Indigenous resurgence

[1] Theorists of Indigenous resurgence define colonialism as the dispossession and the erasure of people, bodies, histories, knowledges, ceremonies, sense of place, and of the land.

[2][1][8][3] Glen Coulthard states that Indigenous resurgence is a movement of nation building and decolonizing through the framework of grounded normativity.

Taiaiake Alfred and Jeff Corntassel (2005)[3] elaborate that, "There is no concise neat model of resurgence in this way of approaching decolonization and the regeneration of our peoples."

[9] The Batchewana First Nation (BFN) in Ontario is exercising self-determination and practicing food sovereignty through the traditional and sustainable management of small-scale fisheries situated in Lake Superior.

This resurgence movement provides the opportunity for the Nation to revitalize traditional ecological practices and have jurisdiction over the waters they harvest from.

Through their traditional knowledges and practices, the Nation self-determines their rights to manage hunting, fishing, and the cultivation of wild rice on their lands.

[12] Indigenous-led health centres located within the city of Prince George, British Columbia, provide a sense of community and safety to its members.

The focus on relationship building provides the Indigenous community the safe space to participate in activities created for their wellbeing and to access health services accommodated for their needs.

[13] Idle No More is a movement of resistance and resurgence begun by Indigenous Peoples belonging to the lands located in Canada.