Indigenous peoples and Japanese Canadians have demanded justice from
the Canadian state for its discriminatory systems of colonialism and
racial management. Since the early aughts, critics have argued that
state apologies co-opt those demands. Meanwhile, many Canadian
institutions still attempt to control narratives about residential
schools and other violences committed against Indigenous peoples, as
well as the internment of Japanese Canadians. After Redress examines
how struggles for justice continue long after truth and reconciliation
commissions conclude and state redress is supposedly made.
Contributors to this trenchant volume analyze the complex, often
paradoxical process of redress from the perspectives of the
communities involved. In a context where mechanisms for reconciliation
and redress have been defined by the settler state, this book reveals
how Indigenous peoples and Japanese Canadians have responded to
Western liberal notions of justice, whether by challenging or
conforming to them or pursuing their own approaches. It asks: What are
the links between knowledge systems and governance, between narrative
tactics and political strategy? After Redress uncovers the
effectiveness and the effects of demands for reparations and
strategies to assert resistance.
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Japanese Canadian and Indigenous Struggles for Justice
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780774870672
Publisert
2025
Utgiver
University of British Columbia Press
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
Forfatter