2006 Annual Meeting, Association
of American Geographers
March 7-11, Chicago Illinois
3234: Indigenous Agency: Place, Identity, and Local Action
Thursday, 3/9/06, from 10:00 AM - 11:40 AM
Session Description:
This session examines four case studies of indigenous communities reacting to issues from outside. In each case, the peoples involved have taken active roles in shaping policies and in place-making. These cases explore the richness of indigenous responses to outside forces, showing the depth of cultural institutions and the strength of indigenous identities to cope with external forces of change. Each points out indigenous peoples as agents in reforging their identities and in tackling challenges posed by a changing world.
Organizer:
RDK Herman - Towson University
Chair:
Dr. RDK Herman - Towson University
Papers:
10:00 AM Author(s): *Chie Sakakibara - University of Oklahoma
Abstract Title: Tikigaq Ghost Stories: Contemporary Iñupiat Identity and Place-Making in the Time of Climate Change
10:20 AM Author(s): *Aaron Pollack - Clark University
Abstract Title: K'iche' Uprising in Totonicapan, 1820: The places of subaltern politics
10:40 AM Author(s): *Gregory L Acciaioli, Dr - The University of Western Australia
Abstract Title: (De-)Constructing Environmentality in Central Sulawesi: Indigeneity, Conservation and Local Control in the Lore Lindu National Park (Indonesia)
11:00 AM Author(s): *Bettina Koschade -
Abstract Title: Competing geographies: Aboriginal notions of jurisdiction
11:20 AM Discussant: Stan Stevens - University of Massachusetts
