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Zusatztext To render something visible by naming it and to theorize what is already practical, are the achievements of Gover's brilliant study. Informationen zum Autor Dr. Kirsty Gover is a Senior Lecturer at Melbourne Law School and directs the Law School's Comparative Tribal Constitutionalism Research Program. Her research and publications address the domestic and international law, policy and political theory of indigeneity and indigenous self-governance. She has worked as a senior advisor and consultant to New Zealand's Ministry of Maori Development and Ministry of Justice, on international and domestic policy on indigenous peoples, and taught in this field at the University of Canterbury Law School. Klappentext A critical analysis of current political and sociolegal theories of tribalism and indigeneity which draws upon legal doctrine, policy, demographic data, and tribal practice to provide a comparative evaluation of tribal membership governance in the western settler states. Zusammenfassung A critical analysis of current political and sociolegal theories of tribalism and indigeneity which draws upon legal doctrine, policy, demographic data, and tribal practice to provide a comparative evaluation of tribal membership governance in the western settler states. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1: Tribal Membership Governance and the Cultural Production of Indigeneity: Reflecting Inter-indigenous Recognition in Public Policy 2: Tribalism Constitutionalized: The Tribal Practice of Membership Governance in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States 3: Genealogy as Continuity : Explaining The Growing Tribal Preference for Descent Rules In Membership Governance in the United States 4: Reparations and Tribal Constitutionalism: The Impact of Claims-Settlement on Tribal Membership Governance in Australia and New Zealand Conclusion Appendix: Table of Tribal Constitutions
