Joseph Weiss
Associate Professor of Anthropology (also affiliated with American Studies and Science and Technology Studies) at Wesleyan University and author of Irreconcilable, focusing on settler colonialism, reconciliation, and Indigenous sovereignty in Canada.
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Mar 17, 2026 • 1h 6min
Joseph Weiss, "Irreconcilable: Indigeneity and the Violence of Colonial Erasure in Contemporary Canada" (UNC Press, 2026)
Joseph Weiss, Associate Professor of Anthropology at Wesleyan University and author of Irreconcilable, examines settler-driven reconciliation in Canada and how it can perpetuate Indigenous subordination. He discusses legal paradoxes like Aboriginal title, museum repatriation fine print, renaming and empty symbolism, criminalization of land defenders, and Haida-led practices that assert sovereignty.
