Sovereignty, Indigeneity, and the Law: Volume 110

by Shari M. Huhndorf, N. Bruce Duthu, Eric Cheyfitz

Although Indigenous groups include diverse cultures and colonial experiences, Indigenous communities around the globe are united by a common struggle: to achieve self-determination and land rights as original occupants of the land prior to colonization. Historically, Western law has served both as an instrument of colonial control and as a means for Indigenous peoples to assert their claims to sovereignty and territory against those of nation-states...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822367521
• ISBN13: 9780822367529
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 581 Pages
• Weight: 0.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 8.9"