Indigenous social work around the world: towards culturally relevant education and practice

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Contents: Preface Introduction, Mel Gray, John Coates and Michael Yellow Bird Part1 'Indigenization' as an Outmoded Concept: From 'indigenization' to cultural relevance, Mel Gray and John Coates Promoting reciprocal international social work exchanges: professional imperialism revisited, James Midgley. Part 2 Indigenous Social Work: A Just Cause: Towards an understanding of indigenous social work, Mel Gray, Michael Yellow Bird and John Coates Indigenous people and the language of social work, Michael Yellow Bird and Mel Gray Indigenous social work in the United States: reflections on Indian tacos, Trojan horses, and canoes filled with indigenous revolutionaries, Hilary N. Weaver Decolonizing social work in Australia: prospect or illusion, Linda Briskman. Part 3 Towards Culturally Relevant Social Work Practice: The development of culturally appropriate social work practice in Sarawak, Malaysia, Ling How Kee The past, the present and the future: the New Zealand indigenous experience of social work, Wheturangi Walsh-Tapiata Tongan social work practice, Tracie Mafile'o Critical reflections on an Aboriginal approach to helping, Michael Anthony Hart Homemade social work: the 2-way transfer of social work practice knowledge between India and the USA, Jayashree Nimmagadda and Diane R. Martell Localizing social work with Bedouin-Arab communities in Israel: limitations and possibilities, Alean Al-Krenawi and John R. Graham. Part 4 Culturally Relevant Social Work Education: Reconfiguring 'Chineseness' in the international discourse on social work in China, Rick Sin A journey of a thousand miles begins with one step: the development of culturally relevant social work education and fieldwork practice in China, Angelina Yuen-Tsang and Ben Ku Re-envisioning indigenization: when bentuhuade and bentude social work intersect in China, Miu Chung Yan and A Ka Tat Tsang Developing culturally relevant social work education in Africa: the case of Botswana, Kwaku Osei-Hwedie and Morena J. Rankopo Missing the 'flight from responsibility': tales from a non-indigenous educator pursuing spaces for social work education relevant to indigenous Australians, Susan Gair Picking up what was left by the trail: the emerging spirit of Aboriginal education in Canada, Gord Bruyere Indigenous social work education: a project for all of us?, Erika Faith Hearing indigenous and local voices in mainstream social work, Mel Gray, John Coates and Tiani Hetherington Conclusion, Mel Gray and John Coates Postscript: terms of endearment: a brief dictionary for decolonizing social work with indigenous peoples, Michael Yellow Bird References Index.