Sovereignty, colonialism and the indigenous nations : a reader / [compiled by] Robert Odawi Porter.
Material type: TextPublisher: Durham, N.C. : Carolina Academic Press, [2005]Copyright date: ©2005Description: xxiii, 791 pages ; 28 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0890893330
- 9780890893333
- 320.15 22
- KF8205 .P64 2005
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Book | City Campus City Campus Main Collection | 320.15 POR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | A418975B |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Pt. I. Conceptions of indigenous sovereignty -- Ch. 1. Indigenous voices within the United States -- A. Indigenous governments and organizations -- B. Indigenous leaders -- C. Indigenous scholars and commentators -- Ch. 2. Indigenous voices within other states -- A. Canada -- B. Latin America -- C. Australia and New Zealand -- Ch. 3. Indigenous voices : the Haudenosaunee -- Ch. 4. The colonial perspective -- A. Great Britain -- B. United States -- C. Canada -- D. Australia -- Ch. 5. The international perspective -- Pt. II. Threats to indigenous sovereignty -- Ch. 6. Greed -- Ch. 7. Fear -- Ch. 8. Animosity -- Ch. 9. Paternalism -- Ch. 10. Assimilation -- A. Foundations of the assimilation agenda -- B. Cultural assimilation -- C. Economic assimilation -- D. Political assimilation -- Ch. 11. Equality -- Ch. 12. Self-destruction -- Pt. III. The realization, protection, and strengthening of indigenous sovereignty -- Ch. 13. The redevelopment of indigenous governance -- Ch. 14. The redevelopment of indigenous law -- Ch. 15. The redevelopment of indigenous dispute resolution process -- Ch. 16. The redevelopment of indigenous economies -- Ch. 17. The redevelopment of indigenous culture and identity -- Ch. 18. The redevelopment of indigenous advocacy and political identity -- Ch. 19. The development of international law protecting the rights of indigenous peoples -- Ch. 20. The decolonization of colonial Indian control law and policy -- Ch. 21. Final thoughts.
"This book is an extensive compilation of readings focused on the meaning of sovereignty and self-determination in relation to Indigenous nations and peoples in the United States. The overall purpose of the book is to afford readers the opportunity to study and analyze the interplay of legal, political, economic, and cultural factors that contribute to the debate surrounding the status of Indigenous nations and peoples within American society."--BOOK JACKET.
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