This book, which includes accounts of aboriginal groups in Mexico, Columbia and Nicaragua, Panama and Brazil, is a story of hope, determination and patience; a testimony to nonviolent civil rights achievements.
This book, which includes accounts of
aboriginal groups in Mexico, Columbia and Nicaragua, Panama and
Brazil, is a story of hope, determination and patience; a
testimony to nonviolent civil rights achievements.
Approaching aboriginal self-government from an international and historical point of view, this book offers a wide scope of important issues and challenges. In the lively accounts of negotiations securing recognition and self-government by aboriginal groups in Mexico, Columbia and Nicaragua, Panama and Brazil, real possibilities emerge for new rights including unprecedented arrangements for territory, self-government, and multi-ethnic government.
Control of natural resources and land development necessarily have been central to these negotiations. Recognized rights, however, are fragile, kept alive only by continued struggle and vigilance. Here is a story of hope.
The determination and patience shown by those involved has resulted in steady and consistent gains for First Nations of the Americas. Aboriginal Peoples is a testimony to non-violent civil rights struggles and achievements. It calls for a respect of differences and a recognition of the right to self-government in any context.
Contributors include: Ted Moses, Pierre Lepage, Alejandro Morgado Zacarias, Herlinda Zacarias Hernandez, Beatriz Perrone-Mois‚s, and Paulo Machado.
Marie Leger is a sociologist who for the last seven years has been director of research at the Centre d'etudes et de documentation d'Amerique latine. A Montreal-based organization, CEDAL was founded in 1976; Leger is responsible for aboriginal concerns. The writers of this collection have long been involved in working toward the recognition of aboriginal peoples.
186 pages
Paperback ISBN: 1-551640-10-4 $19.99
Hardcover ISBN: 1-551640-11-2 $48.99