Indigenous identity and resistance : researching the diversity of knowledge / edited by Brendan Hokowhitu [and others]. - 255 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Papers originally presented at a colloquium hosted by Te Tumu School of Mäori, Pacific and Indigenous Studies Studies at the University of Otago, Dunedin in 2006 and at a colloquium hosted by the Faculty of Native Studies, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada in 2007.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-248).

Introduction : Indigenous studies : research, identity and resistance / Identity -- Mixed ancestry or Métis? / 'My poetry is a fire' / Culture : compromise or perish! / Piko ka-sôhki-nitohtaman ka-nisitohtaman nêhiyawêwin = You must llisten very hard to understand the Cree language / Resisting language death : a personal exploration / Towards a model for indigenous research / Rediscovering the hidden heritage from ancient Mangaia / Resistance -- Indigenous political representation and comparative research / Urban indigenous governance practices / The nationalist gaze of an aboriginal artist / The fiction of post-colonial Pacific writers / Neoliberalism, racialised gender and indigeneity / A genealogy of indigenous resistance / Notes -- Glossary of Māori words. Brendan Hokowhitu -- Chris Andersen -- Alice Te Punga Somerville -- Poia Rewi -- Naomi McIlwraith -- Hana O'Regan -- Jim Williams -- Michael P.J. Reilly -- Janine Hayward -- Shalene Jobin Vandervelde -- Nathalie Kermoal -- Sina Vaai -- Isabel Altamirano-Jiménez -- Brendan Hokowhitu -- ch. 1. ch. 2. ch. 3. h. 4. ch. 5. ch. 6. ch. 7. ch. 8. ch. 9. ch. 10. ch. 11. ch. 12. ch. 13.

Brings together the work of scholars working in Canada, New Zealand and the Pacific in an exploration of the multifaceted nature of indigenous studies and the concept of indigenous studies as an academic discipline.

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Indigenous peoples--Ethnic identity
Indigenous peoples--Politics and government
Māori (New Zealand people)--Ethnic identity
Indians of North America--Ethnic identity.--Canada
Māori (New Zealand people)--Politics and government
Indians of North America--Politics and government--Canada

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