Indigenous peoples : self-determination, knowledge, indigeneity / Henry Minde (ed.) ; in collaboration with: Svein Jentoft, Harald Gaski and Georges Midré.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Minde, Henry.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indigenous peoples--Legal status, laws, etc.

Indigenous peoples.

Self-determination, National.

Indigenous peoples--Ethnic identity.

Physical Description:

ix, 383 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Delft, The Netherlands : Eburon Delft, 2008.

Summary:

During the past decade there has emerged growing criticism largely from anti-essentialist social scientists and multicultural politicians advocating a critique of ethnic and indigenous movements, accompanied by a general backlash in governmental policies and public opinion towards indigenous communities. This book focuses on the implication of change for indigenous peoples, their political, legal and cultural strategies. Discussing cultural development in Australia, Guatemala, U.S.A., the Nordic countries, Africa and on the international (UN) level, the authors address such current indigenous themes as: national unity vs. ethnic diversity; assimilation vs. self-determination; equality vs. tolerance for difference; multiculturalism vs. collective cultural identities; the indigenous politics of knowledge in both academic and aesthetic institutions. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part I Indigenous Movements and their Opponents

1 Indigeneity: Anthropological Notes on a Historical Variable / Jonathan Friedman 29

2 The Destination and the Journey: Indigenous Peoples and the United Nations from the 1960s through 1985 / Henry Minde 49

3 Between the Global Movement and National Politics: Sami Identity Politics in Finland from the 1970s to the early 1990s / Jukka Nyyssonen 87

4 The Dynamic and Multifaceted Character of Pan-Mayanism in Guatemala / Kay Warren 107

5 Reconciliation and its Denunciation / Henry Reynolds 133

6 After the Change: The Opposition against Indigenous Movements in Hawai'i / Ulf Johansson Dahre 141

7 Beyond the 'Columbus Context': New Challenges as the Indigenous Discourse is Applied to Africa / Sidsel Saugestad 157

Part II Self-determination, Social Justice and Natural Resources

8 Is There a Special Justification for Indigenous Rights? / Jarle Weigard 177

9 Marine Resource Management and Social Justice from the Perspective of Indigenous Peoples / Svein Jentoft 193

10 Distribution, Recognition, and Poverty: Experiences from Guatemala and Norway / Georges Midre 203

11 Sami Identity as a Discursive Formation: Essentialism and Ambivalence / Lina Gaski 219

12 Addressing the Trade Consequences of Injustice with Indigenous Peoples / Russel Barsh 237

Part III Politics of Knowledge

13 Nation Building Through Knowledge Building: The Discourse of Sami Higher Education and Research in Norway / Vigdis Stordahl 249

14 Sami Higher Education and Research: Toward Building a Vision for Future / Rauna Kuokkanen 267

15 The "Battlefields": Identity, Authenticity and Aboriginal Knowledges in Australia / Vicki Grieves 287

16 Higher Education and the Mayan Movement in Guatemala / Demetrio Cojti Cuxil 313

17 The Question of Methodology in Indigenous Research: A Philosophical Exposition / Nils Oskal 331

18 Yoik - Sami Music in a Global World / Harald Gaski 347

19 Nationalism, Indigenism, Cosmopolitanism: Three Critical Perspectives on Native American Literatures / Arnold Krupat 361.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9789059722040

9059722043

OCLC:

232362947