Indigenous cultures in an interconnected world

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Indigenous cultures in an interconnected world / edited by Clair Smith and Graeme K. Ward.

Smith, Claire, 1957- (Added Author). Ward, Graeme K., 1943- (Added Author).

Summary:

Increasingly, Indigenous people are being drawn into global networks. In the long term, cultural isolation is unlikely to be a viable -- even if sometimes desired -- option, so how can Indigenous people protect and advance their cultural values in the face of pressure from an interconnected world? Indigenous Cultures in an Interconnected World is a comprehensive, thought-provoking discussion of the challenges that globalization brings to Indigenous peoples. It outlines successful strategies that have been used by Indigenous peoples to promote their identities and cultural values. It looks at their role as equal and active participants and, indeed, as innovators and leaders in an interconnected world. -- Publisher description.

Papers based on the 1997 Fulbright Symposium of the same name.

Record details

ISBN: 0774808063
ISBN: 9780774808064
Physical Description: xvii, 230 p. : ill., ports. ; 22 cm.
Publisher: Vancouver : UBC Press, 2000.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:: Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-220) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:: Globalisation and indigenous peoples : threat or empowerment / Claire Smith, Heather Burke and Graeme K. Ward -- Resources of hope : learning from the local in a transnational era / Faye Ginsburg -- From clan symbol to ethnic emblem : indigenous creativity in a connected world / Robert Layton -- Cyberspace smoke signals : new technologies and Native American ethnicity / Larry J. Zimmerman, Karen P. Zimmerman and Leonard R. Bruguier -- History, representation, globalisation and indigenous cultures : a Tasmanian perspective / Julie Gough -- Indigenous presence in the Sydney Games / Lisa Meekison -- Elite art for cultural elites : adding value to indigenous arts / Howard Morphy -- Cultural tourism in an interconnected world : tensions and aspirations in Latin America / Penny Dransart -- Past and future pathways : Innu cultural heritage in the twenty-first century / Stephen Loring and Daniel Ashini.