Countering Displacements: The Creativity and Resilience of Indigenous and Refugee-ed Peoples

The essays in this collection explore the activities of two populations of displaced peoples that are seldom discussed together: Indigenous peoples and refugees or diasporic peoples around the world. Rather than focusing on victimhood, the authors focus on the creativity and agency of displaced peoples, thereby emphasizing capacity and resilience. Throughout their chapters, they show how cultural activities—from public performance to filmmaking to community arts—recur as significant ways in...