The Routledge Handbook of Critical Indigenous Studies is the first comprehensive overview of the rapidly expanding field of Indigenous scholarship. The book is ambitious in scope, ranging across disciplines and national boundaries, with particular reference to the lived conditions of Indigenous peoples in the first world.

The contributors are all themselves Indigenous scholars who provide critical understandings of indigeneity in relation to ontology (ways of being), epistemology (ways of knowing), and axiology (ways of doing) with a view to providing insights into how Indigenous peoples and communities engage and examine the worlds in which they are immersed. Sections include:

* Indigenous Sovereignty

* Indigeneity in the 21st Century

* Indigenous Epistemologies

* The Field of Indigenous Studies

* Global Indigeneity

This handbook contributes to the re-centring of Indigenous knowledges, providing material and ideational analyses of social, political, and cultural institutions and critiquing and considering how Indigenous peoples situate themselves within, outside, and in relation to dominant discourses, dominant postcolonial cultures and prevailing Western thought.

This book will be of interest to scholars with an interest in Indigenous peoples across Literature, History, Sociology, Critical Geographies, Philosophy, Cultural Studies, Postcolonial Studies, Native Studies, Maori Studies, Hawaiian Studies, Native American Studies, Indigenous Studies, Race Studies, Queer Studies, Politics, Law, and Feminism.

About the Author

Brendan Hokowhitu is Ngati Pukenga, Dean and Professor, Faculty of Maori and Indigenous Studies, University of Waikato, Aotearoa New Zealand.

Aileen Moreton-Robinson is a Goenpul woman of Quandamooka (Moreton Bay, Australia) and a Distinguished Professor of Indigenous Research, Office of Indigenous Education and Engagement Policy, Strategy and Impact, RMIT University.

Linda Tuhiwai-Smith is Ngati Awa, Ngati Porou, Tuhourangi, and Professor of Maori and Indigenous Studies, Faculty of Maori and Indigenous Studies, University of Waikato, Aotearoa New Zealand.

Chris Andersen is Metis and Dean of the Faculty of Native Studies, University of Alberta, Canada.

Steve Larkin is Chief Executive Officer at the Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education, Australia.

Reviews

"Featuring important contributions by leading scholars in the field, this volume is an indispensable intervention into the field of Critical Indigenous Studies and a must-read for understanding its empirical, theoretical, and methodological scaffolding." -- Jeani O'Brien, University of Minnesota, USA

"With a stellar editorial team, this extraordinary collection offers a much-needed state-of-the-field: Critical Indigenous Studies at its best, in a global frame. With thematic sections that showcase rich intellectual diversity, these outstanding essays are all well researched, conceptually innovative, and brilliantly theorized - yet, also accessible. This volume is essential reading!" -- J. Kehaulani Kauanui, Professor of American Studies and Anthropology, Wesleyan University, USA

"This handbook, edited by international leading scholars in the field, will be an essential resource for the academy and for Indigenous communities. It's a unique and powerful collection of the most influential Indigenous scholars, and will be a must-have for students, researchers and scholars." -- Larissa Behrendt, Director of Research and Academic Programs, Jumbunna Institute for Indigenous Education and Research, University of Technology Sydney, Australia

"This book is very much welcomed. Given that Indigenous scholars are researching, developing curriculum, and trying to engage in meaningful and respectful partnerships with Indigenous communities in Australia, the USA, Canada, New Zealand, and elsewhere, a collection such as this has never been more important or timely. The Handbook is edited by esteemed Indigenous scholars, and contains works by leading and emerging critical Indigenous scholars and thought leaders. The handbook will be a source of reference, theory, explanation, challenge, and inspiration, and I am excited by the prospect of its influence in the hands of my colleagues and students." -- Bronwyn Fredericks, Pro-Vice Chancellor (Indigenous Engagement), The University of Queensland, Australia

"A crucial reference work for the international, interdisciplinary field of Indigenous scholars within and outside the academy, the Handbook is more than a catalogue of critical thought and practice up to the present moment - it offers deeply thoughtful glimpses into dynamic Indigenous futures." -- K. Tsianina Lomawaima (Creek), Arizona State University, USA

Book Information
ISBN 9780367642891
Author Brendan Hokowhitu
Format Paperback
Page Count 608
Imprint Routledge
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Weight(grams) 1120g