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Hawaiian Blood: Colonialism and the Politics of Sovereignty and Indigeneity (Narrating Native Histories)
Hawaiian Blood Colonialism and the Politics of Sovereignty and Indigeneity - Narrating Native Histories
Author: J. Kehaulani Kauanui
In 1921 the U.S. Congress officially defined "native Hawaiians" as those people "with at least one-half blood quantum of individuals inhabiting the Hawaiian Islands prior to 1778." This "blood logic" has since become an entrenched part of the legal system in Hawai`i, and it has had a profound effect on cultural definitions of indigeneity, transf...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780822340799
ISBN-10: 0822340798
Pages: 264
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Publisher: Duke University Press
Book Type: Paperback
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