Indigenous Peoples and the Modern State

Häftad, Engelska, 2005

Del 14 i serien Contemporary Native American Communities

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Beskrivning

Champagne and his distinguished coauthors reveal how the structure of a multinational state has the potential to create more equal and just national communities for Native peoples around the globe. Many countries still face extreme differences among ethnic groups and submerged nations, leading to marginalization and violence. Examining these inherent instabilities in multicultural nations such as the U.S., Canada, Mexico, and Guatemala, the authors confront problems of coerced assimilation for indigenous communities whose identities predate the formation of the nation states, often by thousands of years. The contributors show how indigenous people seek to preserve their territory, their rights to self-government, and their culture. This book is a valuable resource for Native American, Canadian and Latin American studies; comparative indigenous governments; constitutional law; and international relations.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2005-06-03
Mått:166 x 226 x 12 mm
Vikt:295 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Contemporary Native American Communities
Antal sidor:208
Förlag:AltaMira Press
ISBN:9780759107991

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Mer om författaren

Duane Champagne is Professor of Sociology and Director of the Native Nations Law and Policy Center at the University of California, Los Angeles. Karen Jo Torjesen is Dean of the School of Religion, and Margo L. Goldsmith Professor of Women's Studies in Religion, Claremont Graduate University. Susan Steiner is Associate Vice President for Research and Sponsored Programs at Claremont Graduate University and has received degrees in both literature and religion. She has long been active in civil rights, grass roots community, and political, as well as academic and cultural, issues. A writer, as well as a speaker, she has given workshops throughout the United States and has a novel and play in progress.

Recensioner i media

Finally, a book on indigenous peoples of the North American continent, from the Arctic to Mesoamerica, a distinctly different version of the North American Free Trade Agreement—NAFTA—the cause of the Zapatista indigenous uprising in Mexico. Indigenous Peoples and the Modern State is a valuable addition to indigenous literature and will be a useful text for indigenous studies courses.

Innehållsförteckning

1 Preface2 Part I: Indigenous Identity and the State3 Chapter 1: Rethinking Native Relations with Contemporary Nation-States4 Chapter 2: Crossing Borders/Border Crossings: Native American Identity5 Chapter 3: Status Indian: Who Defines You?6 Chapter 4: Discussion of Indigenous Identity and the State7 Part II: Culture and Economics8 Chapter 5: The Culture of Leadership: Indigenous Leadership in a Changing Economy9 Chapter 6: Doing our Share: Employment and Entrepreneurship in Canada's Aboriginal Community10 Chapter 7: Discussion of Culture and Economics11 PART III. Trilateral Discussions: Canada, the United States and Mexico12 Chapter 8: We Come to Ask for Justice, Not Crumbs13 Chapter 9: Competing Narratives: Barriers Between Indigenous Peoples and the Canadian State14 Chapter 10: The Mayan Quest for Pluricultural Autonomy in Mexico and Guatemala15 Chapter 11: Indigenous, Cosmopolitan, and Integrative Medicine in the Americas16 Chapter 12: Discussion of Trilateral Exchanges between Canada, the United States and Mexico17 Index18 About the Authors