Preface -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. The Kingdom Of Mosquitia And The Mosquito Reservation: Precursors Of Indian Autonomy? -- Historical Background -- Of Kings and Contexts -- The Kingdom of Mosquitia -- From the Kingdom of Mosquitia to the Mosquito Reservation -- The Character of the Reservation Government -- The End of the Reservation -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 2. Rebellion From Without: Foreign Capital, Missionaries, Sandinistas, Marines & Guardia, And Costeños In The Time Of The Sandino Rebellion, 1927-1934 -- Costeños, Foreign Capital, and Moravian Missionaries, 1920s-1930s -- Coastal Folk and Sandinistas -- Table 2.1. Sandinista Military Incursions into the Eastern Area, 1927-1934 -- Costeños and the US Marines and Guardia Nacional de Nicaragua -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3. A "Strange Potpourri": Revisiting Sandino's Legacy in the Atlantic Coast of Nicaragua -- Sandino on the Coast -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4. From Developmentalism to Autonomy: The Sandinista Revolution and the Atlantic Coast of Nicaragua -- Company Time -- The Revolutionary Triumph on the Coast -- MISURASATA and Miskitu Political Consciousness -- Asla Takanka (Working Together): The Literacy Project, Plan 81 and Map Making -- The Breakdown -- The Sandinista Response: Indigenous Consciousness and Imperialist Manipulation -- Miskitu Resistance and Anglo-American Affinities -- Miskitu Resistance and the Sandinista Revolution: An Ethnonationalist Interpretation -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Chapter 5. El Gigante que Despierta (The Awakening Giant): Parties and Elections in the Life of the Autonomous Regional Councils -- The Autonomy Statute: A Legitimate Though Still Contentious Accord -- Efforts Toward Unity and Reconciliation in the Coast.

Table 5.1. North Atlantic Autonomous Region (RAAN), Political and Ethnic Distribution of Seats, Regional Autonomous Council, 1990-2010 -- Table 5.2. South Atlantic Autonomous Region. Political and Ethnic Distribution of Seats. Regional Autonomous Council, 1990-2010 -- Table 5.3. Juntas Directivas of the Regional Autonomous Councils Political Composition, 1990-2007, RAAN -- Table 5.4. Juntas Directivas of the Regional Autonomous Councils. Political Composition, 1990-2007, RAAS -- Political Composition of the Regional Councils: Contentious Alliances and Exclusionary Politics from the Outset -- Engaging Collaboration in the Midst of Nationally-Driven Party Politics: Electoral Results and Political Consequences, 1994-2002 -- YATAMA: Contentious Politics of an Internal Struggles for Legitimacy and Leadership -- The 1996 National Elections: Alemán and the PLC, a Rising Power Against Autonomy -- 1998: Regional Elections with Many Parties and Scant Participation -- Bi-partisan and Exclusionary Politics at the National Level -- Contradictory Trends, 2002-2006 -- Table 5.5. Political Affiliations. Regional Coordinators and Presidents of the Regional Councils. RAAN and RAAS, 1990-2010 -- Parties and Elections in the Life of the Autonomous Council: A Preliminary Assessment -- Table 5.6. Women, Ethnicity and Political Parties, RAAN 1990-2010 -- Table 5.7. Women, Ethnicity and Political Parties, RAAS 1990-2010 -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 6. Neoliberalism, Patriarchal Rule, and Cultural Change at the turn of the Twentieth Century: The Case of Tasbapauni -- Methodological Considerations -- Background -- The Communal Spirit in Tasbapauni -- Communal Development in the Early 1990s -- The Transformation of Local institutions -- The Threats against the Community -- Local Institutional Responses -- The Transformative Change in Tasbapauni.

The Moravian Church -- The Sandinista Revolution -- Moravian Ethics in the Post-War Era -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 7. Rising Up? Indigenous and Afro-Descendant Women's Political Leadership in the RAAN -- Methods -- Factors in Favor of Women's Leadership: Matrifocality -- The Moravian Church -- The Sandinista Revolution -- Post-1990 NGOs -- Factors Working Against Women's Leadership: National Political Parties and Popular Elections -- Local Gender Ideology -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Chapter 8. Gaining and Realizing Language Rights in a Multilingual Region -- The Caribbean Coast - A "Contact Zone" -- Negotiating Language Rights -- Conflicting Concepts of Diversity (1979-1981) -- Practical Responses -- Language Rights in the Autonomy Process -- Realizing Language Rights -- Language Revitalization and Formal Education -- Multilingualism and Mother-Tongue -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 9. Territorial Demarcation and Indigenous Rights in Eastern Nicaragua: The Case of Kakabila -- The Loss and Defense of Indigenous Lands -- Land Titles in Eastern Nicaragua -- Kakabila and its Neighbors -- The Case of Kakabila -- Community or Bloque? -- Taking the Law into Our Own Hands -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Chapter 10. "We Are the Owners": Autonomy and Natural Resources in Northeastern Nicaragua -- Indigenous Institutions in Latin America -- Community Forestry and Market Citizenship -- Forestry Case Studies -- Atlantic Biological Corridor -- Alamikangban Seed Bank -- Limi-Nawâh -- The RAAN Government and the National Demarcation Committee -- YATAMA and RAAN Political Representation -- Conclusions -- References -- Index.