From Blue Community Ambassador Erin O’Donnell:
People, Place and Nature in Indigenous-Settler Relations.
Dive into the stories and connections between people, land, and nature in Indigenous and settler communities.
Please join us in celebrating the launch of our edited collection showcasing the power of partnerships and collaboration between the more-than-human and Indigenous and non-Indigenous scholars.
Our event will feature a panel of chapter authors Maddison Miller (Darug), and Jade Hadfield (Ngāti Kahungunu & Ngāti Whatua ki Kaipara), with book co-editor Melissa Kennedy (Tati Tati), and discussant and Executive Director of the Atlantic Fellows for Social Equity, Damien Miller (Gangulu).
A lightly catered pre-reception will take place from 3.30pm-4pm, with the Panel event commencing at 4pm and concluding at 5pm.
About the Book:
People, Place and Nature in Indigenous-Settler Relations: Recentring the More-than-Human World amplifies the voices of Indigenous People and settler allies from Australia, the USA, and Aotearoa New Zealand as we chart pathways to rebuild connection with each other and our more than human communities.
The collection shows how words – spoken, written, sung, or remembered – carry the potential to unsettle colonial narratives, rename spaces and histories, and renew responsibilities to Country. We foreground Indigenous-led responses to the intertwined harms of colonisation and environmental degradation, asking what it means to resist extraction and actively regenerate relationships with land, water, whānau, and future generations. We showcase the enduring strength and resilience of First Nations peoples in their efforts to reclaim sovereignty, restore cultural practice, and transform colonial institutions, demonstrating the centrality of land and water justice to restoration and repair.
The book is available now from Springer
See also the upcoming visit of Blue Ambassador Erin O’Donnell to Germany and Switzerland
