Madhu Sarin
- Published in print:
- 2014
- Published Online:
- September 2014
- ISBN:
- 9780198099123
- eISBN:
- 9780199083077
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198099123.003.0004
- Subject:
- Sociology, Science, Technology and Environment
This chapter describes the genesis and potential of the Forest Rights Act (FRA) 2006. It begins by tracing the historical processes by which common forested landscapes customarily used by communities ...
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This chapter describes the genesis and potential of the Forest Rights Act (FRA) 2006. It begins by tracing the historical processes by which common forested landscapes customarily used by communities for multiple functions were classified as unifunctional ‘national’ forests, both before and after independence. While the overall forest reservation process often ignored the presence, occupation and complexity of forest use by diverse forest dwelling communities in central India, extension of centralized control over forest conservation also undermined more inclusive State laws that recognize customary use rights over land and forests. The labelling of forest dwelling communities as ‘encroachers’ on their ancestral lands generated persistent conflict which reached a flashpoint due to an overzealous interpretation of Supreme Court orders. The chapter explores the FRA’s potential of restoring the citizenship rights of forest dwelling communities while also democratizing forest governance in the process.Less
This chapter describes the genesis and potential of the Forest Rights Act (FRA) 2006. It begins by tracing the historical processes by which common forested landscapes customarily used by communities for multiple functions were classified as unifunctional ‘national’ forests, both before and after independence. While the overall forest reservation process often ignored the presence, occupation and complexity of forest use by diverse forest dwelling communities in central India, extension of centralized control over forest conservation also undermined more inclusive State laws that recognize customary use rights over land and forests. The labelling of forest dwelling communities as ‘encroachers’ on their ancestral lands generated persistent conflict which reached a flashpoint due to an overzealous interpretation of Supreme Court orders. The chapter explores the FRA’s potential of restoring the citizenship rights of forest dwelling communities while also democratizing forest governance in the process.
Roger D. Stone
- Published in print:
- 2002
- Published Online:
- May 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780520217997
- eISBN:
- 9780520936072
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of California Press
- DOI:
- 10.1525/california/9780520217997.003.0004
- Subject:
- Anthropology, Anthropology, Global
This chapter focuses on the Lumads of Bendum village, situated in the Mindano Island of the Philippines. Extensive logging activity, along with the land-tenure policies of past governments, ...
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This chapter focuses on the Lumads of Bendum village, situated in the Mindano Island of the Philippines. Extensive logging activity, along with the land-tenure policies of past governments, encouraged migration and pushed back tribes such as the Lumads into more remote areas. The area around Bendum is also home to the New Peoples' Army insurrectionists, as a result of which the Philippine army also favors better roads to the area. Apart from these, the proposal for two hydropower dams and an integrated development project for the area, approved by the Asian Development Bank, have resulted in increased competition for resources between the Lumads and migrants. The countercampaign launched by the Lumads for the restoration of their tribal rights over the forests finally succeeded in 1998, which also helped in developing a better social infrastructure for themselves.Less
This chapter focuses on the Lumads of Bendum village, situated in the Mindano Island of the Philippines. Extensive logging activity, along with the land-tenure policies of past governments, encouraged migration and pushed back tribes such as the Lumads into more remote areas. The area around Bendum is also home to the New Peoples' Army insurrectionists, as a result of which the Philippine army also favors better roads to the area. Apart from these, the proposal for two hydropower dams and an integrated development project for the area, approved by the Asian Development Bank, have resulted in increased competition for resources between the Lumads and migrants. The countercampaign launched by the Lumads for the restoration of their tribal rights over the forests finally succeeded in 1998, which also helped in developing a better social infrastructure for themselves.
Katrina Jagodinsky
- Published in print:
- 2016
- Published Online:
- September 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780300211689
- eISBN:
- 9780300220810
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Yale University Press
- DOI:
- 10.12987/yale/9780300211689.001.0001
- Subject:
- Society and Culture, Native American Studies
This book is the first to focus on Indigenous women of the Southwest and Pacific Northwest and the ways they dealt with the challenges posed by the existing legal regimes of the nineteenth and ...
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This book is the first to focus on Indigenous women of the Southwest and Pacific Northwest and the ways they dealt with the challenges posed by the existing legal regimes of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. In most western states, it was difficult if not impossible for Native women to inherit property, raise mixed-race children, or take legal action in the event of rape or abuse. Through the experiences of six Indigenous women who fought for personal autonomy and the rights of their tribes, the book explores a long yet generally unacknowledged tradition of active critique of the U.S. legal system by female Native Americans.Less
This book is the first to focus on Indigenous women of the Southwest and Pacific Northwest and the ways they dealt with the challenges posed by the existing legal regimes of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. In most western states, it was difficult if not impossible for Native women to inherit property, raise mixed-race children, or take legal action in the event of rape or abuse. Through the experiences of six Indigenous women who fought for personal autonomy and the rights of their tribes, the book explores a long yet generally unacknowledged tradition of active critique of the U.S. legal system by female Native Americans.
