ith only three years remaining before the end of the 'Decade of the World's Indigenous People (19... more ith only three years remaining before the end of the 'Decade of the World's Indigenous People (1995-2004)' as proclaimed by the UN General Assembly in its resolution 48/163 in December 1993, in numerous ways these peoples (allow me to pluralize) continue to be maintained in a state of dependency, oppression and/or sheer extermination. At the outset I must Abstract. This paper examines how colonization changed aboriginal peoples' ways of life. This process of imposition did not end with the independence of former colonies or with the creation of autonomous nation-states such as Canada or the republics of Central and South America. Similar colonizing systems still oppress indigenous peoples in our societies. For indigenous people of the so-called Third World these became 'internal colonialism' systems and for those in developed countries, 'welfare colonialism'. This paper suggests the need to reinforce the academic discipline of Indigenous Studies, in order to give a voice to the victims while recognizing their contributions, and to provide the academic capacity and research to aid nation-states and international agencies relating to indigenous peoples.
ith only three years remaining before the end of the 'Decade of the World's Indigenous People (19... more ith only three years remaining before the end of the 'Decade of the World's Indigenous People (1995-2004)' as proclaimed by the UN General Assembly in its resolution 48/163 in December 1993, in numerous ways these peoples (allow me to pluralize) continue to be maintained in a state of dependency, oppression and/or sheer extermination. At the outset I must Abstract. This paper examines how colonization changed aboriginal peoples' ways of life. This process of imposition did not end with the independence of former colonies or with the creation of autonomous nation-states such as Canada or the republics of Central and South America. Similar colonizing systems still oppress indigenous peoples in our societies. For indigenous people of the so-called Third World these became 'internal colonialism' systems and for those in developed countries, 'welfare colonialism'. This paper suggests the need to reinforce the academic discipline of Indigenous Studies, in order to give a voice to the victims while recognizing their contributions, and to provide the academic capacity and research to aid nation-states and international agencies relating to indigenous peoples.
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