In Defence of Indigenous Participation in Capitalism : How Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation Demands Rights and Resources from the Liberal Democratic Settler-State while also Challenging the Imposition of Colonial Rule

Much Indigenous studies scholarship asserts that Indigenous peoples must reject capitalism. On the other hand, many (scholars and non-scholars alike) assume that the success of Indigenous communities depends on their willingness to uncritically embrace capitalism. Utilizing Kevin Bruyneel's The...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development
Main Author: Sommers, L. Javed
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: Captus Press 2017
Subjects:
Business And Economics
Capitalism
Colonialism
Equal rights
Equality
Ethnic Interests
Imposition
Indigenous peoples
Metis
Native American studies
Native North Americans
Native studies
Participation
Postcolonialism
Sovereignty
Indigenous views of capitalism
Indigenous
Indigenous economic leadership
Indigenous Economics
Indigenous economic development
Chipewyan
First Nations
Online Access:http://id.erudit.org/iderudit/1114301ar
https://doi.org/10.29173/jaed386
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Summary:Much Indigenous studies scholarship asserts that Indigenous peoples must reject capitalism. On the other hand, many (scholars and non-scholars alike) assume that the success of Indigenous communities depends on their willingness to uncritically embrace capitalism. Utilizing Kevin Bruyneel's The Third Space of Sovereignty, this article argues that First Nations can both demand "rights and resources from the liberal democratic settler-state" and challenge "the imposition of colonial rule." In other words, First Nations can simultaneously participate in capitalism and further their sovereignty, and Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation provides an example of how this might be done.

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