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Decolonization and queer allyship are explored through intimate, everyday relationships on unceded Coast Salish territories. This work highlights often-invisible practices of decolonization within families and friendships.

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  • Indigenous Studies
  • Queer Theory
  • Sociology

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  • Decolonization efforts are often confined to public activism, overlooking private spheres.
  • Queer allyship is frequently analyzed outside of intimate, domestic contexts.
  • Understanding decolonization requires examining its manifestation in personal relationships.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the practice and meaning of decolonization within everyday intimate relationships.
  • To highlight the significance of private acts of allyship and decolonization.
  • To introduce the concept of decolonial queer praxis in domestic spaces.

Main Methods:

  • Qualitative exploration through personal narratives and storytelling.
  • Analysis of intimate interactions within partnerships, families, and friendships.
  • Examination of spatial relations within homes and families on unceded Coast Salish territories.

Main Results:

  • Decolonization and allyship occur significantly within intimate, everyday interactions.
  • Personal relationships serve as crucial sites for decolonial and queer practices.
  • Intimate geographies reveal materializations of decolonial queer praxis.

Conclusions:

  • Decolonization is enacted through intimate practices often rendered invisible in public activism.
  • Queer allyship within families and friendships forms a vital decolonial praxis.
  • Spatial relations in domestic settings are key to understanding decolonization on Indigenous lands.