Re-historicising dissolved identities: Deskaheh, the League of Nations and the international legal discourse on Indigenous peoples
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Abstract:
In 1923, Levi General Deskaheh sought recognition from the League of Nations of the Six Nations’ sovereignty and right to self-determination. Although scholars have good reasons for retroactively identifing Deskaheh as a representative of Indigenous peoples, doing so dissolves the identities of historical and present-day subjects, which has a number of invidious consequences.
Date:
2019-12
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
Published in:
London Review of International Law, volume 7, issue 3
Pages:
377-408
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Keywords:
Indigenous peoples; international law; history; Deskaheh; international legal discourse; genealogy; performativity; Deskaheh; League of Nations; self determination; Six Nations; Iroquois Nation
Research Type:
Journal Article
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