Rebuilding Native Nations

Bronwyn Frederics

doi:10.5204/ijcis.v1i1.23

Abstract

This book covers work undertaken over the last 20 years by a diverse range of researchers, nations and communities and is produced by the Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development and the Native Nations Institute for Leadership, Management, and Policy at the University of Arizona. The book according to Stephen Cornell came from the response to numerous requests for a resource about rebuilding Indigenous governments, launching nation-owned and citizen entrepreneurs, building sustainable Indigenous economies and developing new relationships with governments (University of Arizona).

Highlights

The title Rebuilding Native Nations Strategies for Governance and Development is a reflection of the US- centred orientation of the book where the terms ‘Native’ or ‘Native American’ are used to describe the Indigenous peoples of the United States of America (USA)
Part one contains two chapters, the first and most critical in establishing the foundation of development approaches is by Stephen Cornell and Joseph Kalt
They provide a critique of the historical ‘standard approach’ taken by governments and nations before the era of self-determination. Elements of this approach still exist in some USA communities and numerous examples can be found within Australia

Summary

Introduction

The title Rebuilding Native Nations Strategies for Governance and Development is a reflection of the US- centred orientation of the book where the terms ‘Native’ or ‘Native American’ are used to describe the Indigenous peoples of the United States of America (USA). Part one contains two chapters, the first and most critical in establishing the foundation of development approaches is by Stephen Cornell and Joseph Kalt.

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