Politics of Indigeneity: Challenging the State in Canada and Aotearoa New Zealand

Description

Indigenous peoples are uniting around a commonality of concerns, needs and ambitions. In New Zealand and Canada, the politics challenge the colonial structures that social and political systems are built upon. This book casts light on the constitutional politics in both countries that are redefining the relationship of these peoples to the state.

Table of contents

Introduction; Engaging Indigeneity; Nga Tangata Whenua; Sovereignty Lost, Tino Rangatiratanga Reclaimed, Self-Determination Secured, Partnership Forged; Aboriginal Peoples of Canada; Re-Priming the Partnership; Contesting the Constitutional Terrain, Shifting the Foundational Rules; Indigeneity at the Edge; Index.

Stock Information

General Fields

• ISBN : 9781877276538
• Publisher : Otago University Press
• Imprint : Otago University Press
• Publication date : June 2005
• Dimensions : 230mm X 155mm
• Produced in : New Zealand
• Product Type : books

Special Fields

• Pages : 350
• Dewey classification : 323.11994420
• Bind : Paperback
• Author : Roger Maaka