Human Rights of Indigenous Peoples

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Course Title

Human Rights of Indigenous Peoples

Institution Where Taught

University of Denver

Year Course Taught

2019

Web Address (URL)

http://bulletin.du.edu/graduate/coursedescriptions/anth/

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Course Number

ANTH3330

Course Description

This course introduces students to the concept and definition of "indigenous peoples." It covers the history of resistance, revitalization, and assertion of sovereignty by Indigenous peoples, and why the United Nations felt it necessary to adopt a "Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples" in 2007. It covers how indigenous identities and indigenous rights issues do or do not "fit" with internationally accepted definitions of human rights. The course will concentrate on the intersection of indigenous autonomy with globalization, neo-liberal ideologies, and nation-state policies. Case studies focus on Iroquois, Crees, Mayans, Mapuche, Zapatistas, Maoris, and Sami.

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