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Showing 1 to 20 of 239 for “"indigenous communities"”.
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Building Partnerships With Indigenous Communities
<p>Non-indigenous researchers embark on research with indigenous communities with good intentions but can unintentionally continue to oppress. While existing research shows building partnerships with indigenous communities, requires researchers to work “with” not “for” communities and walk …
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Design Approach for Building Technology with Indigenous Communities
… one audience that can be neglected is the urban Indigenous population of youth in Toronto. Through experience, relationships and an understanding of significant cultural practices and teachings, this study proposes a unique mobile development approach. This approach is tailored specifically …
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Entrepreneurship-based factors to foster climate adaptation among Indigenous communities
… factors to foster climate adaptation among Indigenous communities Indunil Prabodha Dharmasiri Ebawala Pitiyalage ABSTRACT (ACADEMIC) This thesis investigates the factors that cause the emergence of entrepreneurship to foster climate adaptation responses among Indigenous communities. These …
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A framework to improve climate-resilient health among Indigenous communities
Climate change has severely impacted Indigenous communities' health. Many global strategies aimed at addressing climate-related health risks assume all populations face the same challenges and can adapt equally, overlooking the specific needs of groups such as Indigenous communities. Adopting …
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Evaluating Justice: Indigenous Communities and Environmental Litigation in Australia and New Zealand
… made by a wide range of petitioners, including indigenous communities, to understand the nature of evidence and quantification of damage brought in support of their claims before operationally independent environmental courts of New Zealand and Australia. The thesis will then look at the outcome …
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Mining led industrialisation and gender-based violence amongst indigenous communities in Odisha, India
… while leaving only a residual impact on local indigenous communities. In the last couple of decades, mining-led industrialisation approach has been engulfed in multifaceted problems including deforestation, ecological crises, marginalisation and dispossession, loss of traditional livelihoods, …
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A guiding model for decolonizing environmental science research and restoring relational accountability with Indigenous communities
… applied in scientific research by, on, and with Indigenous communities with an emphasis on diverse ways of knowing in environmental sciences, natural resources, and climate research. Effectively addressing complex social-ecological issues faced within our current and future generations, such as …
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Fostering food security through local culture: Insights from Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities in Saskatchewan
… showed that participants – who represented both Indigenous and non-Indigenous perspectives – have concerns with food affordability, accessibility, loss of local knowledge, and altered ecosystems. Amongst other challenges, the unavailability of multiple grocery stores and some government policies …
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Oil, Power, and Discourse: How Chevron Evaded its Dues to the Indigenous Communities of the Ecuadorian Amazon
… the Ecuadorian Rainforest. The catastrophes the indigenous communities have been facing are about to change as a result of grass root mobilization against Chevron. By the use of observations, discourse analysis of the media, and the use of theories from Michel Foucault, I was able to explain how …
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Evaluating How Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Interventions Affect the Wellbeing of Indigenous Communities in the North Rupununi, Guyana
… intervention, which have all taken place in Indigenous communities of the North Rupununi, Guyana, between 2005 and 2015. The findings of this study suggest that the wellbeing impact of ICT4D interventions is primarily determined by whether they are introduced to address locally-defined needs …
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Effects of Climate and Ecological Processes on Engineered Uranium Disposal Cell Performance with Respect to Nearby Subsistence-Based Indigenous Communities
… of information about how subsistence-dependent Indigenous communities located nearby inactive uranium disposal facilities are impacted by past, present, and future operations of legacy sites. The Department of Energy – Legacy Management (DOE-LM) is evaluating whether natural ecological processes …
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Transmission and Transformation of Traditional Ecological Knowledge in Indigenous Communities From the Amazon and the Peten: Cultural and Generational Variations
… aimed at the protection of TEK transmission in indigenous groups are also discussed.
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The political economy of conflict between indigenous communities and dominant societies: adivasis, Maoist insurgents and the state in the central Indian tribal belt
… I use a case study to show that not all tribal communities support the insurgents. Some oppose them, either because their interests have been harmed by the presence of the insurgents, or as a result of a variety of endogenous mechanisms. This indicates that insurgency is a more dynamic and …
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The existence of the digital divide in African indigenous communities in accessing digital African Indigenous Games: a case study of Ga-Mamabolo oin Limpopo Province, South Africa
African indigenous games are one of the valued cultural aspects in African indigenous communities. These games have always been part of the African indigenous people and resemble the African culture and provide benefits such as entertainment and social development. Cultures and societies are …
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The history of the occupation of land in the Cape Colony and its effect on land law and constitutionally mandated land reform
… land was occupied in the Cape Colony by pastoral indigenous communities, colonial governments and non-indigenous settlers, and the significant role these patterns of occupation played in the development of land law in the colony until the end of the nineteenth century. This investigation shows …
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Improving Indigenous Engagement and Consultation for Oil Sands Development in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, Alberta, Canada
… and makes recommendations to improve Indigenous engagement and consultation (participation) undertaken in conjunction with environmental assessment for nine Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD) oil sands developments in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, Alberta, Canada. It …
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Prevalence of anemia among Indigenous children in Latin America: a systematic review
… describe the prevalence pattern of anemia among Indigenous children in Latin America. METHODS: PRISMA guidelines were followed. Records were identified from the databases PubMed, Google Scholar, and Lilacs by two independent researchers between May and June 2021. Studies were included if the …
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Indigenous Futures: What Makes Indigenous Resurgence Possible?
This dissertation is about Indigenous resurgence amongst six First Nations communities in the Nicola Valley, British Columbia. The Nicola Valley is home to both the Syilx and Nłeʔkepmx. Drawing from the work of Indigenous theorists, I conceptualize resurgence as the regeneration of an Indigenous …
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A dissection of the Protection, Promotion, Development and Management of indigenous Knowledge Systems Act 6 of 2019: substantive issues and foreseeable consequences for creative industries in South Africa
Indigenous knowledge is a broad term that is used to describe various knowledge systems that are intimately linked with traditional communities.1 It is communicated orally and stored in the memories of people belonging to traditional communities; it is also expressed through the art of traditional …
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Biopiracy' and Patents - Developing Countries' fears are exaggerated
… these patents have indeed negative impacts on indigenous communities and developing countries. It will be shown that the fear of the slogan 'biopiracy' is exaggerated since the criticisms related with it are largely unjustified and since there is no direct impact on indigenous communities or …
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