Abstract
"Collecting over two dozen essays written by more than twenty California Indian authors, Know We Are Here surveys many of the ways California's indigenous communities are resisting the legacies of genocide. Focusing on the particular histories, challenges, and dynamics of life in Native California--which are often very different from elsewhere in the United States--the contributors include activists, academics, students, memoirists, and tribal leaders. They examine histories of resistance to colonialism in California, the reclaiming of cultures and languages, the connection of place and nature to wellness in tribal communities, efforts to overhaul the racist presentation of California Indians in classrooms and popular culture, and the meanings of solidarity in Native California."-page 4 of cover.