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Book SynopsisReinterpreting a Native American Identity discusses the ongoing and morphing politicsbehind the federal government's denial of full Lumbee tribal recognition. At the core ofthe Lumbee struggle for federal recognition are issues of cultural authenticity, racism, misrecognition, and assimilation grounded in a longer history of colonialism. Beyond merely describing why denial has continually occurred, this book takes an American Indian Studies approach through the use of the Peoplehood Model developed by Tom Holm et al as a way of arguing for a better and more consistent recognition process grounded in Indigenous methodology and worldview. The Peoplehood Model is juxtaposed with the Western Colonial Model, the process that describes efforts to assimilate another culture. This book centers on the four aspects of Peoplehoodlanguage, sacred history, territory/place, and ceremonial cycleand shows how these interrelated concepts inform the Lumbee identity and worldview vis-à-vis the federal go
Trade ReviewHannel has crafted a useful account of the Lumbee people of North Carolina that will aid in debunking a number of preexisting myths and stereotypes about this Native nation. -- David E. Wilkins, University of Minnesota
This book will, hopefully, shift contemporary debates about identity away from settler-colonial metrics that have been adopted by some of our Indigenous relatives. It is sure to make readers re-think what they assume to be correct about many issues ranging from federal recognition, sacred sites, language revitalization, and even spirituality. -- Michael Lerma, Northern Arizona University
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Preface List of Tables List of Acronyms Introduction: Understanding the Contours of Democracy, Methodology and Structure Chapter One Social Structures, Historical Background, Regime Typology, and Economic Landscape of Bhutan Chapter Two A Perspective on the Wind of Political Dissents, Democratic Struggles and Mobilizing Resistance to Authoritarian Royal Regime Chapter Three State Repression, Social Control and Civil Resistance Chapter Four The Mirages of Royal Semi Authoritarian Jigmecracy without Democratization Chapter Five The Politics behind the Curtain of Royal Democracy Chapter Six Rhetoric of Monarchical Liberalization: Cautionary Notes on Democratic Prospects Chapter Seven Balancing Defense of Higher Universal Values and Interests: The Shift of India’s Approach to Democracy Promotion Chapter Eight Restructuring New Democratic Architecture from Wheels of Monarchy and Conservative Elites to Webs of Bhutanese Citizens Conclusion Bibliography Glossary of Bhutanese Expressions Index
