{"product_id":"when-we-are-kin-the-history-and-future-of-afro-indigenous-solidarity","title":"When We Are Kin: The History and Future of Afro-Indigenous Solidarity","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA bold vision for a Black and Indigenous future rooted in real solidarity, a future that exists beyond the confines of the liberal imagination\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCurrent advocates of reparations for slavery and land back often fail to scrutinize racial capitalism and settler colonialism, instead accepting that their destinies will forever be tied to US empire. But as scholar Kyle T. Mays insists in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eWhen We Are Kin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, we can and should demand a kind of repair that goes beyond a white supremacist idea of what justice can be. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn a series of short essays, Mays traces the history of alliances between Black and Indigenous movements; outlines the limitations of certain demands for reparations, including cash payments, that do not fundamentally critique racial-settler capitalism; and interrogates contemporary land back initiatives that fail to fully address decolonization. Along the way, he asks, What does solidarity look like between Black and Indigenous peoples in the United States? Can we find ways to co-belong and co-resist on Turtle Island?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDrawing on the Anishinaabe philosophy of \u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003emino-bimaadiziwin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e (the good life), Mays argues that we can resist as kin only when we center the land in building our collective futures. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eKyle T. Mays\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is an Afro-Indigenous (Saginaw Chippewa) writer and scholar. He is a professor of African American studies, American Indian studies, and history at the University of California, Los Angeles, and the author or co-author of four books, including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eRethinking the Red Power \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eMovement\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(with Sam Hitchmough), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eCity of Dispossessions: Indigenous Peoples, African \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eAmericans, and the Creation of Modern Detroit\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eAn Afro-Indigenous History of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eUnited States\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eHip Hop Beats, Indigenous Rhymes: Modernity and Hip Hop in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eIndigenous North America\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-nostyle a-vertical a-spacing-none detail-bullet-list\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePublication date ‏ : ‎\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMay 26, 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eLanguage ‏ : ‎\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEnglish\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePrint length ‏ : ‎\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e184 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eItem Weight ‏ : ‎\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e7.9 ounces\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eDimensions ‏ : ‎\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e5.08 x 2 x 7.79 inches\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ingram","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49719318053103,"sku":null,"price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0060\/8134\/7702\/files\/Screenshot_10-6-2026_132921_www.amazon.com.jpg?v=1781112578","url":"https:\/\/schomburgshop.com\/products\/when-we-are-kin-the-history-and-future-of-afro-indigenous-solidarity","provider":"The Schomburg Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}