1st Edition
Challenging Politics Indigenous Peoples' Experiences with Political Parties and Elections
By Kathrin Wessendorf
Copyright 2001
291 Pages
by
International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs
Indigenous peoples all over the world find themselves part of political systems that are not their own but created and defined by governments with alien rules and led by politicians. Over the last centuries, indigenous peoples have gained experience in dealing with these imposed systems of politics and with hitherto unknown social structures. The experiences are very diverse and the reactions to... Read more
Introduction, 1. Indigenous Peoples without Political Parties: the Dilemma of Indigenous Representation in Latin America 2. The Sami and the National Parliaments: Direct and Indirect Channels of Influence 3. Indigenous Peoples and Electoral Politics in India: an Experience of Incompatibility 4. Power through the Bullet or the Ballot: State Politics and Indigenous Peoples in Southeast Asia 5. Indigenous rights in the Pacific: a Challenge for the New Millennium 6. 'Nations with whom we are Connected': Indigenous Peoples and Canada's Political System 7. Seeking Space in Postcolonial Politics: the Case of Indigenous Peoples in East Africa 8. Summary- Strategies-Recommendations
Biography
Kathrin Wessendorf
