Environmental Justice As Decolonization : Political Contention, Innovation and Resistance over Indigenous Fishing Rights in Australia, New Zealand, and the United States.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Colonization and fishing in Australia, New Zealand and the United States -- 3 State-Indigenous contention, decolonization and environmental justice -- 4 Political opportunities and obstacles: the legacies of colonization -- 5 Indigenous resources: formal structures, allies and free spaces -- 6 Indigenous innovation and action -- 7 The cultural dynamics of Indigenous claims-making -- 8 Conclusion -- Index.

This book situates Indigenous peoples as central activists in struggles to achieve environmental justice, drawing from archival and interview data from the United States, Australia and New Zealand to compare the historical and contemporary processes through which Indigenous fishing rights have been negotiated.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.