Deterritorialization of indigeneity: Indigenous territory, development policy, and the Dan fishing community of Hainan (China)

Grydehøj, Adam; Ou, Zuan

doi:10.1016/j.polgeo.2017.07.002

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“…The present paper is an attempt both to highlight socioeconomic aspects of the lives of urbanised Dan and to consider the results of changing economic focus and urban renewal in an island city. Whereas another paper based on this research (Grydehøj & Ou, 2017) focuses on connections between Sanya City's urban renewal and issues associated with indigeneity, the present paper instead interprets the plight of the Dan in terms of societal marginalisation.…”

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confidence: 83%

“…The coast and sea have transformed from sites for highly localised primary and secondary sector production to sites for the globalised leisure economy. This represents a clash of cultural values and understandings of marine and land territoriality, as the Dan are pushed to adopt the livelihoods and lifestyles of the majority population (Grydehøj & Ou, 2017). Human development is the most important aspect of urban development, yet Sanya City's urban renewal process risks losing sight of the city dwellers whose interests such development should be serving.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…They become the "marginalized minority nationality forever" (麻国庆, 2007). Indeed, entrenched perceptions of ethnic otherness can produce systems in which marginality is an inherent aspect of difference (Grydehøj & Ou, 2017). Marginal status is not always a disadvantage however.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Marginalisation of the Dan fishing community and relocation of Sanya fishing port, Hainan Island, China

Ou¹,

Ma²

2017

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When marginal groups face social transformation, they risk being unable to adapt and acquire equal developmental opportunities, slipping into 'further marginalisation'. This paper explores the case of the Dan fishing community of Sanya City, Hainan, China. Efforts to transform Sanya City into an international island tourism destination involve plans to relocate Sanya fishing port and to clear the adjacent neighbourhood inhabited by the Dan people, traditionally a boat-dwelling people, who have long been marginalised relative to China's land-oriented society. As their natural and social resources dwindle, the Dan of Sanya City must cope with the loss of their homes and livelihoods, as they are forced into the city's suburbs and as the port relocation complicates the economics and practicalities of making a living from the fishing industry. This paper argues for greater attention to be given to local needs in the formulation of urban development strategies in island cities.

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Marginalisation of the Dan fishing community and relocation of Sanya fishing port, Hainan Island, China

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2017

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“…Until now, there have only been modest efforts to integrate into mainstream discussions of state theory the vast and crucial research in Indigenous studies scholarship on sovereignty, state power, settler colonialism and modes of relating to the land within and beyond the territorial state (e.g. Bonds and Inwood 2015; Busbridge 2020; Curley 2019; Grydehøj and Ou 2017;Naylor et al 2018;Nicol 2017;Norman 2014). As this work shows, the contemporary state cannot be understood outside of colonialism -but that coloni-alism is not just a past, but a present.…”

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Changing geographies of the state: themes, challenges and futures

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Jonas²,

Lizotte³

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Handbook on the Changing Geographies of the State

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“…Using a case study in Gunung Lumut Protection Forest (GLPF), our research aimed to assess the historical connection between indigeneity and territory. Territory is often regarded as a key aspect of indigeneity (Grydehøj and Ou 2017;Royer et al 2015). Here we discuss an approach in the verification process of Indigenous rights to a forest territory by assessing substantial evidence to support the existing admissible evidence.…”

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Verifying Indigenous based-claims to forest rights using image interpretation and spatial analysis: a case study in Gunung Lumut Protection Forest, East Kalimantan, Indonesia

2020

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The decision of Indonesian's constitutional court in May 2013, to review Law Number 41/1999 on Forestry, marked a significant step forward in Indonesian policy related to recognition of the rights of Indigenous people to forest. Under the decision, Indigenous forest is no longer considered State forest and rights to it should be granted to Indigenous communities inhabiting them as long as there is proof of their Indigenous status. However, at the implementation level, special measures are required to ascertain who is truly Indigenous. Bogus claims of indigeneity and rights to land are not uncommon. This paper examines the verification mechanism employed for spatial analysis to assess traditional knowledge and Indigenous law implementation as substantial evidences for Indigenous rights recognition to a forest area. We conducted a case study in the Gunung Lumut Protection Forest with two groups of Indigenous communities living around the forest using image interpretation and spatial analysis supported by socioeconomic and cultural analysis. We also assessed the capacity and awareness of Indigenous communities to manage their forest. This case study illustrates that in general Indigenous people apply ancestral norms, beliefs and traditional knowledge and wisdom in managing their livelihoods and daily life. Nonetheless, increasing necessities of life, better accessibility, and socio-cultural assimilation has changed the Indigenous people's behavior towards nature. Holistic approaches in transferring land rights, effective longterm engagement, and revitalization of Indigenous law in line with formal law enforcement, are among the essential measures that must be conducted systematically to ensure that the Indigenous forest remains and is sustainably managed for the benefit of the Indigenous community and the environment.

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Deterritorialization of indigeneity: Indigenous territory, development policy, and the Dan fishing community of Hainan (China)

Cited by 22 publications

References 35 publications

Marginalisation of the Dan fishing community and relocation of Sanya fishing port, Hainan Island, China

Marginalisation of the Dan fishing community and relocation of Sanya fishing port, Hainan Island, China

Changing geographies of the state: themes, challenges and futures

Verifying Indigenous based-claims to forest rights using image interpretation and spatial analysis: a case study in Gunung Lumut Protection Forest, East Kalimantan, Indonesia

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