Sovereignty, colonialism and the indigenous nations : a reader

Summary: "This book is an extensive compilation of readings focused on the meaning of sovereignty and self-determination in relation to Indigenous nations and peoples in the United States. The overall purpose of the book is to afford readers the opportunity to study and analyze the interplay of legal, political, economic, and cultural factors that contribute to the debate surrounding the status of Indigenous nations and peoples within American society."--Jacket.

Record details

ISBN: 0890893330
ISBN: 9780890893333
Physical Description: print
xxiii, 791 pages ; 28 cm
Publisher: Durham, N.C. : Carolina Academic Press, ©2005.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

I. Conceptions of indigenous sovereignty. 1. Indigenous voices within the United States -- 2. Indigenous voices within other states -- 3. Indigenous voices : the Haudenosaunee -- 4. The colonial perspective -- 5. The international perspective -- II. Threats to indigenous sovereignty. 6. Greed -- 7. Fear -- 8. Animosity -- 9. Paternalism -- 10. Assimilation -- 11. Equality -- 12. Self-destruction -- III. The realization, protection, and strengthening of indigenous sovereignty. 13. The redevelopment of indigenous governance -- 14. The redevelopment of indigenous law -- 15. The redevelopment of indigenous dispute resolution process -- 16. The redevelopment of indigenous economies -- 17. The redevelopment of indigenous culture and identity -- 18. The redevelopment of indigenous advocacy and political identity -- 19. The development of international law protecting the rights of indigenous peoples -- 20. The decolonization of colonial Indian control law and policy -- 21. Final thoughts.