Anarcho-Indigenism (eBook)

Anarchists have much to learn from Indigenous struggles for decolonization. [A] thought-provoking collectionLesley J. Wood, Professor, York University, TorontoVigorously affirming anarchisms plurality, the authors make a powerful case for the reconfiguration of anticolonial struggleRuth Kinna, Professor, Loughborough UniversityAs early as the end of the nineteenth century, anarchists such as Peter Kropotkin and lise Reclus became interested in Indigenous peoples, many of whom they saw as societies without a state or private property, living a form of communism. Thinkers such as David Graeber and John Holloway have continued this tradition of engagement with the practices of Indigenous societies, while Indigenous activists coined the term anarcho-indigenism, in reference to a long history of (often imperfect) collaboration between anarchists and Indigenous activists, over land rights and environmental issues, including recent high profile anti-pipeline campaigns.Anarcho-Indigenismis a dialogue between anarchism and Indigenous politics. In interviews, the contributors reveal what Indigenous thought and traditions and anarchism have in common, without denying the scars left by colonialism. They ultimately offer a vision of the world that combines anti-colonialism, feminism, ecology, anti-capitalism and anti-statism.Francis Dupuis-Driis a Professor of Political Science and a member of the Institut de Recherches et dtudes Fministes at the Universit du Qubec Montral. He is the author of several books such asWhos Afraid of the Black Blocs?.Benjamin Pilletis a translator and community organizer, with a PhD in Political Thought from the Universit du Qubec Montral.