Perversions of Justice: Indigenous Peoples and Anglo-american Law

489 Pages·2003·21.44 MB·English

by  Ward Churchill

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Struggfloetr h Le and:
NatiNvoer tAhm ericRaens isttaonG ceen ocide,
EcociadnedC olonization2 00(21)9 93,
IndiaAnrseU s?
CultuarnedG enociidnNe a tiNvoer tAhm eri(c1a9 94)
Froma NativSeo n:
SelecEtsesda iynsI ndigen1i9s8m51,-9 95( 1996)
QueS onlte Isn dieDnesv enu(s1?9 94)
SincPer edaCtaomre :
Notefsr otmh eS truggfloeAr m ericIannd iLainb era(t1i9o9n5 )
A LittMlaet tife rG enocide:
HolocaaunsdDt e niainlt hAem eric1a4s9,2t ot hPree sen(t1 997)
CoauthurtlJ:C uiruvreer sbucso nom/sm:
EssaoynsM arxismi nt hMeu ltiwltAurrena(al1 984)
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AgentosfR epression:
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andt hAem ericIannd iMaonv eme(n1t9 88,2002)
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PacifiassmP athology:
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Edited: Marxisamn dN atiAvmee ric(a1n9s8 3)
CritiIcsaslui enNs a tiNvoer tAhm eri(c1a9 89)
CritiIcsaslui enNs a tiNl'oer tAhm eriVocla.,2 (1990)
Dasi ndigeAnmee rikuan dd imea rxistTriacdhiet ion:
Einkeo ntrovDeerbsaetii tbee Kru ltuIrned,u strialismus
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Coedited: Cageifs S teel:
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CONTENTS
ForewboyJa rmdWe ms. C hichetto xi
"FromE milDyi ckensaonnd S ittiBnugl oln D akota"
IntrodbyuS hcatrHioeonl nVeenn n e Xlll
"TheC reatKonro wsT heiLri easn dS oS houlWde "
WardC hurchilPlu'rss uoifJt u ridiTcrault h
Essays
PerversoifoJ nuss tice: 1
ExaminiUn.gS R.i ghttsoO ccupanicnyN orthA merica
Rightosf C onquest: 33
TheD evolutioofan M ythi nI nternatLiawo nal
StoleKni ngdom: 73
The Righotf H await'oiD ecolonization
CharadAensy,o ne? 125
The IndCilaani mCso mmissiionnC ontext
A Breacohf T rust: 153
The RadioactCiovleo nizaotfiN oant ivNeo rthA merica
TheC ruicbloef A mericaInn diaInd entity: 201
NativTer aditvieorns Cuosl oniIamlp ositiino n
PostconquNeosrtt hA merica
Forbiddtihneg" G-Word": 247
HolocauDsetn iaalsJ udicDioaclt riinneC anada
TheB loodWya keo fA lcatraz: 263
Repressoifot nh eA mericaInn diaMno vement
Durintgh e1 970s
"ToJ udgTeh em byt heS tandaorfdT sh eiTri me": 303
AmericaI'nsd iaFni ghtetrhseL, a wso fW ara ndt he
QuestioofnI nteartnionOarld er