Restructuring Relations: Indigenous Self-determination, Governance, and Gender - Couverture rigide

Kuokkanen, Rauna

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0190913282 ISBN 13 : 9780190913281

Editeur : Oxford University Press Inc, 2019

Synopsis

Adopted in 2007, the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples establishes self-determination--including free, prior, and informed consent--as a foundational right and principle. Self-determination, both individual and collective, is among the most important and pressing issues for Indigenous women worldwide. Yet Indigenous women's interests have been overlooked in the formulation of Indigenous self-government, and existing studies of Indigenous self-government largely ignore issues of gender. As such, the current literature on Indigenous governance conceals patriarchal structures and power that create barriers for women to resources and participation in Indigenous societies.

Drawing on Indigenous and feminist political and legal theory--as well as extensive participant interviews in Canada, Greenland, and Scandinavia-- this book argues that the current rights discourse and focus on Indigenous-state relations is too limited in scope to convey the full meaning of "self-determination" for Indigenous peoples. The book conceptualizes self-determination as a foundational value informed by the norm of integrity and suggests that Indigenous self-determination cannot be achieved without restructuring all relations of domination nor can it be secured in the absence of gender justice. As a foundational value, self-determination seeks to restructure all relations of domination, not only hegemonic relations with the state. Importantly, it challenges the opposition between "self-determination" and "gender" created and maintained by international law, Indigenous political discourse, and Indigenous institutions. Restructuring relations of domination further entails examining the gender regimes present in existing Indigenous self-government institutions, interrogating the relationship between Indigenous self-determination and gender violence, and considering future visions of Indigenous self-determination, such as rematriation of Indigenous governance and an independent statehood.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Rauna Kuokkanen is Research Professor of Arctic Indigenous Studies at University of Lapland (Finland) and Associate Professor of Indigenous Studies at University of Toronto. She is the author of Reshaping the University: Responsibility, Indigenous Epistemes, and the Logic of the Gift.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Oxford University Press Inc
• Date d'édition: 2019
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0190913282
• ISBN 13: 9780190913281
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 384
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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