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2008.
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| Summary/Abstract |
The articles in this second of a series of three issues edited by
faculty in the Political Science Department at the University of
Hawai'i at Manoa examine the concept of "indigeneity" as it
pertains to aspects of law, policy, and governance. Focused on
the array of temporal and historical issues surrounding nationhood,
citizenship, law, and policy, the authors interrogate how
historical legal systems evolve through control of and resistance
by indigenous peoples and what the actions by state actors
say about how legal institutions treat the concept of "indigeneity."
The key issues surrounding "indigeneity" as a site of
critical inquiry within legal systems and governmental structures
raise key questions that these articles explore: What new
policies and systems are being created in the wake of global imperialism,
the war on terror, and the policing of national borders?
How are indigenous peoples rearticulating understandings of
governance and policy in their struggles for recognition, independence,
self-determination, and sovereignty? Finally, what distinguishes
indigenous governance, law, and policy, and what are
the possibilities and challenges facing such institutions both
locally and transnationally?
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