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Written out of history: Contemporary Native American narratives of enslavement
Author(s) -
Carocci Max
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
anthropology today
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.419
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1467-8322
pISSN - 0268-540X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-8322.2009.00668.x
Subject(s) - narrative , hegemony , politics , element (criminal law) , gender studies , sociology , history , anthropology , ethnology , political science , law , literature , art
The article looks at historical narratives of enslavement circulating among contemporary Native Americans. These narratives, the author argues, constitute an important element in the construction of current tribal identities as much as they are relevant for a reflection about the role played by hegemonic racial discourses in the politics surrounding ethnically‐tied resources.