Overview
āNOBEL LAUREATE, ARCHBISHOP DESMOND TUTU IN THE FOREWORD
The updated edition of Dana Glucksteinās iconic book,Ā DIGNITY:Ā In Honor of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, provides urgency and a contemporary focus to the worldwide movement against racial injustice in whichĀ DIGNITYĀ continues to play an important part. It includes new images of Native Americans and Moroccan Berbers as well as a new epilogue from Amnesty International, āFreedom from Violenceā calling for the United States to take action against rape and assault of Native American and Alaskan Native women.
The first edition ofĀ DIGNITY, a three-time winner of the International Photography Awards, helped create a turningĀ point for the Obama administration to adopt the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples ā a historic milestone ā in association with Amnesty International for their 50th anniversary. The UN Declaration, whose full text is reproduced inĀ DIGNITY, is the most comprehensive global statement of the measures every government must enact to ensure the survival and well-being of Indigenous Peoples. It has empowered a worldwide movement of Indigenous Peoples to assert stewardship of the land, air, and water.
Gluckstein spent three decades in the Americas, Africa, Asia, and the Pacific creating more than 100 black-and-white, duotone portraits that appear inĀ DIGNITYĀ and express the theme of ātribes in transition.ā In the decade sinceĀ DIGNITYĀ first appeared, Glucksteinās concerns over the treatment of Indigenous Peoples and her commitment to fighting on their behalf have only intensified. āDIGNITY is a call to action against racism,ā states Gluckstein. In the bookās introduction, Native American Faithkeeper Oren R. Lyons reveals the roots of racism in the medieval Catholic Church and its Doctrine of Discovery that condemned Indigenous Peoples as subhuman to be treated like animals - the justification for their conquerors to steal land and enslave the inhabitants.
Gluckstein intends the new edition will be as consequential as the original, this time in spurring action on behalf of Native American and Alaskan women. More than one in three Native women will be raped at some point in their lives. Sexual assault is so common in these communities that many Native American and Alaska Native women donāt know any women who havenāt experienced the trauma. In addition, many perpetrators go unpunished. Gluckstein seesĀ DIGNITYās second edition as contributing to the current effort to insure these women receive adequate post-rape care mandated by the U.S. Tribal Law and Order Act - Sexual Assault Protocols and the UN Declaration. āI believe in the power of images to shift consciousness.ā
āDIGNITY (the book and museum exhibition) is a multifaceted, many-layered project that captures the collision of modernity and tradition, globalization and indigeneity with grace, elegance, and profound humanity.ā
āJILL DEUPI, CHIEF CURATOR OF THE LOWE ART MUSEUM
This book title, DIGNITY (In Honor of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Updated Second Edition), ISBN: 9781576879221, by Dana Gluckstein, Desmond Tutu, Faithkeeper Oren R. Lyons, Amnesty International, published by powerHouse Books (September 1, 2020) is available in hardcover. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
Unlike Amazon and other retailers who may also offer DIGNITY (In Honor of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Updated Second Edition) books on their website, we specialize in large quantities and provide personal service, from trusted, experienced, friendly people in Portland, Oregon. We offer a Price Match Guarantee, and QuickQuote form, to make purchasing quick and easy.
Prefer to work with a human being when you order DIGNITY (In Honor of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Updated Second Edition) books in bulk? Our Book Specialists are standing by Monday-Friday 8-5 PST, ready to help!