Sovereign Bodies, Sovereign Spaces: Urban Indigenous Health Activism in the United States and Australia

by Maria John

Statistics indicate that Indigenous people worldwide suffer disproportionately poor health outcomes. Since the mid-twentieth century, health activism has become increasingly central to expressions of Indigenous sovereignty and survivance. In this innovative comparative study, Maria John assesses the histories of urban Indigenous health activism in the United States and Australia and how it has sought to counter the medical mistreatment and neglect...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1469680416
• ISBN13: 9781469680415
• Release Date: March 2025
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 328 Pages