The protest actions of Indigenous peoples: A Canadian-U.S. comparison of social movement emergence

American Behavioral Scientist

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 510-525

  Wilkes, Rima ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aboriginal; Canada; Collective identity; Indigenous; National social movements

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750552720     PISSN: 00027642     EISSN: 15523381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002764206294059     Document Type: Article

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