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Who is an Indian? This is possibly the oldest question facing Indigenous peoples across the Americas, and one with significant implications for decisions relating to resource distribution, conflicts over who gets to live where and for how long, and clashing principles of governance and law. For centuries, the dominant views on this issue have been strongly shaped by ideas of both race and place. But just as important, who is permitted to ask, and answer this question?This collection examines the changing roles of race and place in the politics of defining Indigenous identities in the Americas. Drawing on case studies of Indigenous communities across North America, the Caribbean, Central America, and South America, it is a rare volume to compare Indigenous experience throughout the western hemisphere. The contributors question the vocabulary, legal mechanisms, and applications of science in constructing the identities of Indigenous populations, and consider ideas of nation, land, and tradition in moving indigeneity beyond race.
Maximilian C. Forte is an associate professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Concordia University.
PrefaceIntroduction: “Who Is an Indian?” The Cultural Politics of a Bad QuestionMaximilian C. Forte (Concordia University, Sociology and Anthropology) Chapter OneInuitness and Territoriality in CanadaDonna Patrick (Carleton University, Sociology and Anthropology and the School of Canadian Studies) Chapter TwoFederally-Unrecognized Indigenous Communities in Canadian ContextsBonita Lawrence (York University, Equity Studies) Chapter ThreeThe Canary in the Coalmine: What Sociology Can Learn from Ethnic Identity Debates among American IndiansEva Marie Garroutte (Boston College, Sociology) and C. Matthew Snipp (Stanford University, Sociology)Chapter Four“This Sovereignty Thing”: Nationality, Blood, and the Cherokee ResurgenceJulia Coates (University of California Davis, Native American Studies) Chapter FiveLocating Identity: The Role of Place in Costa Rican Chorotega IdentityKaren Stocker (California State University, Anthropology)Chapter SixCarib Identity, Racial Politics, and the Problem of Indigenous Recognition in Trinidad and TobagoMaximilian C. Forte (Concordia University, Anthropology) Chapter SevenEncountering Indigeneity: The International Funding of Indigeneity in PeruJosÉ Antonio Lucero (University of Washington, The Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies)Chapter EightThe Color of Race: Indians and Progress in a Center-Left BrazilJonathan Warren (University of Washington, International Studies, Chair of Latin American Studies) ConclusionSeeing Beyond the State and Thinking beyond the State of SightMaximilian C. Forte (Concordia University, Sociology and Anthropology) ContributorsIndex
