Indigenous Encounters with Neoliberalism (Electronic book text)

The recognition of Indigenous rights and the management of land andresources have always been fraught with complex power relations andconflicting expressions of identity. "Indigenous Encounters withNeoliberalism" explores how this issue is playing out in twocountries very differently marked by neoliberalism s localexpressions Canada and Mexico. Weaving together four distinctcase studies, this book presents insights from Indigenous feminism, critical geography, political economy, and postcolonial studies. Theseexamples highlight Indigenous people s responses toneoliberalism, reflecting the tensions that result from how Indigenousidentity, gender, and the environment have been connected."