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Dr.Taiaiake Alfred |
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| Biography | |
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Taiaiake Alfred is a Kanien’kehaka (Mohawk) philosopher, writer and teacher
and has emerged as an influential figure in the new generation of Indigenous
leaders. He is the author of three books, Heeding the Voices of Our
Ancestors, on Native nationalism, and Peace, Power,
Righteousness, an essay on Indigenous ethics and his upcoming third
book Wasase: Indidgenous Pathways of Action and Freedom, which
focuses on the restoration of the warrior ethic as the basis for
regenerating indigenous identies and struggles to free ourselves from
colonialism. He is a prominent voice in scholarly circles and an award-winning journalist known for his passionate and incisive commentary on politics and culture. Taiaiake holds a Canada Research Chair and is a Professor in the Indigenous Governance Programs and the Department of Political-Science at the University of Victoria. |
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| Publications | |
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Peace, Power,
Righteousness: an Indigenous manifesto, Oxford University Press
(Canada), 1999. Heeding the Voices of our Ancestors: Kahnawake Mohawk Politics and the Rise of Native Nationalism, Oxford University Press (Canada), 1999. |
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| bio and publication information taken from http://web.uvic.ca/igov/people/faculty/alfred_gerald.html | |
