Details

Subject(s)

• Indigenous peoples—Population [Browse]
• Indigenous peoples—Ethnic identity [Browse]
• Indigenous peoples—Statistics [Browse]

Editor

• Axelsson, Per, 1972- [Browse]
• Sköld, Peter [Browse]

Summary note

When researchers want to study indigenous populations they are dependent upon the highly variable way in which states or territories enumerate, categorize, and differentiate indigenous people. In this volume, anthropologists, historians, demographers, and sociologists have come together for the first time to examine the historical and contemporary construct of indigenous people in a number of fascinating geographical contexts around the world, including Canada, the United States, Colombia, Russia, Scandinavia, the Balkans, and the United Kingdom. Using historical and demographical evidence, the contributors explore the creation and validity of categories for enumerating indigenous populations; the use and misuse of ethnic markers, micro-demographic investigations, and demographic databases; and thereby show how the situation varies substantially between countries.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Source of description

Print version record.

ISBN

• 0857450034 ((electronic bk.))
• 9780857450036 ((electronic bk.))

OCLC

751694551

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