Originally published: 2006.

Chapter 1 Introduction, Bengt G. Karlsson, T. B. Subba; Part 1 Concepts; Chapter 2 What Should We Mean By “Indigenous People”?, André Béteille; Chapter 3 The Politics Of Being “Indigenous”, Amita Baviskar; Chapter 4 Anthropology And The “Indigenous Slot”, Bengt G. Karlsson; Chapter 5 Tribe, Caste And The Indigenous Challenge In India, Tiplut Nongbri; Part 2 Cases; Chapter 6 “We Are Van Gujjars”, Pernille Gooch; Chapter 7 “Sons And Daughters Of India”, Martijn Van Beek; Chapter 8 Indigenising The Limbus, T. B. Subba; Chapter 9 The Aboriginal Toda On Indigeneity, Exclusivism And Privileged Access To Land In The Nilgiri Hills, South India, Gunnel Cederlöf, Deborah Sutton; Part 3 Comparisons; Chapter 10 Self-Government, Indigeneity And Cultural Authenticity, Selma K. Sonntag; Chapter 11 Indigenous Peoples In Insular Southeast Asia, Gerard A. Persoon; Chapter 12 Politics Unlimited, Dipesh Chakrabarty;