Audra Simpson's Mohawk Interruptus is a groundbreaking ethnographic study examining how the Kahnawà:ke Mohawk community asserts sovereignty and refuses settler state citizenship. Through analysis of Mohawk political life, border-crossing practices, and refusal as political strategy, Simpson challenges anthropological conventions and settler colonial assumptions. The work becomes both academic intervention and political statement, proving that Indigenous refusal is a form of sovereignty and that Mohawk political life interrupts and challenges settler state narratives.

WHY WE PICKED IT: Because Simpson theorizes Indigenous refusal as political practice, showing how Kahnawà:ke Mohawks maintain sovereignty by rejecting settler state citizenship. This essential work reminds us that refusal is generative, that borders are colonial impositions Mohawks navigate strategically, and that Indigenous political life exists on its own terms.

DETAILS: • Author: Audra Simpson • Publisher: Duke University Press • Format: Paperback • Publication Date: May 9, 2014 • ISBN: 9780822356554 • Ships direct from distributor in 3–7 business days