JOURNAL ARTICLE

Refusing Child-Stealing States: Settler Capitalism and the Ends of Canada's Indigenous Child Removal System.

  • Published In: Theory & Event, 2024, v. 27, n. 3. P. 381 1 of 3

  • Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Kristjansson, Margaux 3 of 3

Abstract

This article examines the relationship between Canadian sovereignty and the removal of Indigenous children into non-native foster and adoptive homes. In it, I analyze how colonial child protection regimes following Residential Schools—from the Sixties Scoop (1951–1991) to the present Millennium Scoop—continue Canada's war against Indigenous lives and nations. From Sixties Scoop survivor narratives, ethnographic and archival data, and Indigenous and Black feminist theory, I highlight the gendered character of colonial sovereignty and capitalism. This paper argues that daily practices of refusal and care as an elaboration of Indigenous political orders unmake the grounds of colonial polity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Additional Information

  • Source:Theory & Event. 2024/07, Vol. 27, Issue 3, p381
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Politics and Government
  • Publication Date:2024
  • ISSN:2572-6633
  • DOI:10.1353/tae.2024.a932015
  • Accession Number:178563028
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