At the risk of being heard : identity, indigenous rights, and postcolonial states / with a foreword by Winona LaDuke ; edited by Bartholomew Dean and Jerome M. Levi.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Foreword / Winona LaDuke -- Introduction / Jerome M. Levi and Bartholomew Dean -- 1. Legalism and Loyalism: European, African, and Human "Rights" / Parker Shipton -- 2. Indigenous Rights and the Politics of Identity in Post-Apartheid Southern Africa / Richard B. Lee -- 3. Hot and Cold: Interethnic Relations in Siberia / Marjorie Mandelstam Balzer -- 4. Indigenous Rights Issues in Malaysia / Kirk Endicott -- 5. Nationalism and Cultural Survival in Our Time: A Sketch / Benedict R. Anderson -- 6. Indigenous Autonomy in Mexico / Lynn Stephen -- 7. At the Margins of Power: Gender Hierarchy and the Politics of Ethnic Mobilization among the Urarina / Bartholomew Dean -- 8. Indigenous Rights and Representations in Northern Mexico: The Diverse Contexts of Raramuri Voice and Silence / Jerome M. Levi -- 9. Reconciling Personal and Impersonal Worlds: Aboriginal Struggles for Self-Determination / Ian S. McIntosh -- 10. From Elimination to an Uncertain Future: Changing Policies toward Indigenous Peoples / David Maybury-Lewis.

"Leading experts in the analysis of ethnicity and indigenous rights explore the questions of why and how the circumstances of indigenous peoples are improving in some places of the world, while their human rights continue to be abused in others. Drawing on case studies from Asia, Africa, Australia, and the Americas, chapters explore how political organization, natural resource management, economic development, and conflicting definitions over cultural, linguistic, religious, and territorial identity have informed indigenous strategies for empowerment. Combining rich ethnographic descriptions with clear theoretical analyses, At the Risk of Being Heard considers the paradoxical challenges and opportunities confronting indigenous peoples at the dawn of the twenty-first century. In the face of state-sanctioned violence, indigenous peoples encounter considerable risks when asserting their rights, especially to self-determination. Yet, if they remain silent or absent from new arenas of power, hiding in marginalized homelands or cultural practices, they risk being invisible to those allies that would aid them in their struggles for survival. At the Risk of Being Heard offers needed insights for individuals working on issues of governance, sustainable development, resource management, globalization, and indigenous affairs. It will undoubtedly appeal to undergraduate and graduate students in anthropology, sociology, history, political science, peace studies, and to those students in courses that explore relationships among postcolonial states, indigenous peoples, and human rights. Bartholomew Dean is Assistant Professor of Anthropology, University of Kansas. Jerome M. Levi is Associate Professor of Anthropology, Carleton College."--Publisher description.

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