First, I apologize for my lack of posts over the last couple of weeks–it has been hectic to say the least, and I do not have steady Internet access.
However, I wanted to point your attention to a series of fascinating editorials in Indian Country Today. They explore some of the various ways in which canonical Western political philosophers have conceived of indigenous rights (and related issues). They also make the extraordinary assertion that “indigenous rights fare better…in the medieval philosophical tradition of Aristotle and St. Thomas Aquinas than they do with the early moderns like John Locke, who inspired the American Declaration of Independence.“
I highly recommend reading through these editorials, as well as the rest of the paper. It’s some of the best writing on North American politics you’re going to find, as well as the best source for the broader global politics of indigeneity.
