Heeding the Voices of Our Ancestors: Kahnawake Mohawk Politics and the Rise of Native Nationalism - Alfred, Gerald R.

Clean, tight, unmarked; light wear to edges; personal stamp inside front cover; This book is the first comprehensive study of the passion behind Native political activism, and the first scholarly treatment integrating an explicitly Native perspective. Drawing on the experience of the Mohawks of Kahnawake, Gerald Alfred presents three major factors as keys in explaining the rise of militant nationalism among Native peoples: the existence of alternative traditional institutions indigenous to Native cultures, the persistence of an alternative Native identity; and a longstanding pattern of negative interaction with the state. The text constructs a framework in which others can appreciate the concepts, values, and ideals of Native peoples' struggle for sovereignty.
Very Good
Soft cover
Oxford University Press
1995
Don Mills, ON