Indigenous federalism against settler incursions? Martin Papillon, ‘Indigenous peoples and federalism: in or out?’ In John Kincaid, Robert B., Helen S. Meyner (eds), Teaching Federalism: Multidimensional Approaches, Elgar, 2023 | settler colonial studies blog

Indigenous federalism against settler incursions? Martin Papillon, ‘Indigenous peoples and federalism: in or out?’ In John Kincaid, Robert B., Helen S. Meyner (eds), Teaching Federalism: Multidimensional Approaches, Elgar, 2023

28Jan23

Excerpt: According to the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, more than 470 million indigenous people live in 90 countries across the world (UNPFII 2010). Many of those countries are federations. While culturally diverse (they speak more than 4,000 languages), indigenous peoples of the Americas, Africa and Asia share a struggle to maintain their distinctive identities, political systems, and unique relationship with their ancestral lands. Indigenous peoples also have in common an experience with colonialism in its diverse forms, from forced displacements due to pressures from extractive industries, such as mining or hydro-development, to overt discrimination and political violence perpetrated by states that have long sought to assimilate them.

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