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On Indigenous identity and a language of rights

International institutions, including the United Nations and World Bank, and numerous multinational companies (MNCs) have voiced concern over the adverse impact of resource extraction activities on the livelihood of indigenous communities. Yet the scale and scope of problems confronting indigenous p...

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Main Authors: Gomez, E.T., Sawyer, S.
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Language:English
Published: Palgrave-Macmillan 2012
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JA Political science (General)
K Law (General)
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spelling my.um.eprints.102152014-10-16T03:24:59Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/10215/ On Indigenous identity and a language of rights Gomez, E.T. Sawyer, S. JA Political science (General) K Law (General) International institutions, including the United Nations and World Bank, and numerous multinational companies (MNCs) have voiced concern over the adverse impact of resource extraction activities on the livelihood of indigenous communities. Yet the scale and scope of problems confronting indigenous peoples caused by mineral extraction projects endorsed by governments, international agencies and MNCs is monumental. This raises a paradox: Despite the burgeoning number of international charters and national laws asserting the rights of indigenous peoples, they find themselves subjected to discrimination, dispossession and racism. The authors explore this paradox by examining mega resource extraction projects in Australia, Bolivia, Canada, Chad and Cameroon, India, Nigeria, Peru and the Philippines. Palgrave-Macmillan 2012 Book Section PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.um.edu.my/10215/1/%27On_Indigenous_Identity_and_a_Language_of_Rights%27_%28with_Suzana_Sawyer%29%2C_in_The_Politics_of_Resource_Extraction.pdf Gomez, E.T. and Sawyer, S. (2012) On Indigenous identity and a language of rights. In: The Politics of Resource Extraction: Indigenous Peoples, Multinational Corporations and the State. Palgrave-Macmillan, Basingstoke. ISBN 978-0-230-34772-4 http://www.unrisd.org/80256B3C005BCCF9/search/5DD2D68B93A7B609C12579B3004C49BC?OpenDocument
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On Indigenous identity and a language of rights
description International institutions, including the United Nations and World Bank, and numerous multinational companies (MNCs) have voiced concern over the adverse impact of resource extraction activities on the livelihood of indigenous communities. Yet the scale and scope of problems confronting indigenous peoples caused by mineral extraction projects endorsed by governments, international agencies and MNCs is monumental. This raises a paradox: Despite the burgeoning number of international charters and national laws asserting the rights of indigenous peoples, they find themselves subjected to discrimination, dispossession and racism. The authors explore this paradox by examining mega resource extraction projects in Australia, Bolivia, Canada, Chad and Cameroon, India, Nigeria, Peru and the Philippines.
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