No-Nonsense Guide to Indigenous Peoples

Type

Book

Authors

Hughes, Lotte

ISBN 10

1896357768

ISBN 13

9781896357768

Tags

Native American, Civilization & Culture, Ethnic Studies, Cultural

Abstract

"The No-Nonsense Guide to Indigenous Peoples looks beyond the exotic images, tracing the story of different indigenous peoples from their first (and often fatal) contact with explorers and colonisers to the present day." "Much of this story is told by indigenous people themselves. They vividly describe why land and the natural world are so special to them; how it feels to be snatched from your family as a child because the government wants to 'make you white'; why they are demanding that museums must return the bones of their ancestors; how they can retain their traditional culture while moving with the times; and what kinds of development are positive. Lotte Hughes' Guide will provoke thought and debate."--Jacket.

Description

Indigenous peoples have long suffered from Exoticization. Outsiders elevate their beauty and difference but do not see beyond this to the problems they face. This title looks beyond the exotic images, tracing stories of indigenous peoples from their first contact with explorers and colonizers.

Biblio Notes

Genre/Form: Wörterbuch
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Lotte Hughes
ISBN: 1859844383 9781859844380
OCLC Number: 51622735
Description: 144 pages : illustrations, maps ; 18 cm.
Contents: Foreword / Hugh Brody --
1. Overview --
2. Colonialism and conquest --
3. Land and nature --
4. Facing the problems --
5. Fighting back --
6. Music and magic --
7. Development, justice and future challenges.
Series Title: No-nonsense guides (New Internationalist Publications (Firm))
Other Titles: Indigenous peoples
Responsibility: Lotte Hughes.

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