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Tourism and Indigenous Peoples

2015

Author(s): Butler R, Hinch T

The book is a unique text examining the role of indigenous societies in tourism and how they interact within the tourism nexus. It focuses on the active role that indigenous peoples take in the industry, and uses international case studies and experiences to provide a global context to illustrate best practice and aid comparison.

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Indigenous People, Crime and Punishment

2015

Author(s): Anthony T

The book examines criminal sentencing courts’ changing characterisations of Indigenous peoples’ identity, culture and postcolonial status. Focusing largely on Australian Indigenous peoples, but referring also to the Canadian and New Zealand experiences, it critically analyzes how the judiciary have interpreted Indigenous difference.

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The book examines the cultural politics of four Indigenous cultural villages in Malaysia. Demonstrating that such villages are often beset with the politics of brokerage and representation, the book shows that this reinforces a culture of dependency on the brokers.

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This book investigates the discursive and performative strategies employed by Australian Indigenous rappers to make sense of the world and establish a position of authority over their identity and place in society.

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Indigenous Peoples and the Collaborative Stewardship of Nature Knowledge Binds and Institutional Conflicts

2011

Author(s): Ross A, Sherman K P, Snodgrass J G, Delcore H D, Sherman R

This book offers a comprehensive and global overview of the theoretical, methodological, and practical dimensions of co-management.

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This collection refreshes the scholarly and public discourse relating to the Treaty of Waitangi and makes a significant contribution to the international discussion of Indigenous-State relations and reconciliation. The essays in this collection explore the diversity of meanings that have been ascribed to Indigenous-State compacts, such as the Treaty, by different interpretive communities.

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The book examines the cultural, social, and political terrain of Indigenous education by providing accounts of Indigenous students and educators creatively navigating the colonial dynamics within public schools.

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Critical Indigenous Rights Studies

2020

Author(s): Corradi G, Koen de Feyter K, Desmet E, Vanhees K

This book draws on sociology of law, anthropology, political sciences and legal sciences in order to address emerging issues in the study of indigenous rights and identify directions for future research.

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Asian Indigenous Law

2013

Author(s): Routledge

The major portion of this book is a collection of descriptions of typical non-Western countries from this viewpoint by native scholars.

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Applying Indigenous Research Methods focuses on the question of "How" Indigenous Research Methodologies (IRMs) can be used and taught across Indigenous studies and education.