Publisher Description

Increasingly, Indigenous people are being drawn into global networks. In the long term, cultural isolation is unlikely to be a viable even if sometimes desired option, so how can Indigenous people protect and advance their cultural values in the face of pressures from an interconnected world?Indigenous Cultures in an Interconnected World is a comprehensive, thought provoking discussion of the challenges that globalisation brings to Indigenous peoples. It discusses successful strategies that have been used by Indigenous peoples to promote their identities and cultural values. It looks at their roles as equal and active participants and, indeed, as innovators and leaders in an interconnected chapters in this book present a global perspective on Indigenous issues. They feature a cross-disciplinary integration that takes a holistic approach in-line with that of most Indigenous peoples and include vignettes of Indigenous cultural practices.

Table of Contents

ForewordFigures and IllustrationsContributorsPreface1. Globalisation and Indigenous Peoples: Threat or Empowerment? - Claire Smith, Heather Burke and Graeme Ward2. Resources of Hope: Learning from the Local in a Trans-national Era - Faye Ginsburg3. From Clan Symbol to Ethnic Emblem: Indigenous Creativity in a Connected World - Robert Layton4. Cyberspace Smoke Signals: New Technologies and Native American Ethnicity - Larry J. Zimmerman, Karen P. Zimmerman and Leonard R. Bruguier5. History, Representation, Globalisation and Indigenous Cultures: A Tasmanian Perspective - Julie Gough6. Indigenous Presence in the Sydney games - Lisa Meekison7. Elite Art for Cultural Elites: Adding Value to Indigenous Arts - Howard Morphy8. Cultural Tourism in an Interconnected World: tensions and Aspirations in Latin America - Penny Dransart9. Past and Future Pathways: Innu Cultural Heritage in the Twenty-first C

Long Description

Increasingly, Indigenous people are being drawn into global networks. In the long term, cultural isolation is unlikely to be a viable even if sometimes desired option, so how can Indigenous people protect and advance their cultural values in the face of pressures from an interconnected world? Indigenous Cultures in an Interconnected World is a comprehensive, thought provoking discussion of the challenges that globalisation brings to Indigenous peoples. It discusses successful strategies that have been used by Indigenous peoples to promote their identities and cultural values. It looks at their roles as equal and active participants and, indeed, as innovators and leaders in an interconnected world. The chapters in this book present a global perspective on Indigenous issues. They feature a cross-disciplinary integration that takes a holistic approach in-line with that of most Indigenous peoples and include vignettes of Indigenous cultural practices.

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