Social Science Native American Studies
Who is an Indian?
Race, Place, and the Politics of Indigeneity in the Americas
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Initial publish date
- Jan 2014
- Category
- Native American Studies, Cultural, General
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9780802098184
- Publish Date
- Aug 2013
- List Price
- $72.00
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780802095527
- Publish Date
- Aug 2013
- List Price
- $41.95
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781442668003
- Publish Date
- Jan 2014
- List Price
- $30.95
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Description
Who is an Indian? This is possibly the oldest question facing Indigenous peoples across the Americas, and one with significant implications for decisions relating to resource distribution, conflicts over who gets to live where and for how long, and clashing principles of governance and law. For centuries, the dominant views on this issue have been strongly shaped by ideas of both race and place. But just as important, who is permitted to ask, and answer this question?
This collection examines the changing roles of race and place in the politics of defining Indigenous identities in the Americas. Drawing on case studies of Indigenous communities across North America, the Caribbean, Central America, and South America, it is a rare volume to compare Indigenous experience throughout the western hemisphere. The contributors question the vocabulary, legal mechanisms, and applications of science in constructing the identities of Indigenous populations, and consider ideas of nation, land, and tradition in moving indigeneity beyond race.
About the author
Maximilian C. Forte is an associate professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Concordia University.