A Global History of Indigenous Peoples: Struggle and Survival

Cover......Page 1
Contents......Page 6
Acknowledgements......Page 9
Preface......Page 12
Definitions......Page 14
The Contemporary Situation......Page 28
Struggle and Survival......Page 31
Aboriginal Accounts of the Origins of the Earth and Human Life......Page 38
Western Science and Explanations of the First Peoples......Page 41
The Scientific Explanation for the Great Migration......Page 45
Conclusion......Page 52
2 Peoples of the Land: Spiritual and Cultural Roots of Indigenous Societies......Page 55
Haida (West Coast of Canada)......Page 64
Yanomami (Amazon Basin)......Page 65
Mohawk (Canada/United States)......Page 66
Maori (New Zealand)......Page 67
Sami (Scandinavia)......Page 68
Aka (Central Africa)......Page 69
Vedda (Sri Lanka)......Page 70
Agta (Philippines)......Page 71
Aborigines (Australia)......Page 72
Ache (Paraguay)......Page 73
Chukchi and Yupik (Eastern Siberia)......Page 74
Nia/Nganasan (North-Central Siberia)......Page 75
3 Mutual Discovery: Tribal Peoples and the First Wave of Globalization......Page 77
Critical Divisions: Agriculture, Industry and Urbanization......Page 78
Expansion of Middle East, Europe, and Asia......Page 81
The Importance of First Impressions......Page 85
Outsiders\' Descriptions of Indigenous Peoples......Page 86
Tribal Curiosities in the Imperial World......Page 92
Indigenous Impressions of Newcomers......Page 95
The Cant of Conquest: Usable Images of the Original Occupiers of Valued Territories......Page 102
Racism – The Remnant of First Contacts......Page 104
4 Resistance and Adaptation: Indigenous Reaction to Newcomer Occupations......Page 106
Violent Occupations: Tribal Peoples at War with Newcomers......Page 107
Gentle Occupations: Tribal Peoples Co-Existing with Non-Violent Occupiers......Page 117
Indigenous Adaptations......Page 125
Newcomers and Indigenous Peoples......Page 128
Cultural Persistence and Indigenous Survival......Page 130
5 Biological Changes: Ecological Imperialism and the Transformation of Tribal Worlds......Page 133
Environmental Changes......Page 136
Disease and Epidemics......Page 142
Land and Land Ownership......Page 148
Tribal Worlds Reconstructed......Page 153
6 Spiritual Contests: Missionaries, Christianity, and Indigenous Societies......Page 157
The Christian Missionary Drive......Page 158
Indigenous Spirituality and Newcomer Impressions......Page 162
Missions and Imperial Expansion......Page 165
Missionary Approaches and Indigenous Peoples......Page 167
Indigenous Responses to Missionary Efforts......Page 171
Indigenous Revitalization Movements......Page 177
The Lingering Effects of Spiritual Intervention on Indigenous Peoples......Page 178
7 Administered Peoples: Indigenous Nations and Regulated Societies......Page 184
Asserting Control......Page 185
Treaties with Indigenous Peoples......Page 186
Government Relations Without Treaties......Page 192
Administering Indigenous Populations......Page 194
Education and the Assimilation of Indigenous Peoples......Page 202
Attacking Indigenous Culture and Social Activities......Page 204
Government Aspirations for Indigenous Peoples......Page 206
8 Final Invasions: War, Resource Development, and the Occupation of Tribal Territories......Page 216
Tribal Societies at the Start of World War II......Page 217
War and the Occupation of Remote Regions......Page 219
Consumer Economies and the Demand for Raw Materials......Page 225
New Approaches to Indigenous Peoples in Remote Regions......Page 230
Aboriginal Response......Page 233
9 Continuing the Struggle: Indigenous Protests, Legal Agendas, and Aboriginal Internationalism......Page 243
United Nations, Human Rights and the Emergence of Indigenous Rights......Page 244
Aboriginal Organizational Reaction to Colonialism and Government Domination......Page 250
Advocates and Saviours: Newcomer Supporters and Support Groups......Page 259
Modern Treaty Processes......Page 262
Emphasizing International Law......Page 263
Tactics of International Indigenous Mobilization......Page 270
10 Uncertainties: The Future of Indigenous Societies......Page 277
Notes......Page 294
Selected Bibliography......Page 299
B......Page 304
C......Page 305
I......Page 306
M......Page 307
P......Page 308
T......Page 309
Z......Page 310