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1 online resource (265 pages) |
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Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Table of Contents; Notes on contributors; Map; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I: Telling 'his-stories' -- three Indigenous perspectives; Part II: Perspectives on cultural ways of being Indigenous; Part III: Perspectives on colonization and identity; Part IV: Perspectives on activism and philosophy; Part V: Perspectives on language and cultural survival; Reference; PART I: Telling 'his-stories': Three Indigenous perspectives; Chapter 1: Examining a political reality of language and culture; Introduction |
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When Nih'oo3oo found his way to Turtle IslandHow the course of history was shaped by Nih'oo3oo; The shaping force of language; Notes; References; Chapter 2: Life after land loss: Forced relocation policies and their consequences for the Kola Sámi; Traditional Sámi territories; The Kola Sámi before relocations; Forced relocations; Consequences of the forced relocations; Conclusion; Notes; References; Chapter 3: Eualeyai story tracks; Introduction; The world around me; Living the stereotypes; A wish for the future; Conclusion; References |
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PART II: Perspectives on cultural ways of being IndigenousChapter 4: The staying force of Inuit knowledge; Introduction; Hunting by the circle of the seasons; Inuit naming; Inuksuit: Telling stories of Inuit place; Traditional healing; Traditional songs; Inuit legends; Conclusion; Chapter 5: Traditions and traditional knowledge in the Sámi culture; Introduction; Sámi and the growth of education; Árbediehtu -- traditional knowledge; Máhttit and diehtit; Diida as part of Sámi traditional knowledge; Concluding comments; Note; References; Chapter 6: The lessons of Coyote and the Medicine Tree |
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IntroductionA Coyote tale; Protecting sacred sites and sacred knowledge; The lesson of one Elder; Walking the path of education; Conclusion; References; PART III: Perspectives on colonization and identity; Chapter 7: Colonization as myth-making: A case study in Aotearoa; Introduction; The Maori nations in the land prior to 1840; Colonization and the reason for myth; Colonization as magic fiction: Creating the constitutional myths; Constructing the myths and denying the reality: 1840-1970; The born-again treaty: Myth-making rampant; Conclusion: Deconstructing the myth; Notes; References |
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Chapter 8: Of this red earthIntroduction; The 'hearted-alike people'; Colonization and the clash of cultures; Education as a weapon of assimilation; Assimilating a New Deal; A policy of termination; National tragedy -- national challenge: A policy of self-determination begins; For the welfare of our children and religion; The old red paint of life; Notes; References; Chapter 9: For a Greenlandic independence; The first councils; Provincial and municipal councils; A revision of the ruling of Greenland; World War II; A new era; Constitutional change; G-60; Home rule; Concluding comments; Notes |
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780429846724 |
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042984672X |
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9780429846717 |
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0429846711 |
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9780429846700 |
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0429846703 |
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9780429454776 |
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0429454775 |
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