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AcknowledgementsI could not have written this book without drawing upon thelabours of student/activist researchers who have been associated withthe Affinity Project, which operates out of Queen’s University atKingston, Ontario and maintains a website at . These in include Hilton Bertalan, Naila Bhanji, Jake Burkowicz,Enda Brophy, Christopher Canning, Ryan Mitchell, Rick Palidwor,Nadia Knircha, Brianne Selman, Andrew Stevens, and Lori Waller.I have also benefited from conversations with Taiaiake Alfred,Allan Antliff, Mark Coté, Glen Coulthard, Greig dePeuter, DavidFirman, Dina Khorasanee, Jennifer Pybus, and Scott Uzelman, andfrom interactions with undergraduate and graduate students in myseminars at Queen’s University. I am particularly indebted to SeanHaberle, who traveled extensively to conduct interviews with activistsat various sites around central Canada and the northeastern UnitedStates. Sarita Srivastava also deserves special mention for suggestinga major revision that got me past a particularly daunting writingobstacle, and for being an inspiring colleague and friend. Finally,and most importantly, I want to acknowledge the contributions ofmy partner Alison Gowan, who has for many years been a crucialsource of intellectual and emotional support for my work, and muchmore importantly, for my life as a whole.vii