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Being Indigenous: Perspectives on Activism, Culture, Language and Identity

Editat de Neyooxet Greymorning
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 23 noi 2018
This volume gives voice to an impressive range of Indigenous authors who share their knowledge and perspectives on issues that pertain to activism, culture, language and identity – the fabric of being Indigenous. The contributions highlight the experiences of Indigenous peoples from a variety of countries, including the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Greenland, Norway and Russia. The book provides valuable historical and political insight into the lingering impact of colonization, considering the issues faced by Indigenous peoples today and reflecting on the ability of their cultures, languages and identities to survive in the twenty-first century.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781138314900
ISBN-10: 1138314900
Pagini: 264
Ilustrații: 1 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensiuni: 156 x 234 x 20 mm
Greutate: 0.39 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge
Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom

Public țintă

Postgraduate and Undergraduate

Cuprins

Introduction  1. Examining a Political Reality of Indigenous Language and Culture  2. Life After Land Loss: Forced Relocation Policies and their Consequences for the Kola Sámi  3. Eualeyai Story Tracks  4. The Staying Force of Inuit Knowledge  5. Traditions and Traditional Knowledge in the Sámi culture  6. The Lessons of Coyote and the Medicine Tree  7. Colonization as Myth-Making; A Case Study in Aotearoa  8. Of This Red Earth  9. For a Greenlandic Independence  10. The Split-Head Resistance and Reconciliation  11. Reflections and Feelings Deriving from a Pulakaumaka within my Heart  12. Original ('Indigenous') Nations and Philosophical Activism  13. She Must be Civilized, She Paints Her Toenails  14. Current Status of Ainu Cultural Revitalization  15. Language Rejuvenation and Accelerated Second Language Acquisition  16. Literacy and Revitalizing Endangered Languages  17. A Discussion on Blackfoot Language Rejuvenation

Notă biografică

Neyooxet Greymorning is a Professor in the Departments of Native American Studies and Anthropology at the University of Montana, USA.

Descriere

The book considers the issues faced by Indigenous peoples today and provides valuable historical and political insight into the lingering impacts that colonization has had on their languages, cultures, and identities. It gives voice to an impressive range of Indigenous authors who share their knowledge and perspectives. The volume includes the experiences of Indigenous peoples from a variety of countries, ranging from the United States and Canada to Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Greenland, Norway and Russia. The chapters cover topics including knowledge base systems, cultural ways of being, colonization, identity, activism, philosophy, language and cultural survival.