The Protest Actions of Indigenous Peoples

A Canadian-U.S. Comparison of Social Movement Emergence

Datos Bibliográficos

ID3757803
AutoresR Wilkes (0000-0003-2078-3308, University of British Columbia, autor de correspondencia)
Año2006
Volumen50
Número4
Páginas510-525
Fecha de publicación2006-12-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaAmerican Behavioral Scientist (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0002-7642 • E-ISSN: 1552-3381
EditorialSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0002764206294059
OpenAlexW1970499645
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas22
Referencias citadas25

Indigenous peoples in both Canada and the United States have engaged in numerous protests. Nevertheless, although these protests led to an ongoing national social movement in the United States, this has not been the case in Canada. This article draws on the sociological literature of social movements to explain this difference. Both cases have some key factors necessary for the formation of national social movements. These common factors include making purposeful political challenges and using noninstitutional tactics of protest. However, other necessary factors-strong leadership by social movement organizations, well-developed political networks, and the development of a strong national collective identity-are much weaker in Canada than they are in the United States

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