Foundations of First Peoples' sovereignty : history, education & culture

Summary: Foundations of First Peoples' Sovereignty is a collection of essays offering interdisciplinary perspectives on the topic of sovereignty for Indigenous nations. Presenting contemporary initiatives and scholarship in the humanities on behalf of First Peoples, the volume affirms and explores the dynamic interplay between tribal community action and reflection, academic work, and the commonalities shared by Indigenous nations globally.

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ISBN: 0820481696
ISBN: 9780820481692 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN: 0820481696 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Physical Description: print
x, 254 pages : ill. ; 23 cm.
Publisher: New York : Peter Lang, c2008.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Indigenous self-determination: a global perspective / David E. Wilkins -- "The making of relatives": sovereignty and cosmopolitan democracies / Matthew D. Herman -- Pondering sovereignty for Native Hawaiians / Kauila Clark -- Practicing sovereignty: Lumbee identity, tribal factionalism, and federal recognition, 1932-1934 / Malinda M. Maynor -- The Catawba Nation under siege: a troubled history of tribal sovereignty / E. Fred Sanders, Thomas J. Blumer -- Reclaiming health as an act of self-determination: tobacco addiction resistance / Lawrence Shorty -- 'Ike Pono: promoting learning from a Native Hawaiian perspective / David Kekaulike Sing -- Foundations of Lakota sovereignty / Harry Charger, Ione V. Quigley, Ulrike Wiethaus -- "Full circle gathering": the healing of a nation / J. T. Garrett -- Speaking difference to power: the importance of linguistic sovereignty / Thomas Belt, Margaret Bender -- Pathway to autonomy: women's testimony of the Chiapas experience / Jeanne Simonelli, Josifa Hernandez Perez, La Fomma -- Challenging authenticity: contemporary artists' contributions to American Indian intellectual sovereignty / Eva Marie Garroutte.