Research on Indigenous issues rarely focuses on life in major
metropolitan centres. Instead, there is a tendency to frame rural and
remote locations as emblematic of authentic or “real” Indigeneity
and, as such, central to the survival of Indigenous cultures and
societies. While such a perspective may support Indigenous struggles
for territory and recognition as distinct peoples, it fails to account
for large swaths of contemporary Indigenous realities, not the least
of which is the increased presence of Indigenous people and
communities in cities. The chapters in this volume explore the
implications of urbanization on the production of distinctive
Indigenous identities in Canada, the United States, New Zealand, and
Australia. The volume editors, both lead researchers in their fields,
have called upon key figures to explore the experiences of urban
Indigenous modernity, utilizing an interdisciplinary mix of methods,
including ethnography, statistical analysis, archival research, and
discourse analysis. Throughout the twentieth century, urban locales
have been too often regarded as places were Indigenous culture goes to
die. This book argues otherwise in its demonstration of the
resilience, creativity, and complexity of the urban Indigenous
presence, both in Canada and internationally.
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Contemporary Identities and Cultural Innovation
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ISBN
9780774824675
Publisert
2020
Utgave
1. utgave
Utgiver
University of British Columbia Press
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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