Protecting the economic patrimony of indigenous nations: the case of the Shuar

Winston Nagan ()

Policy Sciences, 2013, vol. 46, issue 2, 143-159

Abstract: This article concerns contemporary problems of indigenous peoples and human rights. In general, the human rights of indigenous people occupy marginal space in the global discourse. Overcoming cultural hurdles, and recognizing that indigenous peoples are not objects of juridical concern, not abstractions of analytically precise units of analysis, but in fact are subjects who come with perspectives of identity, demand and expectations, is a necessary starting point for both the scholar and the advocate. This article deals with a particular indigenous nation in the Amazon: the Shuar. The Shuar hold important perspectives of identity, demand and expectation encompassing the critical values that sustain their lives in the community. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media New York 2013

Keywords: Indigenous; Shuar; Human rights; Patrimony; Intellectual property; Real property; Policy sciences; Biopiracy; Civil law; Roman law (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1007/s11077-012-9167-5

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