From Sovereignty 2°" to Freedom: Towards an Indigenous m= Political * Discoursets of political relations -rooted in notions freedom, ‘olmiaton, Fir and ist sans of teraction be fon indigenous and non-icien plese so yet mythic narratives nd esl undrtanings oF obscured fastice inthe service ofthe clonal project From the eatlest tes, elation between indigenous Booplesand European nemcomers acs within he foes! parameters that characense am relation be Teen autonomous plital groups Fam felons tran, pee cooperation antagonism and sifing dom ‘ancl and subeeince-orcaltobe feunineur shared istry Yet he actual histor of pralenitence as tan eased by ‘Sant. Contingunivenalsingandssinnlstng the $etons have been impose in the fo av om a can ete tes Canad an Und Stes wth tices Ses lc Sun Po, a apne ean peies aye coped onset reeongmoner capt erin perenne ware Sean ae Sherer i ea Ducane iene es es be ey of Use tae ef Chto d e Toyslfuchnaooie nacelle {feo bates i nd ences Soya cept eres ped ‘Sion a neon Fees fee Ere Pancpnsae atlaetey pctapteren, Gin Weston ce er lee pen Dame eo Ser eee ae ae ne ec nd trl npn gens ce Tes of tn hata rey refed te cist dei eranese Sifter CasnantcGnctioone Rican of asrrey comet scare a tee sige ua cet sis nd tee ejendmat eae oegng be Petopiepapete op mene soiree Tamter eens etree sony ersten ee pears Sith Enea son ovr sl erty o'enous stb tale ple ease Totter esa pines Seer ee Teng tiple cma end inanccniernarin Gael sand os dyes Enropean atertons in both a egal nd pola sna ‘were made atly viewvis oer European powers, nd dd nt impinge upon or recess even alec law or plts the rights and satus of indigenous na Seat “Tesco ination i there: thedscoure of sovereignty upon which the cent pot ato sts "ons ison from our dstanthistoral vantage pot, snd standing upon a comers rock, that We ae She to see Eurpean ssurptien of indigenous over gmt a jst. sovereignty hasbeen neither legitimized nor ast fd, thasnevethlesslinited ne waysin which wear able to think, suggesting almays « conceptual and Sefintonal problem centred or the accommodation of Indigenous peoples within a “Tegitimatetrameworkof Seiler sate overance.When we sep ouside this ‘course, we confront diferent problematic that of thestates sovereignty” Half and actual messing contrat to the facts a he petentia tho exists for 2 natioto-nation relationship, eeTheritiquefromwithin Indigenous scholars have focuseon this problematic Profound lfc. Russel Barsh and ames Hendersn for "tampl,explred the procen ola obscura ‘Sein close dean The Rafa Tes en Pica Ltr BarshandHendersonconcentratedonthe United Sats andthe creation of a historical naretive th completly ignored basi principles of natural nw and ‘he philosophical underpinning of American nations of Wherty and equality. They tace the evolution of the octincoftroal zveregnyin United Sates law trough Judi decisions andemonstateth ways in white rcess misrepresented the tre potential i ierl pin {Sples- and even the United Sites Conlon = to ecommodate nollons of indigenous nation “The Rand 3 landmark work Ie embarked on 3c sigue from within, arguing for eogption of indigenous peopl ightsahirtheistric an legal ene tate Sovereignty Ultimately, Bash nd Henderson subjected ‘heroine forindigenous otis ibery toca tions that sustained the grt cultural achivement of ‘eapectlcorsstence. People have begun to appre thateisdom, and much ofthe discourse on wa cont tutes juste and 3 proper rltionship within ind ‘enous communis todayrevolversroundtheugaleto promote the ecovery ofthese values. Yet there as ben ‘ey ite movement towards an undertandingor even Spprecaton ofthe indigenous tradition among now ‘genes people. IRs, in fact one of the strongest themes within Indigenous American culturesthathesicknessmanies Inthe moder colonial state canbe transformed into 3 ffamework for coexistence by understanding and re. shetingthetraditionalteachings.Tereis reat wisdom {ded in the languages and tures of al inlgenous peoples this knowledge hat can prove answers Eompelling questions if espcted and rescued frm ts Sas ascultural artefact There sls great potential forreolving many of our scemingly intactabe pro Jems by bringing tration iets and values Bak to Me. Belor ther near destraction by Europeans, many Indigenous societies achieved sovereignty fee ees a conscience and este that allowed forthe harmon tus coowstence of humans and mature for unre of teverations. As our word emerges ino post ampeial ge the philosophical and governmental teat 0 Sovereignty and the central values contained within Uhl tadinol cultures, are the North Ameri Ind: ans coun to the esconsraction of» jt nS Faemonious world, » References: e119 Pats Pu, in: ine rat “i a ‘te ae nin Ter Pali teri Lan No a Asc, Me: 139 = Aral Trey Rhine Ener on Lm, iy te tne: ay eR 4 heen a Ta ‘artan 1995 Gey of Some. Comba Ca ide Laney re ihe | Cee eb: 1% Ste Sai a Ss ur 39 nts ey Ce Sly De Ea “a fGen en a cont 58a ar oft Ki Ai ne Pata ‘Detain e170 We Te You Liste: Ne Ys Maciln ‘Del mC Dr rh ie ere Unety of Gs Fr a Jew RM Ue th Ane ni rion Deir ie tye Th Ne hie Th Pt ond "won inden seus. as nyo ae "3 4067 027! aA 34 simmer es Ad J tin 109 se asso een cote Dr, Taitake Alfred i «Kanisleala (Mba) from alse Hes the Director of ie agen Gowers Progr fhe Unies of Varian Canad, Tis per sun dcr a he ntertionl Pla cece Asc ‘on Congres Que Cty, Cada, Agua 20001 as epost the Blackwell Compa {onto Native American History, P. Delrin an al Dury oe (Blake, 200), a