Initiatives
Making Sovereignty and Autonomy Real: An Introduction to Indigenous Control over Resources Roundtable discussion
Tuesday, February 21st, 2012
Thomas Swensen
Lourdes Gutiérrez Nájera
Frederick E. Hoxie
Andrew Orta
3:00pm
Center for Advanced Study 912 W. Illinois St Urbana
Event Description
This roundtable session will feature descriptions of the current state of indigenous sovereignty and autonomy in four major areas of the Western Hemisphere. This will provide an introduction to the current state of affairs and also form the basis for a discussion among the panelists and audience about how and why the predicaments Native people find themselves involved in are both similar and different.
Thomas Swensen
Postdoctoral Fellow, American Indian Studies, University of Illinois
Lourdes Gutiérrez Nájera
Department of Anthropology, Dartmouth College
Frederick E. Hoxie
Department of Anthropology, Dartmouth College
Andrew Orta
Department of Anthropology, Dartmouth College