Concept information
Preferred term
indigenous Americans
Definition
- The history of cultural conflicts and the legacy of internal colonialism must inform any description or analysis of American Indian and Alaska Native crime. This discussion must also address shortcomings in current information, including data sources, about the involvement of Native Peoples in the multi-jurisdictional criminal justice systems. [Source: Encyclopedia of Crime and Punishment; American Indians and Alaska Natives]
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
- American Indian Movement
- American Indians
- Crazy Horse
- First Nations (North America)
- Geronimo
- Hawai'ian sovereignty movement
- incident at Oglala
- indian mascot protests
- indigenous people and environmentalism
- indigenous people and social justice
- Leonard Peltier
- native Alaskans
- Pueblo Revolt
- reparations movement
- Rigoberta Menchú Tum
- Sitting Bull
- Vine Deloria, Jr.
- Wounded Knee
Belongs to group
URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/indigenous_Americans
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