Unceded Territories

This powerful collection of essays supported by the artwork of Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun focuses on topics related to the Indigenous people of British Columbia. Writers discuss how the colonialist approach to the Indigenous population had negative and long-reaching impacts and connect the historical and current challenges of the Indigenous peoples. The collection features 30 years of Yuxweluptun’s art and activism and focuses on 65 of his paintings. An academic resource, it is best suited for teachers to select one essay or part of it, or one or a number of art pieces, to launch discussion of Indigenous issues, environmental concerns, or tools that writers/artists use to communicate.