Synopses & Reviews
This hard-hitting collection of twelve interviews and previously unpublished lectures delves deep into the current state of Native North America and expands on the "Indigenist"political perspective popularized by Professor Ward Churchill. He is now nationally known for his controversial remarks concerning the culpability of the functionaries administering US economic and military policies, and
Speaking Truth in the Teeth of Poweris the perfect antidote to the smear campaign surrounding
On the Justice of Roosting Chickens.The book opens with a lengthy interview conducted by journalist Joshua Frank concerning Churchill's remarks and the back story to the hoopla, which became a national debate in the spring of 2005.
"Life in Occupied America,"delivered in Berkeley, provides a heart-wrenching account of the current state of Native America, and shows the toll that more than five hundred years of genocide in North America has taken on all of its inhabitants. Additional chapters include: "Before Predator Came: Reflections on Indigenous Reality,""Castles Built on Sand: An Indigenist View of Federal Indian Law,""The Next500 Years,"and "The Relationship of Genocide, Colonization, and Resistance in North America."Speaking Truth in the Teeth of Power is culled from lectures delivered at Ohio State, The Brecht Forum, Concordia University, and national conferences throughout North America.
Synopsis
Native American Studies. Cultural Writing. This hard-hitting collection of twelve interviews and previously unpublished lectures delves deep into the current state of Native North America and expands on the "Indigenist" political perspective popularized by Professor Ward Churchill. He is now nationally known for his controversial remarks concerning the culpability of the functionaries administering US economic and military policies, and this book is the perfect antidote to the smear campaign surrounding his last book, ON THE JUSTICE OF ROOSTING CHICKENS. The book opens with a lengthy interview conducted by journalist Joshua Frank concerning Churchill's remarks and the back story to the hoopla, which became a national debate in the spring of 2005. SPEAKING TRUTH also includes pieces culled from lectures delivered at various universities and conferences throughout North America.
About the Author
Ward Churchill (Keetoowah Cherokee) is professor of American Indian Studies at the University of Colorado/Boulder. A member of the leadership council of Colorado AIM (American Indian Movement), he is a past national spokesperson for the Leonard Peltier Defense Committee. A prolific writer and lecturer, he has authored, co-authored or edited more than twenty books.