04269nam 2200697Ia 450 991077985900332120230803021347.00-8165-9917-3(CKB)2550000001106891(SSID)ssj0000956991(PQKBManifestationID)11529266(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000956991(PQKBWorkID)10965413(PQKB)11247076(MiAaPQ)EBC3411836(OCoLC)855906035(MdBmJHUP)muse28090(Au-PeEL)EBL3411836(CaPaEBR)ebr10739970(CaONFJC)MIL507261(OCoLC)923439097(EXLCZ)99255000000110689120130412d2013 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrTherapeutic nations[electronic resource] healing in an age of Indigenous human rights /Dian MillionTucson University of Arizona Press2013230 pCritical issues in indigenous studiesBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-8165-3018-1 1-299-76010-4 Includes bibliographical references and index."Self-determination is on the agenda of Indigenous peoples all over the world. This analysis by an Indigenous feminist scholar challenges the United Nations-based human rights agendas and colonial theory that until now have shaped Indigenous models of self-determination. Gender inequality and gender violence, Dian Million argues, are critically important elements in the process of self-determination. Million contends that nation-state relations are influenced by a theory of trauma ascendant with the rise of neoliberalism. Such use of trauma theory regarding human rights corresponds to a therapeutic narrative by Western governments negotiating with Indigenous nations as they seek self-determination. Focusing on Canada and drawing comparisons with the United States and Australia, Million brings a genealogical understanding of trauma against a historical filter. Illustrating how Indigenous people are positioned differently in Canada, Australia, and the United States in their articulation of trauma, the author particularly addresses the violence against women as a language within a greater politic. The book introduces an Indigenous feminist critique of this violence against the medicalized framework of addressing trauma and looks to the larger goals of decolonization. Noting the influence of humanitarian psychiatry, Million goes on to confront the implications of simply dismissing Indigenous healing and storytelling traditions. Therapeutic Nations is the first book to demonstrate affect and trauma's wide-ranging historical origins in an Indigenous setting, offering insights into community healing programs. The author's theoretical sophistication and original research make the book relevant across a range of disciplines as it challenges key concepts of American Indian and Indigenous studies"--Provided by publisher.Indigenous peoplesCanadaGovernment relationsIndigenous peoplesGovernment relationsCross-cultural studiesIndigenous peoplesCivil rightsCanadaIndigenous peoplesCivil rightsCross-cultural studiesIndigenous peoplesLegal status, laws, etcCanadaIndigenous peoplesLegal status, laws, etcCross-cultural studiesTruth commissionsCross-cultural studiesIndigenous peoplesGovernment relations.Indigenous peoplesGovernment relationsIndigenous peoplesCivil rightsIndigenous peoplesCivil rightsIndigenous peoplesLegal status, laws, etc.Indigenous peoplesLegal status, laws, etc.Truth commissions323.1197071SOC001000SOC032000bisacshMillion Dian1950-1542436MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910779859003321Therapeutic nations3795198UNINA