Indigenous Efflorescence

• Other Authors: Roche , Gerald, Maruyama, Hiroshi, Virdi Kroik, Åsa
• Language: English
• Published: ANU Press 2019
• Subjects: Indigenous; Revitalisation; Anthropology; thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBS Social groups; communities and identities::JBSL Ethnic studies::JBSL1 Ethnic groups and multicultural studies::JBSL11 Indigenous peoples; thema EDItEUR::5 Interest qualifiers::5P Relating to specific groups and cultures or social and cultural interests::5PB Relating to peoples: ethnic groups; indigenous peoples; cultures and other groupings of people::5PBA Relating to Indigenous peoples; thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JH Sociology and anthropology::JHM Anthropology::JHMC Social and cultural anthropology; saami; sami; Sámi; Sapmi
• Online Access: http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/27366; https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12657/27366

Indigenous efflorescence refers to the surprising economic prosperity, demographic increase and cultural renaissance currently found amongst many Indigenous communities around the world. This book moves beyond a more familiar focus on ‘revitalisation’ to situate these developments within their broader political and economic contexts. The materials in this volume also examine the everyday practices and subjectivities of Indigenous efflorescence and how these exist in tension with ongoing colonisation of Indigenous lands, and the destabilising impacts of global neoliberal capitalism. Contributions to this volume include both research articles and shorter case studies, and are drawn from amongst the Ainu and Sami (Saami/Sámi) peoples (in Ainu Mosir in northern Japan, and Sapmi in northern Europe, respectively). This volume will be of use to scholars working on contemporary Indigenous issues, as well as to Indigenous peoples engaged in linguistic and cultural revitalisation, and other aspects of Indigenous efflorescence.