Since the first edition of the no nonsense guide to indigenous peoples was published in 2003 much has changed the united nations general assembly has adopted the un declaration on the rights of indigenous peoples. For example according to lotte hughes 2003 no nonsense guide to indigenous peoples there is no unambiguous definition of indigenous peoples the topic of indigenous identity opens a pandora. This format can only be purchased within canada since the first edition of the no nonsense guide to indigenous peoples was published in 2003 much has changed the united nations general assembly has adopted the un declaration on the rights of indigenous peoples. The no nonsense guide to indigenous peoples looks beyond the exotic images tracing the stories of different indigenous peoples from their first and often fatal contact with explorers and colonizers