Abstract:

The book provides an exhaustive examination of issues affecting indigenous peoples in North America. While it is impossible for a single volume to comprehensively address every tribe and every issue within this dynamic field of study, this book draws upon a range of disciplines including science, law, archaeology, literature, socio-linguistics, geography, and gender studies, among others, to provide insight into the Indigenous experience. Examining the Native American tribes of the United States and Canada's First Nations, as well as making references to indigenous studies in other countries, this volume highlights the most significant new research in the field and reflects the critical mass of scholarship that has developed in Indigenous Studies over the last decade.