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Radical healing as decolonisation: Laurie D. McCubbin, Christine Park, Fei Bi Chan, ‘Indigenous Resurgence as Radical Healing Among Native Hawaiians’, in Zed Zhipeng Gao, Maria I. Medved (eds), Global Perspectives on Cultural Politics in Indigenous Psychology, Palgrave Macmillan, 2025, pp 239-259

27Nov25

Abstract: Given the pervasive and detrimental effects of colonialism on Indigenous people, Indigenous resistance and resurgence to colonial politics and policies are essential in sustaining Indigenous peoples’ capacity to protect, restore, and celebrate Indigenous knowledge, values, and practices through ancestral connections. Like many Indigenous communities, Kānaka ʻŌiwi (Native Hawaiians) face structural and systemic oppression through settler colonial violence, capitalism, and commodification of their land and culture. Recognizing the importance of Indigenous resistance and resurgence in the context of oppression, this chapter expands the discourse of Indigenous Psychology by centering on the political, land-based resistance movements among Kānaka ʻŌiwi. As original stewards of the land, connection to ʻāina (land) is essential for the overall wellness of the Kānaka ʻŌiwi. Re-centering Indigenous systems, structures, values, and practices with the ʻāina creates spaces for cultural revitalization and perpetuation, creating viable pathways toward social justice and radical healing. The intersection between the connection to the land, resistance to colonial forces, and the resurgence of Indigenous systems of knowledge can be illustrated in three key political land and water rights events: Kaho’olawe, Mauna Kea/Thirty Meter Telescope, and the Red Hill fuel storage facility. These land and water rights activism events exemplify Kānaka ʻŌiwi refusal, resistance, and resurgence.


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