1st Edition

Social Welfare with Indigenous Peoples

356 Pages
by Routledge

360 Pages
by Routledge

In many areas of the world, there has been an earlier indigenous population, which has been conquered by a more recent population group. In Social Welfare with Indigenous Peoples , the editors and contributors examine the treatment of many indigenous populations from five continental areas: Africa (Sierra Leone, Zimbabwe); Australasia, New Zealand; Central and South America (Brazil, Mexico);... Read more
1 The First Nations of Canada: social welfare and the quest for self-government 2 Social welfare of the indigenous peoples within the United States of America 3 The Huichol and Yaqui Indians of Mexico 4 Social welfare of indigenous populations in Brazil 5 Welfare rules and indigenous rights: the Sami people and the Nordic welfare states 6 The Gypsies and the social services in Spain 7 From exclusion to dependence: Aborigines and the welfare state in Australia 8 Bi-culturalism, social policy and parallel development: the New Zealand/Maori experience 9 Social welfare of indigenous peoples in Zimbabwe 10 The impact of the social-welfare system on the Temne ethnic group of Sierra Leone

Biography

Professor John Dixon, John Dixon, Robert P. Scheurell