A Decolonial Approach of Indigenous Identity in Africa
European African studies traditionally deny the existence of indigenous communities in Africa, even though in the same way as the American continent, Africa was once too a region colonised by Europe. The new social and historical identities created under the coloniality of power, endure in the polit...
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| Formato: | Capítulo de libro |
| Lenguaje: | inglés |
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IntechOpen
2022
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.intechopen.com/chapters/83384 |
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| Sumario: | European African studies traditionally deny the existence of indigenous communities in Africa, even though in the same way as the American continent, Africa was once too a region colonised by Europe. The new social and historical identities created under the coloniality of power, endure in the political and academic imagination to the extent of negating the current indigenous status of a large proportion of African nations. This issue is of great relevance in contemporary international politics due to the resurgence of the idea of indigenous identity on a global scale and as a response to modern capitalism. Particularly, following the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples adopted by the General Assembly in 2007. My objective of this article is to deconstruct the historical processes that have resulted in the current denial of the existence of indigenous peoples on the African continent as part of a decolonial project. |
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| ISBN: | 978-1-80356-947-5 |
| DOI: | 10.5772/intechopen.106920 |