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"This is a concise overview of Indigenous Peoples from pre-contact to the 21st century. The book is intended for any overview course in Native Studies. It examines key topics such as treaty processes, land claims, and contemporary socio-economic issues and features an emphasis on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission report and its "calls to action.""--

Describes the 2008 United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues which highlights the threats that changes in climate & bio-cultural resources are posing to the survival of peoples of the developing world. Representatives of mobile & nomadic peoples discussed the ways in which extreme weather events, reduced biodiversity, & new livestock diseases are jeopardizing the viability of their livelihoods & causing increased tribal conflict. The obligation for government & non-governmental organizations to acknowledge the special needs of mobile peoples is discussed. Adapted from the source document.

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This article discusses the recent political mobilization & consequent incorporation of indigenous peoples in Latin America as a key influence shaping the quality of democracy. Indigenous peoples comprise some 11% of Latin America's total population of 540 million. Their inclusion in society denotes the opening of the political system to previously excluded & vulnerable sectors of the population. However, this change has also challenged the new & fragile liberal-democratic regimes & generated social & institutional conflicts within society. The discussion first focuses on the history of these indigenous peoples & their eventual incorporation into their respective societies & then addresses what the future holds for them & democracy in Latin America. Tables. J. Stanton

"Indigenous Peoples and Borders considers the problem of state borders, which are frequently legacies of colonialism, and their impact on Indigenous Peoples around the world. Indigenous lands are frequently divided by such borders creating difficulties for their Native inhabitants that were until recently largely disregarded by international law and international relations scholars. The contributors, including many Indigenous rights practitioners, take up issues of sovereignty, power, globalization, economic integration, and self-determination in areas from Bangladesh to the Russian Arctic to Mexico. The collection takes a comparative, multidisciplinary, and global approach showing the ways Indigenous Peoples are challenging and working around borders, even as they are constrained by them"--

"This edited volume provides a complete introduction to critical issues across the field of Indigenous peoples in contemporary Taiwan, from theoretical approaches to empirical analysis. Seeking to inform wider audiences about Taiwan's Indigenous peoples, this book brings together both leading and emerging scholars as part of an international collaborative research project, sharing broad specialisms on modern Indigenous issues in Taiwan. This is one of the first dedicated volumes in English to examine contemporary Taiwan's Indigenous peoples from such a range of disciplinary angles, following four section themes: long-term perspectives, the arts, education, and politics. Chapters offer perspectives not only from academic researchers, but also from writers bearing rich practitioner and activist experience from within the Taiwanese Indigenous rights movement. Methods range from extensive fieldwork to Indigenous-directed film and literary analysis. Taiwan's Contemporary Indigenous Peoples will prove a useful resource for students and scholars of Taiwan Studies, Indigenous Studies and Asia Pacific Studies, as well as educators designing future courses on Indigenous studies"--