The No-Nonsense Guide to Indigenous Peoples |
| Who are indigenous peoples and where do they live
around the world? What is the difference between indigenous peoples, tribal
peoples, and minorities? Why are the United Nations and the World Bank
interested in these definitions? Lotte Hughes provides a broad overview, with
many representative examples from different cultures, quoting indigenous people
directly where possible. Examples include the Barabaig of Tanzania; the
Yanomami of Brazil; the Ogiek of Kenya; the Kurds of Turkey, Iraq, Iran, and
Syria; the Karamojong of Uganda; peoples in Canada, Brazil, Chile, S.E. Asia,
and many others. |
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| Indigenous peoples have long suffered from exoticization. Outsiders
find their beauty, remoteness or "difference" fascinating and do not see beyond
this to the real problems they face. 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 colonizers, 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' book will provoke thought and debate. Written by Lotte Hughes. Published by New Internationalist Publications Ltd, 2003. |
| Catalogue No. | 1-896357-76-8 |
| Price | $16.00 |
| Format | Softcover |
| Pages | 144 |
| Language | English only |
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