More Powerful Together by Jen Gobby

The threat of climate catastrophe is now an ever-present concern for communi-ties around the world and especially Indigenous peoples. Both climate activists and Indigenous land defenders persist in their efforts to overcome the extractivism and environmental degradation fueled by the indifference of corporations and govern-ments and despite a largely apathetic response from the general public. Members of these movements, despite seemingly parallel goals, often find themselves at odds, however. Cultural differences and the embeddedness of colonialism, white supremacy, and heteropatriarchy create conflicts within and between movements that seemingly hamper their ability to create change collectively. How might these groups recognize and address their differences to work toward more sustainable and just futures? In More Powerful Together, activist scholar Jen Gobby takes on this question to explore these dynamics and uncover how climate activists and land defenders in Canada might work together for decolonization and decarbonization.

Read the rest of my review, published in the American Indian Culture and Research Journal, here.