Cover -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- About the Editors -- About the Contributors -- Introduction -- 1. Indigenous as equals under the African Charter -- INTRODUCTION -- INITIAL STEPS -- EXHAUSTION OF DOMESTIC REMEDIES -- RECOGNITION -- RELIGIOUS FREEDOM (ARTICLE 8) -- CULTURAL RIGHTS (ARTICLE 17(2) AND 17(3)) -- FINDINGS -- PROPERTY RIGHTS (ARTICLE 14) -- OWNERSHIP VERSUS ACCESS -- RIGHT TO NATURAL RESOURCES (ARTICLE 21) -- SCOPE AND PUBLIC-INTEREST TEST -- RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT (ARTICLE 22) -- THE TRANSFORMATIVE IMPACT OF THE ENDOROIS RULING -- NOTES AND REFERENCES -- 2. Historical development of indigenous identification and rights in Africa -- INTRODUCTION -- THE EMERGENCE OF INDIGENOUS IDENTIFICATION AND RIGHTS IN AFRICA -- THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE INDIGENOUS RIGHTS MOVEMENT IN AFRICA -- CONCLUSION: ACHIEVEMENTS AND SUBSTANTIVE DEFICIT OF THE INDIGENOUS RIGHTS MOVEMENT IN AFRICA -- NOTES AND REFERENCES -- 3. The Impact of Dominant Environment Policies on Indigenous Peoples in Africa -- INTRODUCTION -- ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES THAT AFRICA'S INDIGENOUS PEOPLES FACE -- INDIGENOUS PEOPLES AS ENVIRONMENTAL REFUGEES OF GLOBALISATION, NEO-LIBERALISM AND CONSUMERISM -- RE-EXAMINING THE LAND AND ENVIRONMENT NEXUS AND ITS SIGNIFICANCE TO INDIGENOUS PEOPLES -- ENCROACHMENT ON INDIGENOUS PEOPLES' LAND -- THE CONDITIONS OF THE BASARWA OF BOTSWANA: A REFLECTIVE GLIMPSE -- CONCLUSION -- NOTES AND REFERENCES -- 4. Gender and indigenous peoples' rights -- INTRODUCTION -- THE INTERNATIONAL AND REGIONAL LEGAL FRAMEWORK -- CHALLENGES FACING INDIGENOUS WOMEN -- INCREASING PUBLIC ROLE FOR WOMEN -- HUMAN RIGHTS CONCERNS FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS -- CONCLUSION -- NOTES AND REFERENCES -- 5. Constitutional reform and minority exclusion -- INTRODUCTION -- THE REGIONAL HISTORICAL BACKDROP -- THE POST-INDEPENDENCE MILIEU.

LAMU'S ENDEMIC SECURITY PROBLEMS -- LAND INSECURITY AND THE LAMU SETTLEMENT SCHEMES -- THE CIVIL SOCIETY RESPONSE -- THE MARITIME SECTOR AND THE MAGOGONI PORT -- CONCLUSION: THE EXIT OPTION AND KENYA'S REFORM PROCESS -- NOTES AND REFERENCES -- 6. Advocacy for indigenous peoples' rights in Africa -- INTRODUCTION -- ADVOCACY ON INDIGENOUS PEOPLES' RIGHTS IN AFRICA -- BACKGROUND OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES' RIGHTS ADVOCACY IN AFRICA -- KEY OUTCOMES OF ADVOCACY INITIATIVES BY AFRICAN INDIGENOUS PEOPLES -- CONCLUSION -- NOTES AND REFERENCES -- 7. A challenging nexus -- INTRODUCTION -- TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE IN THE AFRICAN CONTEXT -- TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLES -- CASE STUDIES OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES AND TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE PROCESSES -- TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE AND INDIGENOUSNESS -- REMAINING QUESTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FURTHER RESEARCH -- CONCLUSION -- NOTES AND REFERENCES -- 8. The past is never just in the past -- INTRODUCTION -- DISPOSSESSION AS HISTORICAL CONTEXT -- THE POST-COLONIAL NATION-STATE AS A SITE FOR DISFIGUREMENT -- UNDERSTANDING INDIGENOUS DISPOSSESSION AS A COLLECTIVE TRAUMA -- CONFRONTING CHRONIC TRAUMA THROUGH TRUTH TELLING -- TOWARDS A MORAL COMMUNITY -- THE STODGY ISSUE OF POLITICAL WILL -- CONCLUSION -- NOTES AND REFERENCES -- 9. Conclusion -- Back cover.