Our Shared Future

Windows into Canada's Reconciliation Journey

Edited by Laura E. Reimer and Robert Chrismas - Foreword by David Barnard - Contributions by Peter Bisson; Robert Chrismas; Ronald Evans; Joseph Garcea; Dale McFee; Mikayla Leanne Plett; Laura E. Reimer; Brian Rice; Loretta Ross; Annette Trimbee; Paul Vogt and Christa Yeates

This edited collection provides deep insights and varied perspectives of innovative and courageous efforts to reconcile the conflicts that have characterized the history of Indigenous people, settlers, and their descendants in Canada. From the opening chapter, the volume contextualizes why Canada is on a reconciliation journey, and how that journey is far from over. It is a multi-disciplinary treatise on decolonization, peacebuilding, and conflict transformation that is a must-read for those scholars, students, and practitioners of peacebuilding seeking a deeper understanding of reconciliation, decolonization, and community-building. Indigenous and non-Indigenous scholars and influencers from across Canada describe positive conflict transformation through various lenses, including education, economics, business, land sharing, and justice reform. The authors describe their personal and professional journeys, offering insights and research into how individuals and institutions are responding to reconciliation. Each chapter provides readers with windows into the tangible ways that Canadians are building a peaceful shared future, together.

Lexington Books

Pages: 256 • Trim: 7¼ x 9

978-1-7936-0347-0 • Hardback • June 2020 • $123.00 • (£95.00)

978-1-7936-0349-4 • Paperback • December 2021 • $44.99 • (£35.00)

978-1-7936-0348-7 • eBook • June 2020 • $42.50 • (£35.00)

Subjects: Political Science / International Relations / General, Political Science / Peace, Political Science / World / Canadian

Our Shared Future

Windows into Canada's Reconciliation Journey

Hardback

Paperback

eBook

Summary

This edited collection provides deep insights and varied perspectives of innovative and courageous efforts to reconcile the conflicts that have characterized the history of Indigenous people, settlers, and their descendants in Canada. From the opening chapter, the volume contextualizes why Canada is on a reconciliation journey, and how that journey is far from over. It is a multi-disciplinary treatise on decolonization, peacebuilding, and conflict transformation that is a must-read for those scholars, students, and practitioners of peacebuilding seeking a deeper understanding of reconciliation, decolonization, and community-building. Indigenous and non-Indigenous scholars and influencers from across Canada describe positive conflict transformation through various lenses, including education, economics, business, land sharing, and justice reform. The authors describe their personal and professional journeys, offering insights and research into how individuals and institutions are responding to reconciliation. Each chapter provides readers with windows into the tangible ways that Canadians are building a peaceful shared future, together.

Details

Lexington Books

Pages: 256 • Trim: 7¼ x 9

978-1-7936-0347-0 • Hardback • June 2020 • $123.00 • (£95.00)

978-1-7936-0349-4 • Paperback • December 2021 • $44.99 • (£35.00)

978-1-7936-0348-7 • eBook • June 2020 • $42.50 • (£35.00)

Subjects: Political Science / International Relations / General, Political Science / Peace, Political Science / World / Canadian

Author

Laura E. Reimer is research associate with the Arthur V. Mauro Institute for Peace and Justice.

Robert Chrismas is instructor at Red River College.

Table of Contents

Reconciliation: A Canadian Journey
Laura E. Reimer and Bob Chrismas

Chapter 1. Our Long Road: The Story of Indigenous Relations in Canada
Laura E. Reimer

Chapter 2. Leadership, Reconciliation, and Friendship
Paul E. Vogt

Chapter 3. Walking in the Footsteps of the Peacemaker: A KENIENKĒ;HAKA Personal Odyssey of Reconciliation
Brian Rice

Chapter 4. Beyond Apology: Decolonizing the Jesuits
Peter Bisson, SJ

Chapter 5. Reconciliation and Indigenous Adult Learners: Reshaping Education through a Trauma-Informed Lens
Christa Yeates with Laura Reimer

Chapter 6. Reconciliation through Education: The University of Winnipeg
Annette Trimbee

Chapter 7. Ago’widiwinan (Principles of Treaties)
Loretta Ross

Chapter 8. Reconciliation and Satellite Urban Reserves in Canada
Joseph Garcea

Chapter 9. Business and Reconciliation: Call to Action 92
Ronald G. Evans

Chapter 10. Reconciliation and the Evolution of Canadian Policing
Dale McFee with Bob Chrismas

Our Shared Future: Conclusions from the Windows
Bob Chrismas and Laura E. Reimer

Reviews

“Written by a blend of practitioners, community leaders, and respected academics who work in advancing reconciliation on a daily basis, Our Shared Future: Windows into Canada’s Reconciliation Journey is a valuable contribution to how we can move forward in our social relations.”
— Christopher Adams, Rector of St. Paul’s College and Chair of the Arthur Mauro Institute for Peace and Justice