Indigenous Continent : The Epic Contest for North America (HC) NBE3C First Thoughts: The Impact of

First Thoughts: The Impact of Indigenous Thought in Canada contains eleven essays by Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal scholars that discuss the many ways Indigenous Peoples in Canada can influence public discourse and policies within various institutions

Mohawk scholar Taiaiake Alfred offers the foreword

Nisga'a language

Anishinaabe re-searcher Kathleen Absolon describes how Indigenous re-searchers re-theorize and re-create methodologies

Indigenous Continent : The Epic Contest for North America (HC) NBE3C First Thoughts: The Impact ofThere is an old, deeply rooted story about America that goes like this: Columbus discovers a strange continent and brings back tales of untold riches. The European empires rush over, eager to stake out as much of this astonishing New World as possible. Though Indigenous peoples fight back, they cannot stop the onslaught. White imperialists are destined to rule the continent, and history is an irreversible march toward Indigenous destruction. Yet as