Philip F. Gura
- Published in print:
- 2015
- Published Online:
- January 2016
- ISBN:
- 9781469619989
- eISBN:
- 9781469623207
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of North Carolina Press
- DOI:
- 10.5149/northcarolina/9781469619989.003.0005
- Subject:
- History, Latin American History
This chapter focuses on William Apess's involvement in the Mashpee Revolt of 1833–4. While he was preaching in Scituate and Kingston on the South Shore of Massachusetts, Apess heard conflicting ...
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This chapter focuses on William Apess's involvement in the Mashpee Revolt of 1833–4. While he was preaching in Scituate and Kingston on the South Shore of Massachusetts, Apess heard conflicting accounts of the Mashpee Indians' situation. Some evidently were content with the government-appointed overseers' protection of their tribal rights, while others vehemently opposed the paternalism and corruption that such oversight encouraged. Apess knew of the tribe's various petitions to the Massachusetts legislature. In May 1833, Apess traveled to Cape Cod to learn more about this situation as well as to preach to them. He met Phineas Fish, the minister assigned to the Mashpees. With Apess's assistance, the Mashpees drafted a memorial to Governor Levi Lincoln in which, among other things, they expressed their desire for self-government. The rest of this chapter examines the events leading up to the Mashpee Revolt and the aftermath of the Natives' action, including the trial of Apess and his confederates and his incarceration, along with the Mashpee's eventual incorporation as a state-recognized district.Less
This chapter focuses on William Apess's involvement in the Mashpee Revolt of 1833–4. While he was preaching in Scituate and Kingston on the South Shore of Massachusetts, Apess heard conflicting accounts of the Mashpee Indians' situation. Some evidently were content with the government-appointed overseers' protection of their tribal rights, while others vehemently opposed the paternalism and corruption that such oversight encouraged. Apess knew of the tribe's various petitions to the Massachusetts legislature. In May 1833, Apess traveled to Cape Cod to learn more about this situation as well as to preach to them. He met Phineas Fish, the minister assigned to the Mashpees. With Apess's assistance, the Mashpees drafted a memorial to Governor Levi Lincoln in which, among other things, they expressed their desire for self-government. The rest of this chapter examines the events leading up to the Mashpee Revolt and the aftermath of the Natives' action, including the trial of Apess and his confederates and his incarceration, along with the Mashpee's eventual incorporation as a state-recognized district.
Philip F. Gura
- Published in print:
- 2015
- Published Online:
- January 2016
- ISBN:
- 9781469619989
- eISBN:
- 9781469623207
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of North Carolina Press
- DOI:
- 10.5149/northcarolina/9781469619989.003.0009
- Subject:
- History, Latin American History
This epilogue reflects on William Apess's legacy and the efforts of some individuals, particularly Thomas Commuck, to continue his work. For a century and a half, Apess virtually dropped from any ...
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This epilogue reflects on William Apess's legacy and the efforts of some individuals, particularly Thomas Commuck, to continue his work. For a century and a half, Apess virtually dropped from any mention in American history. After 1839, his contributions to tribal rights were almost completely unacknowledged. In the 1850s, however, Iroquois leaders Ely and Nicholson Parker referenced Apess's Eulogy on King Philip in some of their writings. Then in 1845, Commuck, a Narragansett convert to Methodism and a member of the Brothertown Indian Nation, published Indian Melodies, a collection of hymns, most of whose words he composed and which the American composer Thomas Hastings then set to music. The names of Commuck's tunes suggest that he is familiar with the history of the nation's Native Americans and, like Apess, condemned their treatment at the hands of whites who tried to “civilize” them. Commuck also shared Apess's experience of the prejudice under which a Native author labored.Less
This epilogue reflects on William Apess's legacy and the efforts of some individuals, particularly Thomas Commuck, to continue his work. For a century and a half, Apess virtually dropped from any mention in American history. After 1839, his contributions to tribal rights were almost completely unacknowledged. In the 1850s, however, Iroquois leaders Ely and Nicholson Parker referenced Apess's Eulogy on King Philip in some of their writings. Then in 1845, Commuck, a Narragansett convert to Methodism and a member of the Brothertown Indian Nation, published Indian Melodies, a collection of hymns, most of whose words he composed and which the American composer Thomas Hastings then set to music. The names of Commuck's tunes suggest that he is familiar with the history of the nation's Native Americans and, like Apess, condemned their treatment at the hands of whites who tried to “civilize” them. Commuck also shared Apess's experience of the prejudice under which a Native author labored.
