Nationhood Interrupted: Revitalizing Nêhiyaw Legal Systems
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Abstract
Sylvia McAdam (Saysewahum), Nationhood Interrupted: Revitalizing nehiyaw Legal Systems. Saskatoon: Purich, 2015. 120 pages. ISBN 9781895830-804. $25.00 paperback.The main aim of Nationhood Interrupted detail how Nehiyaw people can live lawfully. After reading, I am of the opinion that McAdam makes an excellent contribution our knowledge of what it means live lawfully as Nehiyaw people. 1 am also Nehiyaw and grew up in Maskwacis, a community referenced in the book. Nationhood Interrupted a welcome addition the field of Nehiyaw literature and will be an important point of reference for Nehiyaw people and for other Indigenous and non-Indigenous people who are concerned with Indigenous law.For me, McAdam makes two key contributions Nehiyaw literature. First, McAdam discusses the important role of women in Cree law and how colonization and genocide have impacted women. Second, McAdam does an excellent job of setting the work within a relational framework, one based on Cree understandings of wahkohtowin. Wâhkohtowin a term that translates as kinship but it also a philosophical concept that is used describe the kinship connections all of (60). Scholars seeking work within the nascent relational paradigm will find a great deal of value in this book and I would also recommend it those seeking research and learn about Indigenous understandings of Treaty Six.The core of Nationhood Interrupted chapter three, manitow wiyinikewina. This chapter discusses four aspects of Cree law. Pâstâmowin deals with harmful language against humans. Ohcinemowin, in comparison, deals with harmful language against other elements of creation (39). Likewise, pâstâhowin when a law transgressed against other humans, while ohcinewin when a law transgressed against other elements of creation (43). For example, repeating a tale as told by Juliette McAdam Saysewahum, the author discusses some of the reasoning behind laws of pâstâmowin: An old woman heard a young man gossiping his friends. The woman takes the young man aside and asks the young man help her pluck feathers. She takes him the top of a hill and says, Throw the duck feathers into the wind. She and then tells the young man pick up the feathers. After a long time he returned the old woman and said, T can't pick up every feather, it's impossible'. The young man then told when you gossip 'you don't know where your words have gone and take back what you say nearly impossible' (48-49). I liked the way this passage conveyed the importance of following laws of pâstâmowin in how we chose speak about others.The other chapters of the book also offer many important insights and analysis. Chapter two discusses the importance of raising children to become lawful nehiyaw citizens (29). Chapter four focuses on the relationship between land and pimacihowin (livelihood) and discusses how the treaties were meant ensure pimacihowin for future generations. …
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| Science and technology studies | 0.001 | 0.000 |
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| Open science | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Research integrity | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Insufficient payload (model declined to judge) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
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