Universal rights in conflict: 'Backlash' and 'benevolent resistance' to indigenous land rights

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Anthropology TodayVolume 21, Issue 2 p. 14-20 Universal rights in conflict: ‘Backlash’ and ‘benevolent resistance’ to indigenous land rights Eva Mackey, Eva Mackey Eva Mackey is Assistant Professor and Graduate Director at the Department of Anthropology, McMaster University. Her research has focused on the limits of tolerance in the context of official multiculturalism in Canada, and the backlash to Native rights in Australia and Canada. Publications include House of difference: Cultural politics and national identity in Canada (University of Toronto Press 2002). Her current research explores conflicts over property, history and land rights in settler nations. Her email is mackeye@mcmaster.ca.Search for more papers by this author Eva Mackey, Eva Mackey Eva Mackey is Assistant Professor and Graduate Director at the Department of Anthropology, McMaster University. Her research has focused on the limits of tolerance in the context of official multiculturalism in Canada, and the backlash to Native rights in Australia and Canada. Publications include House of difference: Cultural politics and national identity in Canada (University of Toronto Press 2002). Her current research explores conflicts over property, history and land rights in settler nations. Her email is mackeye@mcmaster.ca.Search for more papers by this author First published: 20 April 2005 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0268-540X.2005.00340.xCitations: 14 I would like to thank everyone I interviewed and spent time with in Chatham-Kent, Ontario and upper New York State. I am also grateful to all the people who commented on versions of this paper at various conferences and presentations, to my colleagues at McMaster, and to the anonymous AT reviewers. Thanks especially to Ernest Olson for permission to share his photos. This research is funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, the MCRI on Globalization and Autonomy at McMaster, and the McMaster Arts Research Board. AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Citing Literature Volume21, Issue2April 2005Pages 14-20 RelatedInformation