Dancing Indigenous Worlds : Choreographies of Relation Animals The Animal People Choose a

The Animal People Choose a Leader

Steven George

This is a celebration of traditional teachings from Elders

Aboriginal languages and cultures were denigrated and suppressed

and critiques the failure of Canadian constitutional traditions to recognize their significance

Dancing Indigenous Worlds : Choreographies of Relation Animals The Animal People Choose aJacqueline Shea Murphy brings contemporary Indigenous dance makers into the spotlight, putting critical dance studies and Indigenous studies in conversation with one another in fresh and exciting new ways. Exploring Indigenous dance from North America and Aotearoa (New Zealand), she shows how dance artists communicate Indigenous ways of being, and generate a political force, engaging Indigenous understandings and histories. The vital role of dance in