Tag: Indigenous Peoples
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Reforesting Pikirangi, Reckoning with Colonial Histories in Aotearoa/New Zealand
in EssaysSadie Rittman explores the history and significance of Pikirangi—a reforestation project—in Aotearoa/New Zealand.
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How Indigenous Artist George Morrison Resists Ecological and Cultural Extraction
in EssaysIndigenous modernist George Morrison’s works were once considered “not Indian enough” but were later curated as minoritized art. Matt Hooley explores how and why the radical meanings of Morrison’s art are obscured or misunderstood by cultural institutions.
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Eight Environmental Podcasts to Follow in 2024
in ChecklistsRunning out of podcasts? Fret not. Edge Effects editors have a list of environmental podcasts that they think you should listen to. This list encompasses a wide range of topics related to environmental and social change, including climate activism, corporate greenwashing, mining conflicts, and more.
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2023 Year in Review
in ChecklistsEdge Effects editors look back on their favorite essays and podcast episodes published in 2023.
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Imagining New Futures in West Papua’s Plantation Forestscape
in ReviewsJessica Richardson reviews Sophie Chao’s book IN THE SHADOW OF THE PALMS, with a focus on indigenous groups’ nuanced feelings and relations with plantation lifeworlds as well as their radical openness toward the future.
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Centering Islands in a Rising Ocean: A Conversation with Christina Gerhardt
in PodcastsSamm Newton interviews Dr. Christina Gerhardt about her 2023 book Sea Change, which is a collection of essays, a history of connection, and a window into island nations facing an uncertain future.
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Saving the Forest to Secure the Mine in Jamaica’s Cockpit Country
in EssaysMarie Widengård looks to critical border studies to understand how both extraction and conservation are at work in a contested area of Jamaica.
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The Violence of Gated Communities in Buenos Aires’s Wetlands
in EssaysReal estate developments emulating U.S.-style master-planned communities are popular in Buenos Aires. Mara Dicenta unpacks the violence such developments enact on the environment and the community, as well as the resurgence against them.
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When Aboriginal Burning Practices Meet Colonial Legacies in Australia
in EssaysAboriginal burning regimes have become popular as a solution to prevent catastrophic wildfires in Australia. Mardi Reardon-Smith argues that Aboriginal peoples’ fire knowledge is not static, as contemporary burning results from both colonial histories and the intercultural co-creation of environmental knowledges.
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The Cold Never Bothered Native Hawaiians Anyway: A Conversation with Hi’ilei Julia Hobart
in PodcastsHow do certain temperatures come to be normalized and idealized in Hawai’i? Dr. Hiʻilei Julia Kawehipuaakahaopulani Hobart shares critical insights at the intersection of Indigenous dispossession and resistance.