Restructuring relations : Indigenous self-determination, governance, and gender / Rauna Kuokkanen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kuokkanen, Rauna, author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Self-determination, National.

Indigenous peoples--Government relations.

Indigenous peoples.

Indigenous peoples--Politics and government.

Indigenous women--Civil rights.

Indigenous women.

Indigenous women--Violence against.

Indigenous peoples--Legal status, laws, etc.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (385 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2019.

Summary:

This text interrogates normative conceptions of indigenous self-determination and the structures of indigenous self-government institutions, arguing that indigenous self-determination is not achievable without restructuring all relations of domination beyond that with the state; nor can it be secured in the absence of gender justice. It demonstrates that the current rights discourse and focus on indigenous-state relations is limited in scope and fails to convey the full meaning of self-determination for indigenous peoples.

Adopted in 2007, the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples establishes self-determination--including free, prior, and informed consent--as a foundational right and principle. Self-determination, both individual and collective, is among the most important and pressing issues for Indigenous women worldwide. Yet Indigenous women's interests have been overlooked in the formulation of Indigenous self-government, and existing studies of Indigenous self-government largely ignore issues of gender. As such, the current literature on Indigenous governance conceals patriarchal structures and power that create barriers for women to resources and participation in Indigenous societies. Drawing on Indigenous and feminist political and legal theory--as well as extensive participant interviews in Canada, Greenland, and Scandinavia-- this book argues that the current rights discourse and focus on Indigenous-state relations is too limited in scope to convey the full meaning of "self-determination" for Indigenous peoples.

Contents:

Self-determination : foundational value

Indigenous self-government structures in Canada, Greenland, and Sápmi

Implementing indigenous self-determination : self-administration, rematriation, or independence?

Gendering indigenous self-government

Self-determination and violence against indigenous women

Indigenous gender justice as restructuring relations.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Previously issued in print: 2019.

ISBN:

0-19-091330-4

0-19-091331-2

0-19-091329-0

OCLC:

1086209620