Decolonization in Practice

Ranjan Datta is a Canada Research Chair in Community Disaster Research and Assistant Professor and an assistant professor of Indigenous Studies in the Department of Humanities at Mount Royal University, Alberta, Canada.

• Author BiographiesIntroductionPart I: Indigenous Community Reflections on Decolonization in PracticeChapter 1: Dance of a Transformative Shiibaashka'igan Pedagogy within the AcademyChapter 2: Decolonizing University Pedagogical Approaches through Indigenous StoryingChapter 3: First Nations Control of First Nations Education: Using Land as a Foundation for Scholastic Achievement while Reinforcing Cree Culture, Language, and Ways of KnowingChapter 4: The Pedagogy of Decolonization through a Paradigm Shift in Birth Work from an Indigenous Woman's PerspectiveChapter 5: An Indigenous Journey: From a Colonized Mindset to Decolonized DreamsChapter 6: Spiraling In to Spiral Out: Teaching in a Land-based, Mohawk Immersion SchoolPart II: Racialized Immigrant Women and Children Community Reflections on Decolonization in PracticeChapter 7: Learning the Importance of Indigenous Meanings of Land Acknowledgment: A Racialized Colour Settler Woman's Decolonial ReflectionChapter 8: Responsibility to Build a Decolonial Community: From a Colour Settler Woman's PerspectiveChapter 9: Decolonizing Digital Citizen Science: Driving Self-Governance via Data Sovereignty of Historically Colonized PopulationsChapter 10: Land-based Learning as Cross-cultural Youth Community Building: A Cross-cultural Children's Learning JourneyPart III: Colour Settler Refugee and Disabled Women Community Reflections on Decolonization in PracticeChapter 11: Learning the Importance of Building a Decolonial Community: From and within a Colour Settler Former Refugee Woman's ReflectionsChapter 12: Decolonial Lived Experiences in Bangladesh and Canada: Navigating Race and DisabilitiesPart IV: Black and Asian Immigrant Community Reflections on Decolonization in PracticeChapter 13: Decolonizing Meanings of Climate Risks: A Learning Experience from and within Sub-Saharan African Immigrant Communities' Perspectives in Western CanadaChapter 14: Aligning Anti-Racism Efforts with Decolonization: Reflections from Organizing in Vancouver's ChinatownPart V: Anti-racist Organization Reflections on Decolonization in PracticeChapter 15: Responsibility to Build Decolonial Community(ies): A Learning Journey through Anti-Racism Education and Action with the Multicultural Community in SaskatchewanWhat Is Next? (Moving Forward)Index

“Written in solidarity by Indigenous scholars, activists, settlers, and cross-cultural allies, Decolonization in Practice: Reflective Learning from Cross-Cultural Perspectives is a must-read collection that advances decolonizing strategies to resist the harrowing legacies of settler-state violence.” - Jason Michelakos, Faculty of Education, York University“Decolonization in Practice brings an important lens to diverse discussions about decolonizing practices. Using a unique framework that incorporates perspectives from Indigenous, refugee, racialized, and settler communities, this book is an accessible guide to the complex issues surrounding decolonization in education, community building, and making sense of lived experiences.” - Kris Clarke, Associate Professor, Faculty of Social Work, University of Helsinki