How do real Indians fish? Neoliberal multiculturalism and contested Indigeneities in the Colorado delta

American Anthropologist

Volumn 111, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 468-479

  Muehlmann, Shaylih ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental conflict; Indigeneity; Mexico; Multiculturalism; Neoliberalism

Indexed keywords

EID: 77349122590     PISSN: 00027294     EISSN: 15481433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1548-1433.2009.01156.x     Document Type: Article

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