‘Mind the Gap’: Journeys in Indigenous Sovereignty and Nationhood
| Autor: | Padraig Kirwan |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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| Zdroj: | Comparative American Studies An International Journal. 13:42-57 |
| ISSN: | 1741-2676 1477-5700 |
| DOI: | 10.1179/1477570015z.00000000098 |
| Popis: | Sovereignty. Self-determination. Autonomy. Nation. Native American studies is currently being shaped dramatically by this particular set of terms, and the prevailing discourse aims to interrogate not only various senses of tribal self-determination, but also earlier formulations of cultural, spiritual, political, and artistic autonomy. Indeed, the publication of myriad nuanced and substantial works of scholarship focusing on the subject of sovereignty alone is testament to the critical role that definitions of indigenous self-determination and authority play within the field today. Inevitably, perhaps, it is also the case that the definition of the terms mentioned above, and the application of those terms to any particular set of circumstances in Indian Country, is not entirely a straightforward affair. Nor, given the seriousness of the matter in hand, should it be. On the contrary, the values that a state of sovereignty affords a Native individual or tribe is a complex and multifaceted matter, and should... |
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