Abstract
Pre-Columbian Indigenous North America was exploited by three major European powers, Spain, Britain, and France resulting in a process of cutting long established Aboriginal contacts and interactions as well as having these populations relabeled by colonial authorities. Post-colonial nations further restricted inter-tribal contacts with the establishment of artificial borders that further restricted Indigenous interactions. Recent efforts have been made to reestablish these Aboriginal links via a pan-Indian model that transcends lost languages and cultural ways in order to bring the tribes of Mexico, the United States of America, and Canada together so that they can promote their own tribal-centric narratives.
Presenters
Laurence FrenchAffiliate Professor, College of Liberal Arts, University of New Hampshire, New Hampshire, United States Magdaleno Manzanárez
Vice President and Professor, External Affairs, Western New Mexico University, New Mexico, United States
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Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
KEYWORDS
INDIGENOUS CULTURES; PAN-INDIANISM; COLONIALISM; INTER-TRIBALISM; NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS; NATIVE NARRITIVE
