Indigenous Identity and Resistance: Researching the Diversity of Knowledge

Description

Indigenous Identity and Resistance brings together the work of Indigenous Studies scholars working in Canada, New Zealand and the Pacific in research conversations that transcend the imperial boundaries of the colonial nations in which they are located. Their lucid, accessible, and thought-provoking essays provide a critical understanding of the ways in which Indigenous peoples are rearticulating their histories, knowledges, and the Indigenous self. Hana O'Regan discusses a programme of language regeneration initiated by members of her iwi, Kai Tahu. Chris Andersen describes the power of Canada's colonial nation-state in constructing categories of indigeneity. Brendan Hokowhitu problematises the common discourses underpinning Indigenous resistance. Janine Hayward compares Indigenous political representation in Canada and New Zealand. This is just a snapshot of the forward-looking research in this reader. Taken together, it heralds a new way of thinking about Indigenous Studies in the 21st Century.

Brendan Hokowhitu and Poia Rewi are Associate Professors and Michael Reilly is Professor at Te Tumu School of Maori, Pacific and Indigenous Studies, University of Otago. Anna Petersen is Senior Assistant Curator at the Hocken Library, University of Otago. Nathalie Kermoal, Isabel Altamirano-Jimenez and Chris Andersen are Associate Professors, Faculty of Native Studies, University of Alberta, Canada.