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A century ago, the idea of indigenous people as an active force in the contemporary world was unthinkable. It was assumed that native societies everywhere would be swept away by the forward march of the West and its own peculiar brand of progress and civilization. Nothing could be further from the truth. Indigenous social movements wield new power, and groups as diverse as Australian Aborigines, Ecuadorian Quichuas, and New Zealand Maoris, have found their own distinctive and assertive ways of living in the present world. Indigenous Experience Today draws together essays by prominent scholars in anthropology and other fields examining the varied face of indigenous politics in Bolivia, Botswana, Canada, Chile, China, Indonesia, and the United States, amongst others. The book challenges accepted notions of indigeneity as it examines the transnational dynamics of contemporary native culture and politics around the world.

Indigenous peoples --- Culture and globalization. --- Autochtones --- Culture et mondialisation --- Social conditions. --- Government relations. --- Conditions sociales --- Relations avec l'Etat --- Culture and globalization --- Social conditions --- Government relations --- Indigenous peoples - Social conditions --- Indigenous peoples - Government relations --- Globalization and culture --- Globalization --- Ethnology

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When the UN adopted the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in 2007, it brought the negative effect of globalization on the lives of Indigenous peoples to the centre of public debate. The contributors to this innovative collection extend the discussion by asking what can Indigenous peoples' experiences with and thoughts on globalization tell us about the relationship between globalization and autonomy and the meaning of the concepts themselves? Indigenous Peoples and Autonomy brings together scholars from multiple disciplines and backgrounds who seek answers to this question in grounded case studies. Whether the focus is on sea rights among Torres Strait Islanders, James Bay Cree co-governance, the transformation of East Cree spirituality, or the co-optation of linguistics by Mayan activists, each chapter opens a window to view how Iindigenous people are engaging with and challenging globalization and Western views of autonomy.

Autonomy. --- Indigenous peoples --- Globalization --- Politics and government. --- Political aspects. --- Social aspects. --- Government relations. --- Government relations with indigenous peoples --- Independence --- Self-government --- International law --- Political science --- Sovereignty --- Global cities --- Globalisation --- Internationalization --- International relations --- Anti-globalization movement --- Political activity --- Ethnology --- Indigenous peoples - Government relations --- Indigenous peoples - Politics and government --- Globalization - Social aspects --- Globalization - Political aspects --- Autonomy