Description
Book SynopsisThe Indigenous Experience: Global Perspectives introduces upper-level undergraduate students to some of the richness and heterogeneity of Indigenous cultures. Written by top scholars in the field, the readings explore common themes and experiences of indigeneity that persist across geographic borders. The first section examines the processes of conquest and colonization, while the second section addresses genocide and the problem of intention. The remaining readings interrogate the social constructs and myths promulgated by colonialism and explore the politics of resistance, struggles for justice, and future models of constructive engagement.The examples span the globe from the Indigenous nations of Turtle Island—such as the Plains Cree, the Haudenosaunee nation of Kahnawake, and the Métis—to the original peoples of the South Pacific, including Aboriginal Australians, the Maori of Aotearoa, and the Rapanui. Other Indigenous peoples represented in this volume include the Guaraní, the Saami, the Ainu, and the Ogoni people. Combining historical narratives with complex conceptual issues and strong pedagogical support,
The Indigenous Experience is a welcome addition to the literature of Indigenous Studies.
Trade ReviewThis book is a welcome addition to the literature. Perhaps its greatest strength is its breadth of coverage in terms of historical eras, colonizing powers, and the conditions and forces created by colonialism, as discussed by renowned authors.... This book does not shy away from the gory details of the colonial experience. As a result, colonialism does not come across as a mere academic abstraction; rather, it leaps off the page as a vivid reality."" - J. Rick Ponting, Sociology Department, University of Calgary
Table of Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- Part I: Colonization And Indigenous Peoples
- Chapter 1: Indigenous Peoples - David Maybury-Lewis
- Chapter 2: Trade, Slavery, and Colonialism - Grant McCall
- Chapter 3: The Ecology of Ainu Autonomy and Dependence - Brett L. Walker
- Chapter 4: Hawai'i Under Non-Hawaiian Rule - Michael Kioni Dudley and Keoni Kealoha Agard
- Chapter 5: Colonizing Knowledges - Linda Tuhiwai Smith
- Part II: Colonialism, Genocide, And The Problem Of Intention
- Chapter 6: Extract from A Little Matter of Genocide: Holocaust and Denial in the Americas 1492 to the Present - Russell Means
- Chapter 7: Settling In: Epidemics and Conquest to the End of the First Century - Noble David Cook
- Chapter 8: Confronting Australian Genocide - Colin Tatz
- Chapter 9: ""Killing the Indian in the Child"": Four Centuries of Church-Run Schools - Suzanne Fournier and Ernie Crey
- Chapter 10: The Guarani: The Economics of Ethnocide - Richard H. Robbins
- Part III: Social Constructs Of Colonialism
- Chapter 11: The West and the Rest: Discourse and Power - Stuart Hall
- Chapter 12: Paths Toward a Mohawk Nation: Narratives of Citizenship and Nationhood in Kahnawake - Audra Simpson
- Chapter 13: The Criminalization of Indigenous People - Chris Cunneen
- Chapter 14: The Indians Are Coming to an End: The Myth of Native Desolation - Matthew Restall
- Chapter 15: ""We Must Farm to Enable Us to Live"": The Plains Cree and Agriculture to 1900 - Sarah A. Carter
- Part IV: The Indigenous Struggle And The Politics Of Indigeneity
- Chapter 16: Imagining Civilization on the Frontiers of Aboriginality - Anthony J. Hall
- Chapter 17: Saami and Norwegians: Symbols of Peoplehood and Nationhood - Trond Thuen
- Chapter 18: The New Politics of Resistance - Ronald Niezen
- Chapter 19: Politics within the Metis Association of Alberta - Joe Sawchuk
- Chapter 20: ""Sovereignty"" - An Inappropriate Concept - Gerald Taiaiake Alfred
- Chapter 21: Indigeneity at the Edge: Towards a Constructive Engagement - Roger C.A. Maaka and Augie Fleras
- Appendix: Relevant Websites
