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In many areas of the world, there has been an earlier indigenous population, which has been conquered by a more recent population group. In <EM>Social Welfare with Indigenous Peoples, the editors and contributors examine the treatment of many indigenous populations from five continental areas: Africa (Sierra Leone, Zimbabwe); Australasia, New Zealand; Central and South America (Brazil, Mexico); Europe (Scandinavia, Spain) and North America. They found that, regardless of whether the newer immigrants became the majority population, as in North America, or the minority population, such as in Africa, there were many similarities in how the indigenous peoples were treated and in their current situations. This treatment is examined from many perspectives: political subjugation; negligence; shifting focus of social policy; social and legal discrimination; provision of social services; and ethnic, cultural and political rejuvenation.
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Social welfare with indigenous peoples In many of the inhabited areas of the world, there has been an earlier population group (indigenous population) which has been subjugated or conquered by a more recent population group. In Social Welfare with Indigenous Peoples the editors and contributors have examined the treatment of many indigenous populations from five continental areas: Africa (Sierra Leone, Zimbabwe); Australasia (Australia, New Zealand); Central and South America (Mexico, Brazil); Europe (Nordic countries, Spain) and North America (Canada and the United States). In investigating such questions as ‘What are the social services that indigenous peoples receive?’ and ‘Are these services appropriate to their needs?’, they found that, regardless of whether the newer immigrants became the majority population, as in North America, or the minority population, such as in Africa, there were many similarities in how the indigenous populations were treated and in their current situations. This treatment is examined from many perspectives—political subjugation; negligence; shifting focus of social policy; social and legal discrimination; provision of social services; and ethnic, cultural and political rejuvenation—to provide a complete picture of the treatment of indigenous peoples in comparison with other populations. Social Welfare with Indigenous Peoples will be of particular value to undergraduates, researchers and lecturers in social anthropology, social policy and social administration. Comparative Social Welfare Series Edited by John Dixon Social welfare in Asia Edited by John Dixon and Hyung Shik Kim Social welfare in the Middle East Edited by John Dixon Social welfare in Africa Edited by John Dixon Social welfare in Developed Market Countries Edited by John Dixon and Robert P.Scheurell Social welfare in Latin America Edited by John Dixon and Robert P.Scheurell Social welfare in Socialist Countries Edited by John Dixon and David Macarou Social welfare with indigenous peoples Edited by John Dixon and Robert P.Scheurell London and New York First published in 1995 by Routledge 11 Fetter Lane, London EC4P 4EE This edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2002. Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada by Routledge 29 West 35th Street, New York, NY 10001 © 1995 John Dixon and Robert P.Scheurell, selection and editorial matter; individual chapters, the contributors All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers. British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congr