The Politics of Indigeneity: Dialogues and Reflections on Indigenous Activism

ISBN-13: 9781780321219 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 296 str.

Sita Venkateswar; Emma Hughes

Opis

Provocative and original, The Politics of Indigeneity explores the concept of indigeneity across the world - from the Americas to New Zealand, Africa to Asia - and the ways in which it intersects with local, national, and international social and political realities. Taking on the role of critical interlocutors, the authors engage in extended dialogue with indigenous spokespersons and activists, as well as between each other. In doing so, they explore the possibilities of a "second-wave indigeneity" - one that is alert to the challenges posed to indigenous aspirations by the neo-liberal agenda of nation-states and their concerns with sovereignty. Timely and topical in its focus on global indigenous politics, and featuring a variety of first-hand indigenous voices - including those of indigenous activists, scholars, leaders, and interviewees - this is a vital contribution to an often contentious topic.

Spis treści

Author biographies Introduction - Sita Venkateswar, Emma Hughes, Chris Kidd, Justin Kenrick, Benno Glauser, Hine Waitere, Katherine McKinnon, Simron Jit Singh Invocation: What the spirit said to Ibegua Chiqueñoro - translated by Benno Glauser Section One: Settler South America 1. Being indigenous. An inquiry into the concept of indigeneity, surging from a conversation with two Ayoreo leaders - Benno Glauser New Zealand 2. Beyond indigenous civilities: indigenous matters - Hine Waitere and Elizabeth Allen Section Two: Postcolonial Africa 3. Mapping Everyday Practices as Rights of Resistance: Indigenous peoples in Central Africa - Christopher Kidd and Justin Kenrick 4. Displacement and indigenous rights: the Nubian Case - Emma Hughes Asia 5. Being indigenous in northern Thailand - Katharine McKinnon 6. Chupon's dilemma. A dialogue - Simron Jit Singh Section Three: The International Arena 7. Indigeneity and International Indigenous Rights Organisations and Fora - Sita Venkateswar Conclusion: Naming and Claiming Second-Wave Indigeneity: a dialogue and reflections - Sita Venkateswar, Hine Waitere, Chris Kidd, Avril Bell, Benno Glauser, Katherine Mackinnon, Emma Hughes, Simron Jit Singh