Global Networks of Indigeneity - by Bronwyn Carlson & Tristan Kennedy & Madi Day (Paperback)

About the Book

This book brings together a range of Indigenous perspectives, forming a global network of writers, thinkers, and scholars connected by common investments in Indigenous futures.

Book Synopsis

Global Indigeneity is a term that reflects shared recognition of sovereignty among Indigenous peoples. Terms like global Indigeneity, transnational, and relational are in use to describe both ancient and contemporary connections between Indigenous peoples all over the world. This edited volume brings together a range of Indigenous perspectives, forming a global network of writers, thinkers, and scholars connected by common investment in Indigenous futures. This transnational solidarity results in collective activism and envisioning - a joint investment in futures free of the tyrannies imposed by settler-colonialism.

This edited volume assembles collective visions of Indigenous futures, contemplations of the potential of digital technologies, and considerations of Indigenous intimacies, relationalities and manners in which we locate ourselves in an increasingly global, connected world. Together, they present possibilities and the practicalities required to bring them to fruition.

From the Back Cover

Global networks of Indigeneity assembles collective visions of Indigenous futures, contemplations of the potential of digital technologies, and considerations of Indigenous intimacies, relationalities and manners in which we locate ourselves in an increasingly global and connected world.

Global Indigeneity is a term that characterises a shared recognition of sovereignty among Indigenous peoples. This edited volume brings together a range of Indigenous perspectives, uniting a global network of writers, thinkers and scholars to discuss connected Indigenous futures.

This kind of transnational solidarity results in collective activism and envisioning, or a joint investment in futures free of the tyrannies imposed by settler-colonialism. We recognise each other's resilience and ongoing connections to place through ancestry. This edited volume proposes that Indigenous networks of relationality are growing due to an avid uptake of digital technologies and social media. These global networks of Indigeneity do not undermine local identities and relationships - they fortify them. Relationships and connections, strengthened by global networks and digital technologies, enable us to respond en masse to the different but comparative colonial systems that harm Indigenous peoples all over the world. Together, we present possibilities and the practicalities required to bring them to fruition.

About the Author

Bronwyn Carlson is Professor in the Department of Indigenous Studies at Macquarie University

Tristan Kennedy is Professor and Pro Vice-Chancellor (Indigenous) at Monash University

Madi Day is a Lecturer in the Department of Indigenous Studies at Macquarie University