ABSTRACT
This handbook provides a comprehensive and cutting-edge strengths-based resource on the subject of Indigenous resilience.
Indigenous Peoples demonstrate considerable resilience despite the social, health, economic, and political disparities they experience within surrounding settler societies. This book considers Indigenous resilience in many forms: cultural, spiritual, and governance traditions remain in some communities and are being revitalized in others to reclaim aspects of their cultures that have been outlawed, suppressed, or undermined. It explores how Indigenous people advocate for social justice and work to shape settler societies in ways that create a more just, fair, and equitable world for all human and non-human beings. This book is divided into five sections:
- From the past to the future
- Pillars of Indigeneity
- The power in Indigenous identities
- The natural world
- Reframing the narrative: from problem to opportunity
Comprised of 25 newly commissioned chapters from Indigenous scholars, professionals, and community members from traditions around the world, this book will be a useful tool for anyone seeking a deeper understanding of manifestations of wellness and resilience.
This handbook will be of particular interest to all scholars, students, and practitioners of social work, social care, and human services more broadly, as well as those working in sociology, development studies, and environmental sustainability.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|60 pages
From the past to the future
chapter 1|14 pages
Ireland, first colony of the British Empire
chapter 2|15 pages
Resistance, resilience, and social welfare
part II|83 pages
Pillars of Indigeneity
chapter 6|12 pages
Ri qach'ab'äl ja ri ruk'ux ri qawinaq, chaqa' ri qawinaq ja ri ruk'ux ri qach'ab'äl
chapter 7|13 pages
Exploring the role of sexuality and identity across the Pacific
part III|91 pages
The power in Indigenous identities
chapter 11|15 pages
Family connectedness
chapter 12|15 pages
Community and family support enhancing the resilience of us indigenous women's healthcare experiences
chapter 13|13 pages
Collective distress calls for collective wellbeing measures
chapter 15|16 pages
“In the telling and in the listening, humanity meets”
part IV|78 pages
The natural world
chapter 18|14 pages
Reconnecting with the farmland
chapter 20|14 pages
Kū Kia‘i Aloha
chapter 21|17 pages
Leading through collective resilience
part V|66 pages
Reframing the narrative