Indigenous Peoples and Borders

Grab your attention with a powerful exploration of how state boundaries shape the lives, rights, and futures of Indigenous communities. Indigenous Peoples and Borders by Sheryl Lightfoot and Elsa Stamatopoulou offers a timely, authoritative look at the tensions between territorial lines and Indigenous sovereignty.

This compelling volume navigates complex themes—sovereignty, mobility, identity, cross-border governance, and human rights—illuminating the ways borders can divide families, restrict traditional practices, and complicate legal recognition. Written with clarity and intellectual rigor, the book draws on comparative examples from regions around the world, making it relevant to readers in North America, Latin America, Africa, Asia, the Arctic, and the Pacific.

Whether you are a scholar, policymaker, student, lawyer, or activist, this book equips you with a nuanced framework to understand and respond to contemporary border challenges. You’ll gain fresh perspectives on Indigenous-state relations, international law implications, and practical pathways for advocacy and policy reform.

Rich in insight yet accessible in tone, Indigenous Peoples and Borders is both a scholarly resource and a call to greater recognition of Indigenous rights across borders. Add this essential title to your collection to inform research, guide policy discussions, or deepen your understanding of Indigenous resilience in the face of geopolitical boundaries.

Order your copy today and deepen your understanding of the vital intersection of Indigenous peoples, borders, and justice.

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