Indigenous Identity and Resistance: Researching the Diversity of Knowledge (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781877372834)

Indigenous Identity and Resistance brings together the work of Indigenous Studies scholars working in Canada, New Zealand and the Pacific in research conversations that transcend the imperial boundaries of the colonial nations in which they are located. Their lucid, accessible, and thought-provoking essays provide a critical understanding of the ways in which Indigenous peoples are rearticulating their histories, knowledges, and the Indigenous self. Hana O'Regan discusses a programme of language regeneration initiated by members of her iwi, Kai Tahu. Chris Andersen describes the power of Canada's colonial nation-state in constructing categories of indigeneity. Brendan Hokowhitu problematises the common discourses underpinning Indigenous resistance. Janine Hayward compares Indigenous political representation in Canada and New Zealand. This is just a snapshot of the forward-looking research in this reader. Taken together, it heralds some new ways of thinking about Indigenous Studies in the 21st Century.

Author: Brendan Hokowhitu
ISBN-10: 1877372838
ISBN-13: 9781877372834
Publisher: Otago University Press
Language: English
Published: 01/01/2010
Pages: 264
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.10w x 0.70d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 11/01/2010 pg. 241