whole.
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Table of Contents
Terminology, Concepts and Abbreviations
Dedication and Acknowledgements
Introduction: Anisininew Peacebuilding in Response to Child and Family Services
Chapter 1 Being in a Family in St. Theresa Point Anisininew Nation
Chapter 2 Looking at St. Theresa Point Anisininew Nation's Relationships With Child and Family Services
Chapter 3 Peacebuilding in Response to Colonial Violence Against First Nations Children
Chapter 4 Social Work as an Agent of Colonial Violence and Genocide
Chapter 5 Three Laws, Three Principles: An Interconnected Web of Conflict and Potential Peace
Chapter 6 Kookoma/Grandmothers' Wisdom: “If You Want Answers, Go to the People Not the System”
Chapter 7 Laws in Relation to Kookoma Teachings
Chapter 8 Global Context and Resurgence of Indigenous Families
Conclusion: Building Relationships-Mamow
References
Index
About the Author
Product details
| Published | 15 Oct 2026 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (PDF) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Pages | 240 |
| ISBN | 9798216382034 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Illustrations | 7 images |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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