Life Against States of Emergency: Revitalizing Treaty Relations from Attawapiskat

by Sarah Marie Wiebe

Responding to the activism of former Attawapiskat chief Theresa Spence, this book explores what it means to be in a treaty relationship today.

For six weeks in 2012 and 2013, Attawapiskat chief Theresa Spence undertook a high-profile ceremonial fast to advocate for improved Canadian-Indigenous relations. Framed by the media as a hunger strike, her fast was both a call to action and a gesture of corporeal sovereignty.

Life...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0774867884
• ISBN13: 9780774867887
• Release Date: October 2023
• Publisher: University of British Columbia Press
• Length: 312 Pages