The Politics of Indigeneity

Overview

The period 1995 to 2004 was the UN's International Decade of World Indigenous Peoples. This reflected the increasing organisation of indigenous peoples around a commonality of concerns, needs and ambitions. In both New Zealand and Canada, these politics challenge the colonial structures that social and political systems are built upon.

Author Biography

Roger Maaka is Professor of Native Studies, University of Saskatchewan, and former Professor of Maori Studies at Canterbury University, New Zealand. Augie Fleras is Professor of Sociology at the University of Waterloo, Canada.