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Social Science Native American Studies

Indigenous Cultures in an Interconnected World

edited by Claire Smith & Graeme K. Ward

Publisher
UBC Press
Initial publish date
Aug 2000
Category
Native American Studies, Globalization
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780774808064
    Publish Date
    Aug 2000
    List Price
    $34.95
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9780774857284
    Publish Date
    Nov 2007
    List Price
    $99.00

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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?

About the authors

Contributor Notes

Claire Smith is Lecturer in Archaeology at Flinders University, South Australia. An active field archaeologist, she has had extensive experience with Indigenous communities in Australia and Asia. She is a member of the editorial boards of the journals Australian Archaeology and Rock Art Research. Graeme Ward is a senior research fellow at the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies, Canberra.