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Challenges in Harnessing Indigenous Knowledge Systems through Creation of Employment for Rural Women in Tanzania: The Case Study of Barabaig Leather Products in Manyara Region

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John M. Mtui
IK: Other Ways of Knowing, vol. 4, pp. 68-94
Description
Study surveyed 100 households on use of traditional knowledges in production of leather hides for clothing. Identifies opportunities and barriers for sustained poverty reduction, and makes recommendations for both improving the perception, transmission, and use of traditional knowledge and techniques, and for integrating methods.
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Commercialization and Marketing of Women’s Indigenous Knowledge Products: A Case Study of Maasai Body Ornamental Products in Arusha, Tanzania

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jehovaness Aikaeli
Beatrice Kalinda Mkenda
IK: Other Ways of Knowing, vol. 5, June 2019, pp. 41-75
Description
Discusses the traditional knowledge and skills used by Maasai women in their creation of accessories and other handcrafted goods; explores how these skills might be translated into income in both domestic and tourist markets.
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Ecotourism and its Effects on Native Populations

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kevin Belanger
Description
Looks at the history of ecotourism, and suggests some solutions to ecotourism problems through the analysis of case studies of ecotourism, and management practices from all levels of ecotourism governance.
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Finding Hope Amidst Persecution: Coalition-Building by Massai in Tanzania

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Kelly Askew
Journal of Global Indigeneity, vol. 2, no. 2, Global Solidarity Symposium, 2016
Description
Presentation by the Director of the African Studies Centre, University of Michigan, at the Global Solidarity symposium, State University of New York, November 7, 2016. Duration: 44:22.
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In Praise of Taxes: The Link between Taxation and Good Governance in a First Nations Context

Alternate Title
Aboriginal Policy Research ; vol. 10
Aboriginal Policy Research Conference ; 3rd, 2009
Voting, Governance, and Research Methodology
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Jodi Bruhn
John Graham
Description
Argues that taxation is a governance issue and introducing tax regimes would enhance legitimacy, direction, performance, accountability and fairness. Includes examples from British Columbia, Saskatchewan and the Yukon. Chapter two from Voting, Governance, and Research Methodology edited by Jerry P. White, Julie Peters, Dan Beavon, and Peter Dinsdale. Originally presented at the Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2009.
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In the Shadow of the MDGs: Pastoralist Women and Children in Tanzania

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Ndinini Kimesera Sikar
Dorothy L. Hodgson
Indigenous Affairs, no. 1, Africa and the Millennium Development Goals, 2006, pp. 30-37
Description
Discusses pastoral districts, government support, and gender issues related to roles, education, healthcare and HIV/AIDS. To access this article, scroll down to page 30.
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Indigenous Peoples and Forest Management - Before and After REDD: The Case of Tanzania

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Rie Odgaard
Faustin P. Maganga
Indigenous Affairs, no. 1-2, REDD and Indigenous Peoples, 2009, pp. 20-27
Description
Discusses history of Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation program, non-recognition of Indigenous practices and culture in forest governance, experiences with community based forest management and concerns over future initiatives.
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Rights to Land: The Case of the Maasai of Tanzania

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Benedict Ole Nangoro
Indigenous Affairs, no. 4, Indigenous Peoples in Africa, 2003, pp. 38-46
Description
Historical overview of land management, ownership and programs for villages and discusses new opportunities for pastoral communities arising from land policy and legislation. To access this article, scroll down to page 38.
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The Role of Traditional Healers in Comprehensive HIV/AIDS Prevention and Care in Africa: Untapped Opportunities

Alternate Title
Developing Pathways and Partnerships
From the Ground Up: Building Comprehensive HIV/AIDS Care Programs in Resource-Limited Settings ; vol. 3
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Rachel King
Dorothy Balaba
Bwira Kaboru
Donna Kabatesi
Anastasia Pharris
Jaco Homsy
Description
Discusses some of the strategies which have been successful in combining traditional and biomedical medicine while practicing primary care. Excerpt from: From the Ground Up: Building Comprehensive HIV/AIDS Care Programs in Resource-Limited Settings, vol. 3 edited by R.G. Marlink and S.T. Teitelmon.
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Running for Maasai Education

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Isaya Lukumay
Michele Christle
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 37, no. 3, The World on Our Shoulders: Cultivating Indigenous Youth Leadership, September 2013, p. [?]
Description
A runner’s account of the Boston Marathon bombing in 2013.
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Staying Segeju: Young Activist Researchers from an Indigenous East African People Fight Forced Integration Campaigns among Swahili Coast Communities

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Cristina Verán
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 37, no. 3, The World on Our Shoulders: Cultivating Indigenous Youth Leadership, September 2013, p. [?]
Description
Discusses the project to document customs and traditions of Indigenous people and preservation of the local language.
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Stepping Up Indigenous Knowledge and Technologies for Higher Incomes for Women in Rural Tanzania: A Case of Food Processing and Storage

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gerald Phocus Lesseri
Jehovaness Aikaeli
IK: Other Ways of Knowing, vol. 4, 2018, pp. 95-132
Description
Data collected in 2016 suggests that food processing activities in these areas are largely primary— they are meant to help with transportation and/or storage and are completed by hand. Poor food storage facilities are shown to discourage any increase in farm production. Authors make recommendations for different food storage methods.
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Stepping Up Traditional Knowledge and Technologies for Higher Women Employment and Income: A Case of Women Milk Producers in Arumeru and Hai Districts in Tanzania

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gilliard Loth
Jehovaness Aikaeli
IK: Other Ways of Knowing, vol. 4, 2018, pp. 26-67
Description
Compares producers in the two districts, identifies challenges faced by them, and discusses methods by which they could organize to increase value addition and improve traditional selling practices.
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Tourism and Protected Areas: Partnerships in Principle and Practice

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ralf Buckley
Michael Sommer
Description
Looks at a number of successful partnerships between commercial tourism and protected area managers, with both public and private-sector involvement; and identifes the advantages of expanding such partnerships, and the factors which contribute to their success.
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Tourism: Manufacturing the Exotic

Alternate Title
IWGIA Document ; 61
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Pierre Rossel
Marc-Olivier Gonseth
Philip Bachmann
Jean-Luc Maurer
Arlette Zeigler ... [et al.]
Description
Looks at the problematic relationship between tourism and cultural minorities.
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UNESCO: (Dis)honoring Indigenous Rights

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Mililani Trask
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 38, no. 1, From the Heart of the Earth, March 2014, p. [?]
Description
Discusses concerns about the management and protection of World Heritage sites, and Indigenous peoples' rights to self-determination and sovereignty.
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Why Does Africa Have So Many People With AIDS?

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Susan Laird
Aboriginal and islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 14, no. 3, September 1990, pp. 46-49
Description
Findings from conference revealed lack of health education, malnutrition, prostitution, lack of condom use, and improper protection in hospitals as factors in the spread of AIDS.
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