the primitive was invented by the "civilizers" to assert their superiority and to establish their identity as the civilized (1980). And, in this vein, we could note that the indigenous has been constructed by the "primi-tives" to correct an unjust situation and to claim their rights. It is often …

Many indigenous populations have relied for centuries or even millennia on their direct environment for subsistence and autonomy. Over time, they have developed a way in which to …

In his recent book, From Primitive to Indigenous: The Academic Study of Indigenous Religions, James Cox traces the history of indigenous religions from its anthropological origins, where it …

Oct 27, 2011 · Others—those we call primitive, primal, or indigenous—have remained integrally related to the cultures in which they arose. The global religions have, on the whole, received …

The academic study of Indigenous Religions developed historically from missiological and anthropological sources, but little analysis has been devoted to this classification within …

The refusal of many scholars to recognize and utilize Indigenous thought advances the deeply engrained stereotype of Indigenous peoples as savages without a valuable intellectual …

Sep 23, 2016 · Using this genetic tracing, the researchers suggest that the first Homo sapiens began leaving Africa between 51,000 and 72,000 years ago. And the ancestors of Indigenous …

The term primitive culture was used in older anthropology texts and discussions of the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth century by European explorers and anthropologists …

non-white, non-male, and non-middle-class people are defined as equally primitive and in need of civilizing. Considered from this vantage point, colonization/subjugation is not only inevitable …

Dec 4, 2009 · Native Americans, also known as American Indians and Indigenous Americans, are the indigenous peoples of the United States. ... Their blankets are now as of old, woven on the …

From Primitive to Indigenous addresses some of the underlying assumptions and approaches of previous and current scholars such as primitivism, borderline racism and homogeneity.

Mar 10, 2017 · The word ‘indigenous’ refers to the notion of a place-based human ethnic culture that has not migrated from its homeland, and is not a settler or colonial population. To be …

Jul 28, 2010 · Today, the indigenous rights movement is severely undermined by a series of cases that have seen judiciaries evoke a highly static and thus restrictive reading of tradition …

Whereas most histories of national parks and indigenous peoples have largely focused on dispossession of resident populations in the making of uninhabited wilderness areas, this …

May 27, 2023 · A growing number of Indigenous archaeologists are doing archaeology in their own way and pushing back against the colonial boundaries of the field.

The academic study of Indigenous Religions developed historically from missiological and anthropological sources, but little analysis has been devoted to this classification within …

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4 days ago · Of the more than 4,000 religions worldwide, several hundred are considered Indigenous religions, associated with distinct cultural beliefs and traditions. Many of these …

Native America presents an infinitely surprising and fascinating deep history of the continent’s Indigenous peoples. Kenneth Feder, a leading expert on Native American history and …