Reclaiming Indigenous governance : reflections and insights from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States / edited by William Nikolakis, Stephen Cornell, and Harry Nelson ; foreword by Sophie Pierre
- Bib ID:
- 8147917
- Format:
- Book
- Description:
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- Tucson : The University of Arizona Press, 2019
- ©2019
- x, 337 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- ISBN:
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- 9780816539970 (paperback)
- 0816539979 (paperback)
- Summary:
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Reclaiming Indigenous Governance examines the efforts of Indigenous peoples in four important countries to reclaim their right to self-govern. Showcasing Native nations, this timely book presents diverse perspectives of both practitioners and researchers involved in Indigenous governance in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the United States (the CANZUS states). Indigenous governance is dynamic, an ongoing relationship between Indigenous peoples and settler-states. The relationship may be vigorously contested, but it is often fragile-one that ebbs and flows, where hard-won gains can be swiftly lost by the policy reversals of central governments. The legacy of colonial relationships continues to limit advances in self-government. Yet Indigenous peoples in the CANZUS countries are no strangers to setbacks, and their growing movement provides ample evidence of resilience, resourcefulness, and determination to take back control of their own destiny. Demonstrating the struggles and achievements of Indigenous peoples, the chapter authors draw on the wisdom of Indigenous leaders and others involved in rebuilding institutions for governance, strategic issues, and managing lands and resources. This volume brings together the experiences, reflections, and insights of practitioners confronting the challenges of governing, as well as researchers seeking to learn what Indigenous governing involves in these contexts. Three things emerge: the enormity of the Indigenous governance task, the creative agency of Indigenous peoples determined to pursue their own objectives, and the diverse paths they choose to reach their goal.
- Full contents:
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- Foreword / Sophie Pierre with Gwen Phillips
- Introduction / William Nikolakis, Stephen Cornell, and Harry Nelson
- From rights to governance and back : Indigenous political transformations in the CANZUS states / Stephen Cornell
- The shareholder who never dies : the economics of Indigenous survival and the development of culturally relevant governance / Sir Tipene O'Regan
- The evolution of Indigenous self-governance in Canada / William Nikolakis
- Ngarrindjeri nation building : securing a future as Ngarrindjeri Ruwe/Ruwar (lands, waters and all living things) / Steve Hemming, Daryle Rigney, and Shaun Berg
- Ancient spirit, modern mind : the Huu-ay-aht journey back to self-determination and self-reliance / Angela Wesley
- From little things, big things grow : exercising incremental self-governance in Australia / Diane Smith
- Whānau Ora : building Māori self-determination in Aotearoa / New Zealand / Sacha McMeeking
- Indigenous commercial codes : sovereignty and international trade agreements / Douglas Sanderson and Bradon Willms
- Place of the falling waters : how the Salish and Kootenai tribes dealt with settler colonialism to acquire and name Sèliš Ksanka Qĺispè dam / Ronald L. Trosper
- Natural resources and Aboriginal autonomy : economic development and the boundaries of Indigenous control and engagement / Ken Coates and Carin Holroyd
- Creating space : comanagement considerations in Kakadu National Park / Justin O'Brien
- Land, public trust, and governance : a Nez Perce account / Jaime A. Pinkham
- Conclusion : building yourself and your community / Garry Merkel.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Subject:
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- Arnhem Land Progress Association
- Indigenous peoples -- Politics and government
- Indigenous peoples -- Australia -- Government relations
- Indigenous peoples -- Canada -- Government relations
- Indigenous peoples -- New Zealand -- Government relations
- Indigenous peoples -- United States -- Government relations
- Aboriginal Australians -- Northern Territory -- Arnhem Land -- Business enterprises
- Business enterprises, Aboriginal Australian -- Australia -- Arnhem Land (N.T.)
- Aboriginal Australians -- Northern Territory -- Jabiru Region
- Aboriginal Australians -- Land tenure -- Australia -- Northern Territory -- History
- Kakadu National Park (N.T.)
- Australia
- Canada
- New Zealand
- United States
- Australian
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