Prairie Rising : Indigenous Youth, Decolonization, and the Politics of Intervention

Dhillon, Jaskiran

ISBN 10: 1442614714 / ISBN 13: 9781442614710

Published by University of Toronto Press, 2017

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Prairie Rising : Indigenous Youth, Decolonization, and the Politics of Intervention
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1442614714
• ISBN 13: 9781442614710
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

In 2016, Canada’s newly elected federal government publically committed to reconciling the social and material deprivation of Indigenous communities across the country. Does this outward shift in the Canadian state’s approach to longstanding injustices facing Indigenous peoples reflect a "transformation with teeth," or is it merely a reconstructed attempt at colonial Indigenous-settler relations?

Prairie Rising provides a series of critical reflections about the changing face of settler colonialism in Canada through an ethnographic investigation of Indigenous-state relations in the city of Saskatoon. Jaskiran Dhillon uncovers how various groups including state agents, youth workers, and community organizations utilize participatory politics in order to intervene in the lives of Indigenous youth living under conditions of colonial occupation and marginality. In doing so, this accessibly written book sheds light on the changing forms of settler governance and the interlocking systems of education, child welfare, and criminal justice that sustain it. Dhillon’s nuanced and fine-grained analysis exposes how the push for inclusionary governance ultimately reinstates colonial settler authority and raises startling questions about the federal government’s commitment to justice and political empowerment for Indigenous Nations, particularly within the context of the everyday realities facing Indigenous youth.

About the Author

Jaskiran Dhillon is an assistant professor of global studies and anthropology at The New School in New York City.