Indigenous Identity and Resistance: Researching the Diversity of Knowledge - Softcover

Brendan Hokowhitu, Nathalie Kermoal, Chris Andersen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1877372838 ISBN 13: 9781877372834

Publisher: Otago University Press, 2010

Synopsis

Indigenous Identity and Resistance brings together the work of Indigenous Studies scholars working in Canada, New Zealand and the Pacific in research conversations that transcend the imperial boundaries of the colonial nations in which they are located. Their lucid, accessible, and thought-provoking essays provide a critical understanding of the ways in which Indigenous peoples are rearticulating their histories, knowledges, and the Indigenous self. Hana O'Regan discusses a programme of language regeneration initiated by members of her iwi, Kai Tahu. Chris Andersen describes the power of Canada's colonial nation-state in constructing categories of indigeneity. Brendan Hokowhitu problematises the common discourses underpinning Indigenous resistance. Janine Hayward compares Indigenous political representation in Canada and New Zealand. This is just a snapshot of the forward-looking research in this reader. Taken together, it heralds some new ways of thinking about Indigenous Studies in the 21st Century.

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About the Authors

Brendan Hokowhitu is Associate Professor at Te Tumu School of Maori, Pacific and Indigenous Studies, University of Otago.

Nathalie Kermoal is Associate Professor, Faculty of Native Studies, University of Alberta, Canada.

Chris Andersen is Métis from Saskatchewan, and Associate Professor at the Faculty of Native Studies, University of Alberta.

Edition details

• Publisher: Otago University Press
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1877372838
• ISBN 13: 9781877372834
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 264