Research on Indigenous issues rarely focuses on life in major metropolitan centres. Instead, there is a tendency to frame rural and remote locations as emblematic of authentic or "real" Indigeneity and as central to the survival of Indigenous cultures and societies. While such a perspective may support Indigenous struggles for territory and recognition as distinct peoples, it fails to account for large swaths of contemporary Indigenous realities, not the least of which is the increased presence of Indigenous people and communities in cities.

The chapters in this volume explore the implications of urbanization on the production of distinctive Indigenous identities in Canada, the United States, New Zealand, and Australia. Instead of viewing urban experiences in terms of assimilation and social and cultural disruption, this book demonstrates the resilience, creativity, and complexity of the urban Indigenous presence, both in Canada and internationally.

This book demonstrates the resilience, creativity, and complexity of the urban Indigenous presence, both in Canada and internationally.

About the Author

Evelyn Peters is a professor and Canada Research Chair in Urban and Inner City Studies at the University of Winnipeg.

Chris Andersen is an associate professor and director of the Rupertsland Centre for Metis Research in the Faculty of Native Studies at the University of Alberta.

Book Information
ISBN 9780774824651
Author Evelyn Peters
Format Paperback
Page Count 428
Imprint University of British Columbia Press
Publisher University of British Columbia Press
Weight(grams) 620g