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- Title
American Indian Studies Association Conference Presidential Address: Advocacy and Indigenous Resistance: The Ongoing Assault against Indigenous Sovereignty, Community, and Land.
- Authors
Boxer, Elise
- Abstract
The article focuses on Walt Lara who understood his role in the protection of Yurok culture, land, and sovereignty and recollections highlights the difference between advocacy and activism. It mentions his life of advocacy highlights the importance of listening to his elders and how his work embodies the qualities of a community leader. It also mentions construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline as water protectors battled against the illegal actions.
- Subjects
YUROK (North American people); TRIBAL sovereignty; INDIGENOUS sovereignty; ACTIVISM; DAKOTA Access Pipeline protests, 2016-2017
- Publication
Wicazo Sa Review, 2017, Vol 32, Issue 2, p91
- ISSN
0749-6427
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5749/wicazosareview.32.2.0091