On Indigenous identity and a language of rights

• Main Authors: Gomez, E.T., Sawyer, S.
• Format: Book Section
• Language: English
• Published: Palgrave-Macmillan 2012
• Subjects: JA Political science (General); K Law (General)
• Online Access: 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; http://eprints.um.edu.my/10215/; http://www.unrisd.org/80256B3C005BCCF9/search/5DD2D68B93A7B609C12579B3004C49BC?OpenDocument

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...