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Focusing on issues raised by the United Nations Working Group on Indigenous Peoples, this study reveals the obstacles that lie in the way of self-determination for these peoples in all parts of the world. The author argues, using both legal and social theory, that the right of self-determination can and should be available to indigenous peoples, and proposes measures that the UN might institute to oversee the realization of this right. ... Read more

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Christian missions and missionaries have had a distinctive role in Canada's cultural history. With Canadian Missionaries, Indigenous Peoples, Alvyn Austin and Jamie S. Scott have brought together new and established Canadian scholars to examine the encounters between Christian (Roman Catholic and Protestant) missionaries and the indigenous peoples with whom they worked in nineteenth- and twentieth-century domestic and overseas missions.

This tightly integrated collection is divided into three sections. The first contains essays on missionaries and converts in western Canada and in the arctic. The essays in the second section investigate various facets of the Canadian missionary presence and its legacy in east Asia, India, and Africa. The third section examines the motives and methods of missionaries as important contributors to Canadian museum holdings of artefacts from Huronia, Kahnawaga, and Alaska, as well as China and the South Pacific.

Broadly adopting a postcolonial perspective, Canadian Missionaries, Indigenous Peoples contributes greatly to the understanding of missionaries not only as purveyors of western religious values, but also as vehicles for cultural exchange between Native and non-Native Canadians, as well as between Canadians and the indigenous peoples of other countries.

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As the original inhabitants of the Arctic, the Inuit (or Eskimo) have, over the past 5,000 years, developed a unique and fascinating culture. With incredible adaptability, they forged a way of life in this harsh environment that continues today. (20020801) ... Read more

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The Lucent Books series Indigenous Peoples of North America explores the social, cultural, and political history as well as the contemporary life of Native American populations throughout North America. Traditional family and community life, religious beliefs and practices, warfare and conflict and how each Native American tribe has fared in today's world are among the topics covered. Primary and secondary source quotes add to the clear and compelling narrative contained in each volume. Ideal research tools for all readers, every book includes sidebars highlighting important personalities, events, and commentary; a bibliography for further reading; a complete list of works consulted; and numerous maps and photographs. (20020801) ... Read more

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This work reviews in detail the relations between mining and indigenous peoples in diverse national, political, and cultural settings. With case studies from five nations and covering gold, uranium, diamonds, and copper, the contributors thoroughly assess what they see as the central issues--dispossession, land rights, and compensation. ... Read more

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This work addresses questions which are of central interest to scholars of public policy in all liberal democracies. How can we correctly identify the outcomes of public policies? How can we and how should we judge those effects, especially where policies emerge from intense political conflict between groups with divergent views of what represents a desirable outcome? How can we explain the policy outcomes we observe? Where outcomes are not regarded favourably, how can we achieve different and more positive results? The book develops an alternative way of dealing with these questions at a conceptual level, making it of interest to the wide community of scholars and policy analysts. It does so in a context which renders the book of particular interest to scholars, policy-makers and activists concerned with the inter-relationship between indigenous peoples and resource development.It examines the effects of Australia's policies on uranium mining on Aboriginal people, analyzing the policy rhetoric underlying government actions, tracing through careful research the actual outcomes resulting from uranium policy on Aboriginal communities in the Alligator Rivers Region and explaining and interpreting policy outcomes. ... Read more

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This book focuses on the ways in which the British settler colonies of Australia, Canada, New Zealand and South Africa treated indigenous peoples in relation to political rights, commencing with the imperial policies of the 1830s and ending with the national political settlements in place by 1910. Drawing on a wide range of sources, its comparative approach provides an insight into the historical foundations of present-day controversies in these settler societies.
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The Shawnee Indians built a rich and fascinating culture while living for centuries in the woodlands of the Midwest and Southeast. However, encroachments by white settlers slowly pushed them out of their territories. Their great chief Tecumseh nearly made history with his hopes of an Indian coalition. But the dream of Indian unity ended with his death on the battlefield, and his people were forced to move west where they reside today, in Oklahoma. (20020801) ... Read more

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This study explores the politics of American Indian and Hispanic women leaders in New Mexico's environmental policymaking arena. Using non-random purposive sampling, 50 women were selected for participation who were political activists in grassroots organization or public officials, elected or appointed to local, state or tribal government. Personal interviews were employed to gather data on their political socialization, their leadership trajectories, their motives for engagement in public life, their political ideology, their racial-ethnic- and gender identity and their policy agendas and strategies for influencing public policymaking. ... Read more

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Excellent Text on American Indian Women and Politics
Using a qualitative research approach, Prindeville concisely and accurately demonstrates the unique position of American Indian and Hispanic female leaders in U.S. and tribal politics. Focusing her study in the southwest, Prindeville interviews influential women: tribal leaders, activists, and state legislators.

This text is ideal for anyone interested in learning about female tribal leaders and activists within the American political system.




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Since the 1970s, Australian archaeologists have uncovered a vast wealth of knowledge about their country - from tens of thousands of years ago to the very recent past. But the last three decades have been times of confrontation, compromise and uneasy reconciliation between archaeologists, Aborigines, governments and others with a stake in cultural places. Ancient history and contemporary politics repeatedly clash as established ways of practicing archaeology come into conflict with emerging indigenous and other rights movements - and into the headlines. Tourists vandalize the world's most ancient art, indigenous ancestral remains are removed from museum collections and debates over the date of first human settlement in Australia meet debates about Aboriginal rights claims. The shifting world of Australian archaeology reflects the great social and political transformations throughout the world over the last 50 years. Sarah Colley backgrounds this conflict providing a snapshot of the state of archaeology in Australia today and its interplay with the institutions, the culture and the ideas of its time. ... Read more

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You shouldn't judge a book by its cover, but...
...a book on West Africa that has a cover photo of the Masai--who live in East Africa--is definitely off on the wrong foot.The fact that the error hasn't been corrected in the intervening seven years speaks ill of the publisher's commitment to a quality product. ... Read more

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The Apache were viewed as vindictive and savage warriors feared by the settlers and soldiers in the American Southwest.This book examines the history, culture, religion, current affairs and prospects for the future of the often-misunderstood people behind the myth. (20020801) ... Read more

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For almost 1,000 years the Hopi have lived in villages high atop three mesas in a remote area of the Southwest.Their remote location now made less so by modern technology, has enabled the Hopi to retain their ancient customs and culture. (20020801) ... Read more