Unlikely Alliances: Native Nations and White Communities Join to Defend Rural Lands (Indigenous Confluences)
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| Rating | : | 4.91 (902 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B072MRSBKB |
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| Number of Pages | : | 508 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-07-22 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
. Zoltán Grossman is professor of geography and Native studies at The Evergreen State College. Find out more at https://sites.evergreen/unlikelyalliances. He is a longtime community organizer and coeditor of Asserting Native Resilience: Pacific Rim Indigenous Nations Face the Climate Crisis
Some regions of the United States with the most intense conflicts were transformed into areas with the deepest cooperation between tribes and local farmers, ranchers, and fishers to defend sacred land and water.Unlikely Alliances explores this evolution from conflict to cooperation through place-based case studies in the Pacific Northwest, Great Basin, Northern Plains, and Great Lakes regions during the 1970s through the 2010s. Often when Native nations assert their treaty rights and sovereignty, they are confronted with a backlash from their neighbors, who are fearful of losing control of the natural resources. Yet, when both groups are faced with an outside threat to their common environmentsuch as mines, dams, or an oil pipelinethese communities have unexpectedly joined together to protect the resources. These case studies suggest that a deep love of place can begin to overcome even the bitterest divides.
This book is an essential read for all organizers, water protectors, and land defenders who wish to build healthier, more sustainable communities and native nations."Dallas Goldtooth, national organizer, Indigenous Environmental Network"When Indigenous peoples united with ranchers and farmers to stop the Keystone XL pipeline, they blazed an electrifying new path away from climate catastrophe. As place-based societies, we can no longer allow business as usual."Brian Cladoosby (Speepots), Chairman, Swinomish Tribe"Unlikely Alliances demonstrates that our ongoing fights for climate justice are not isolated struggles, but are founded upon a legacy of collaborative resistance. We will build bridges with our neighbors to find common ground, but cannot compromise o