Divided peoples : policy, activism, and indigenous identities on the U.S.-Mexico border / Christina Leza.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Leza, Christina, author.

Series:

Critical issues in indigenous studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indigenous peoples--Mexican-American Border Region.

Indigenous peoples.

Indian activists--Mexican-American Border Region.

Indian activists.

Indians of North America--Mexican-American Border Region.

Indians of North America.

Indians of Mexico--Mexican-American Border Region.

Indians of Mexico.

North America--Mexican-American Border Region.

Physical Description:

xv, 223 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Other Title:

Policy, activism, and indigenous identities on the U.S.-Mexico border

Place of Publication:

Tucson : The University of Arizona Press, 2019.

Summary:

"Divided Peoples addresses the impact border policies have on Indigenous lands and peoples who live there, showing how such policies affect the traditional cultural survival of Indigenous peoples along the border and examining international rights tools by Native activists, counter-discourse on the U.S.-Mexico border, and challenges faced by Indigenous border activists when communicating to the broader public"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Preface: The "native" anthropologist

The binational Yoeme (Yaqui) nation

The "Desert People" on militarized desert lands

An indigenous alliance on the border

Domestic and international border-crossing policy

Indigenous identities on the U.S.-Mexico border

The border in indigenous activist counterdiscourse

Conclusion: Maintaining, creating and re-creating ties

Appendices: United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples ; The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ; International Labor Organization (ILO) Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention 169.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-214) and index.

ISBN:

9780816537006

0816537003

OCLC:

1096530846