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Showing 1 to 20 of 80 for “"Indigenous populations"”.
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Traditional healing and medicine in dementia care for Indigenous populations in North America, Australia, and New Zealand: a scoping review
… dementia assessment, diagnosis, and care in Indigenous populations worldwide is an emerging challenge. In 2018, the World Health Organization recognized traditional healers as stakeholders in dementia care and prevention. Traditional healers contribute to dementia assessment, diagnosis, and …
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Innovation Ecosystems in Geographically-Remote and Resource-Limited Regions with Indigenous Populations and considering Ancestral Science, Knowledge, and Practices: Intentional Development in the Pacific Islands of Hawaiʻi, Fiji, and New Zealand
… tified. Attention is given to the counterpoint Indigenous peoples bring to a regional innovation ecosystem. Strategies are suggested for leveraging comparative advantages. Further research and testing is recommended to trial the effectiveness of innovation and entrepreneurship to drive the …
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Performing the Canadian "Mosaic": Juliette Gauthier, Florence Glenn, and the CPR Festivals of Quebec City
… showcase how racialized attitudes towards Indigenous populations, and the static conceptualization of French-Canadian folk culture were navigated to perform “Canadian folksong.”
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Legacy of Betrayal: A Trans-Atlantic Comparison of the Cherokee Removal and the Highland Clearances
… of colonialism and cultural imperialism on indigenous populations, the following examines the ways in these peoples mediated their colonial experiences through their own cultural mores, how the removals were carried out, and the resultant impact on these indigenes. The following focuses …
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INDIGENOUS CONTESTATIONS OF SHIFTING PROPERTY REGIMES: LAND CONFLICTS AND THE NGOBE IN BOCAS DEL TORO, PANAMA
… produced by global inequities in power affect indigenous groups’ access to land. Further, it explores the various means that indigenous populations use to legitimate their claims to land in a climate of shifting property regimes, when other differentially empowered claims to land may also be …
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“YOU HAVE TO MOVE”: MÉTIS OLDER ADULT PERCEPTIONS AND EXPERIENCES OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
Indigenous people in Canada are aging faster than the overall Canadian population and the health status of Aboriginal people is significantly lower than the general population of Canada. In a context of evidence-based health promotion policies and programs, little research has been conducted that …
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Stress and Substance Use during Pregnancy for Alaska Native and Rural Alaskan Women
… under-examined in rural contexts and among indigenous populations. This study finds that stress is significantly associated with higher odds of binge drinking and tobacco use during pregnancy for Alaskan women. Further, living in a rural community or living in a community with restrictions …
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Governing Indigenous food systems: Global practices and local realities in Sri Lanka
… thesis focuses on advancing the understanding of Indigenous food system governance. Indigenous communities inhabit various geographical areas, each encountering distinct climate changes that affect their food systems. Specific governance strategies designed to address these unique climate changes …
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Unpicking a Feeling: Interrogating the role of heritage in indigenous collective identity formation on the Caribbean island of Bonaire
… a felt identity based on the adaptation of indigenous populations to a dominant society. Through the critical analysis of interview data in the context of a heritage survey and a historical analysis, this paper finds that heritage and identity production and maintenance are intimately …
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To Plow a Lonely Furrow: Indigenismo and Mapuche Politics in Chile, 1920-1960
… the Americas were questioning how to incorporate indigenous populations into modern national states. While many historical accounts of similar phenomena in other countries have drawn categorical distinctions between indigenismo (as a movement led by white elites) and indigenous activism (led by …
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Mandalas and cultural identity: Increasing positive identification with Chamorro native heritage
… archive of culturally based research with indigenous populations residing in the contiguous forty-eight states, the non-contiguous states, and territories of the US.</p>
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Branding the Native: The Indigenous Condition in Contemporary Peruvian Literature
… works deviate from the norm by focusing on the indigenous populations\' involvement and subsequent consequences. This study examines how language, spirituality and violence dehumanizes the Peruvian indigenous during Peru\'s efforts at modernization.
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Educational Achievement, Engagement, and Persistence in Choctaw Nation: A Study of the Success Through Academic Recognition Program
… Recognition (STAR) program is an example of an Indigenously-developed approach to supporting students from grades 2-12, with the hope of promoting achievement, persistence, and engagement. To study the STAR program, a mixed-methods approach was employed to first analyze quantitative demographic …
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The Dividual Self: Ethno-Psychology, Idioms of Distress and Explanatory Models of Mental Illness in Karachi, Pakistan
… and explanatory models of mental illness in indigenous populations, is essential to develop culturally sensitive mental health screening tools and interventions. This exploratory study used qualitative methods to understand the cultural manifestations of distress in a population of mental …
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Implementing Montana's Indian Education for All: A Phenomenological Study on the Experiences, Beliefs, and Practices of Outstanding Providers of Professional Development
… that all Montanans learn about Montana's indigenous populations and that such knowledge be transmitted in a culturally sensitive manner. This law, called Indian Education for All (IEFA), has created challenges and rewards for educators. To learn to implement the law, teachers have …
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Implementing Montana's Indian Education for All: A Phenomenological Study on the Experiences, Beliefs, and Practices of Outstanding Providers of Professional Development
… that all Montanans learn about Montana's indigenous populations and that such knowledge be transmitted in a culturally sensitive manner. This law, called Indian Education for All (IEFA), has created challenges and rewards for educators. To learn to implement the law, teachers have …
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The United States and irregular warfare 1899-2011
… conflicts as well. The United States’ use of indigenous populations as an auxiliary or primary military force was started in the Philippines and continued in later conflicts. The concentration of the civilian populace and the positioning of numerous small outposts among the population were …
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Social Capital as a Determinant of School Participation in Rural India: A Mixed Methods Study
… in rural India which is dominated by "tribal" or indigenous populations. This study is also an empirical validation of the components of social capital as described in the literature. The quantitative sections find a small but significant association between specific components of social capital …
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