Indigenous Westphalian sovereignty?:Decolonization, secession, and Indigenous rights in Greenland
As a concept, sovereignty is not only highly contested but historically contingent. Some scholars argue that sovereignty for Indigenous peoples seldom calls forth independence or non-interference, while others maintain some Indigenous peoples have always been sovereign and independent. Others still...
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ftulaplandcdispu:oai:lacris.ulapland.fi:publications/07656998-090a-4db8-9a45-955ee276c0ad 2023-05-15T16:27:09+02:00 Indigenous Westphalian sovereignty?:Decolonization, secession, and Indigenous rights in Greenland Kuokkanen, Rauna Stern, Pamela 2021 https://research.ulapland.fi/fi/publications/07656998-090a-4db8-9a45-955ee276c0ad https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429275470 eng eng Routledge info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess Kuokkanen , R 2021 , Indigenous Westphalian sovereignty? Decolonization, secession, and Indigenous rights in Greenland . in P Stern (ed.) , The Inuit World . Routledge , pp. 307-320 . https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429275470 /dk/atira/pure/person/fieldofscience2010/5/14/2 Social policy bookPart 2021 ftulaplandcdispu https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429275470 2023-01-18T23:59:31Z As a concept, sovereignty is not only highly contested but historically contingent. Some scholars argue that sovereignty for Indigenous peoples seldom calls forth independence or non-interference, while others maintain some Indigenous peoples have always been sovereign and independent. Others still suggest that Indigenous sovereignty is incompatible with Indigenous ways of being, knowing and relating in the world. This chapter examines sovereignty and sovereignty discourses in Greenland where self-determination is seen as a transition to full independence. I consider how the Inuit Greenlanders’ position differs from the normative conception of Indigenous self-determination stipulated in the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) as non-secession. The chapter suggests that Inuit Greenlanders are advancing “Indigenous Westphalian Sovereignty,” a unique approach to self-determination in the Indigenous world. Book Part Greenland greenlander* inuit LaCRIS - University of Lapland Current Research System Greenland London |
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As a concept, sovereignty is not only highly contested but historically contingent. Some scholars argue that sovereignty for Indigenous peoples seldom calls forth independence or non-interference, while others maintain some Indigenous peoples have always been sovereign and independent. Others still suggest that Indigenous sovereignty is incompatible with Indigenous ways of being, knowing and relating in the world. This chapter examines sovereignty and sovereignty discourses in Greenland where self-determination is seen as a transition to full independence. I consider how the Inuit Greenlanders’ position differs from the normative conception of Indigenous self-determination stipulated in the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) as non-secession. The chapter suggests that Inuit Greenlanders are advancing “Indigenous Westphalian Sovereignty,” a unique approach to self-determination in the Indigenous world. |
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Indigenous Westphalian sovereignty?:Decolonization, secession, and Indigenous rights in Greenland |
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Indigenous Westphalian sovereignty?:Decolonization, secession, and Indigenous rights in Greenland |
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Indigenous Westphalian sovereignty?:Decolonization, secession, and Indigenous rights in Greenland |
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Indigenous Westphalian sovereignty?:Decolonization, secession, and Indigenous rights in Greenland |
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Indigenous Westphalian sovereignty?:Decolonization, secession, and Indigenous rights in Greenland |
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indigenous westphalian sovereignty?:decolonization, secession, and indigenous rights in greenland |
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2021 |
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Kuokkanen , R 2021 , Indigenous Westphalian sovereignty? Decolonization, secession, and Indigenous rights in Greenland . in P Stern (ed.) , The Inuit World . Routledge , pp. 307-320 . https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429275470 |
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