All That We Say Is Ours : Guujaaw and the Reawakening of the Haida Nation by Ian

Description: All That We Say Is Ours : Guujaaw and the Reawakening of the Haida Nation by Ian Gill (2010, Hardcover) SynopsisHaida Gwaii, also known as the Queen Charlotte Islands, is Canada's Galapagos, a West Coast archipelago famous for its wild beauty. It is also the ancient homeland of the Haida nation. In the 1970s, after decades of rapacious logging, the Haida joined forces with environmentalists in a high-profile struggle to save the islands. The battle found powerful expression through Giindajin Haawasti Guujaaw, the visionary artist, drummer and orator who would later become president of the Council of the Haida Nation. The victories over logging interests are just one highlight in the Haida s epic, decades-long struggle to take back control of their own destiny. In 2004, they filed suit against British Columbia and Canada, laying claim to their entire traditional territory. Combining first-person accounts with vivid prose, Ian Gill captures the excitement of their struggle, from high-octane logging blockades to defiant legal challenges. Guujaaw s audacity, eloquence, tactical skills and deep knowledge of his homeland put him at the heart of the struggle, and this book reveals the extraordinary role he played in this incredible story. In chronicling the Haida's political and cultural renaissance, Gill has crafted a gripping, multilayered narrative that will have far-reaching reverberations.,Haida Gwaii, also known as the Queen Charlotte Islands, is the Galapagos of the north. Famous for their wild beauty, the islands are also the ancient homeland of the Haida Nation. Integral to Haida culture is the relationship to the land, and the Haidas have spent many years trying to protect and recover control of it. Under the leadership of Giindajin Haawasti Guujaaw, the visionary artist, drummer, and orator, the Haida blockaded loggers, joined forces with environmentalists, lobbied political leaders, and in 2004 filed suit against the Canadian government, laying claim to their entire traditional territory. Ian Gill captures the excitement of the Haida struggle and their passion for their culture. He also reveals the making of an artist and political activist: Guujaaw's audacity, eloquence, tactical skills, and deep knowledge of his homeland place him at the heart of this riveting story, and this book reveals his extraordinary role in it.Product IdentifiersISBN-101553651863ISBN-139781553651864eBay Product ID (ePID)72923334Key DetailsAuthorIan GillNumber Of Pages328 pagesFormatHardcoverPublication Date2010-02-23LanguageEnglishPublisherDouglas and McIntyre (2013) Ltd.Publication Year2010Additional DetailsNumber of Volumes1 vol.Copyright Date2009DimensionsWeight22 OzHeight1 In.Width6 In.Length9 In.Target AudienceGroupTradeClassification MethodDewey Decimal971.1/120049728Dewey Edition22Reviews" All That We Say Is Ours raises very difficult questions about our country's political integrity and our civilization's flawed relationship with the Earth itself."-Ronald Wright, author of A Short History of Progress " This book will make you want to cheer even as it raises your blood pressure. ...the inspiration [the Haida] offer to embattled peoples around the world may be their most potent legacy."-John Vaillant, author of The Golden Spruce "... a book that will inspire the world ." -Wade Davis, author of Light at the Edge of the World "Guujaaw and the Haida Gwaii have inspired indigenous leadership worldwide. A compelling story . Summing Up: Recommended" Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries," All That We Say is Ours offers rare insights behind colourful cultural curtains hung at potlatches to display a chief's traditional land and resource ownership."," Ian Gillcaptures this key Canadian story, along with the wit, wisdom, resilience and shifting fortunes of the Haida, with candour and compassion."," Ian Gillgives voice to the struggles of the Haida people and their fight for self-determination, while at the same time raising troubling questions about Canada's political will and values."," Ian Gillknows the Haida and their Queen Charlottes, out in the Pacific below the Alaskan Panhandle...the Vancouver ex-newspaperman makes a noble stab at telling the modern-day tale of the Haida and one of their more controversial activist figures in All That We Say is Ours: Guujaaw and the Reawakening of the Haida Nation.","As Ian Gill's eloquent and deeply researched new book All That We Say is Oursmakes clear, dignified Haida resistance has been a regular feature of the contact between the original inhabitants and outsiders.","Guujaaw and the Haida Gwai have ispired indigenous leadership worldwide. A compelling story","In telling the story of a modern indigenous hero and his people, Ian Gillhas captured a moment in the global resurgence of indigenous people. This book artfully bridges in the vast gulf of misunderstanding that still pervades our society.","This book makes compelling reading for any Canadian wishing to better understand First Nations and why they are willing to fight so hard for land that without which, as Guujaaw puts it, they would no longer exist.","This is a praise song to a people and a place. It is about the spirit of Haida Gwaii, about respecting Haida stewardship, and about recognizing the responsibilities we all have to the world we live in.","Whether it was Gill's intention or not, All That We Say is Ourshelpfully undermines the simplistic and familiar version of these events, set within the thematic conventions of colonialism and resistance, with First Nations taking a stand against the dominant Euro-Canadian culture, and indigenous patriots rising up against the oppressive Canadian settler-state. Gillgoes along with all that, but he also reveals a more important story of collaboration and cooperation among and between the Haida and their non-native allies. Indeed, it is a story in which the Haida came late to play the leading role, on their own islands.","[ All That We Say is Ours ] recounts the journey of a man and his people to correct the total failure of British justice to fulfill its obligations.",This book raises very difficult questions about our country's political integrity and our civilization's flawed relationship with the earth itself.

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