Being Indigenous

Perspectives on Activism, Culture, Language and Identity
2. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-041-02533-7
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 388 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm

The second edition of Being Indigenous presents perspectives from 23 Indigenous scholars who share their knowledge on the interconnected fabric of activism, culture, language, and identity that defines Indigenous existence in the twenty-first century.

The book explores personal narratives, cultural traditions, and resistance strategies of Indigenous peoples from eleven countries. This expanded edition features significant updates including a new introduction, restructured organization prioritizing traditional cultural knowledge, and five entirely new chapters on power dynamics, pedagogical approaches, climate change impacts on Indigenous foodways, gender perspectives, and collaborative research methodologies in the Amazon.

Being Indigenous is essential reading for students and researchers in Indigenous studies, anthropology, sociology, linguistics, and cultural studies seeking authentic perspectives on sovereignty, identity, and cultural resilience from those who have lived these experiences.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate and Undergraduate Advanced

Autoren/Hrsg.

Greymorning, Neyooxet

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Indigene Völker
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literatur: Sammlungen, Anthologien
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Sprachwissenschaften

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction  Part I: Telling ‘his-stories’: Four Indigenous perspectives  1. Examining A Political Reality of Indigenous Languages and Cultures  2. The Staying Force of Inuit Knowledge  3. Life After Land Loss: Policies and Consequences of Forced Relocations of the Kola Sámi  4. Eualeyai Story Tracks  Part II: Perspectives on Cultural Ways of Being Indigenous  5. Indigenous Lessons on Peace, Power and Equity  6. Aspects of Traditions and Traditional knowledge in Sámi culture  7. The Lessons of Coyote and the Medicine Tree  8. A Critical Analysis of Indigenous Foodstuffs and Lifeways in the Face of Climate Change  Part III: Perspectives on Colonization and Identity  9. Colonization as Myth-Making; A Case Study in Aotearoa  10. For A Greenlandic Independence  11. Of This Red Earth  Part IV: Perspectives on Activism, Philosophy and the Rights of Being Indigenous 12. Reflections and Feelings Deriving from a Pulakaumaka Within My Heart  13. Original (“Indigenous”) Nations and Philosophical Activism
Steven Newcomb  14. The Split-Head Resistance and Reconciliation  15. “She Must Be Civilized, She Paints Her Toe Nails.”  16. Echoes of the Amazon: Reimagining Respect through Indigenous Wisdom and Collaborative Inquiry  Part V: Perspectives on Language and Cultural Survival  17. Current Status and Issues of Ainu Cultural Revitalization  18. Language Rejuvenation and Accelerated Second Language Acquisition  19. A Discussion on Blackfoot Language Rejuvenation  20. Rejuvenation Efforts and the Blackfoot Language, Failures and Successes  21. Rejuvenating Language: Two Works in Progress

Über Autor(innen)

Neyooxet Greymorning is a Professor in the Departments of Native American Studies and Anthropology at the University of Montana, USA.