Emphasizes the need to provide immediate, short and medium-term benefits, rather than waiting the 8-10 years it may take for monetary reimbursement, when new plant derived therapeutics based on Indigenous Knowledge are being explored. The article uses examples of initiatives taken by Shaman Pharmaceuticals and the Healing Forest Conservancy.

Shows incident of stomach cancer is higher in Indigenous populations globally and is linked to poor socioeconomic conditions and a lower standard of health.

Originally published 1999.

Originally published 1999.

Book review of: Comparative Indigeneities of the Américas edited by M. Bianet Castellanos, Lourdes Gutiérrez Nájera, and Arturo J. Aldama. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 127.

Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Lethbridge, 2011.

Discusses how the government neglected cultural rights by illegally licensing an oil company to do business on traditional lands without community consent.

Studies the challenges to Indigenous water rights in Ecuador, Colombia and Peru due to hydro-power development, diverted water for mega cities, and large scale irrigation projects.

Sociology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Alberta, 2011.

Anthropology and Sociology Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of British Columbia, 1994.

Curriculum Studies and Teacher Development Thesis (M.A.)--Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, 2010.

Examines business alliances between Indigenous communities and non-Indigenous corporations in Canada; looks at the the activities of one oil company and one environmental assessment company in Ecuador and their interactions with Indigenous people.

Books reviewed: In the Shadows of the State: The United Fruit Company, Popular Struggle, and Agrarian Restructuring in Ecuador, 1900-1995 by Steve Striffler. Cutting the Wire: The Story of the Landless Movement in Brazil by Sue Branford and Jan Rocha. Feeding the Market: South American Farmers, Trade and Globalization by John Hellin and Sophie Higman.

Financial analysis of the risks to investors and shareholders when companies fail to honour Indigenous rights.

Medical Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Union Institute (Cincinnati, Ohio) 2001.

Quarterly magazine published by the Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation. Numerous articles on various topics including one on a shrine to Mother Corn.

An account and analysis of the scope, content and depth of Indigenous communities’ involvement with Global Environment Facility (GEF) projects.

Looks at answers to the question 'what will be the best, fairest and most equitable approach catering for all the interests involved'?

Looks at cooperation between Indigenous peoples and organizations to preserve biodiversity and wildlife habitats for the future. Includes case studies.

Looks at Bilingual Intercultural Education (BIE) in Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador and proposals for teacher training curricula. To access this article, scroll down to page 21.

Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 2003.

Interview with Dr. Nina Pacari Vega Conejo, first Indigenous woman Foreign Secretary of the Republic of Ecuador. To access this article, scroll down to page 32.

Looks at the legal and political involvement of Indigenous peoples in the political system in Latin American.

Thesis (M.A.)--Dalhousie University, 2015.

[Anthropology] Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Pittsburgh, 2006.

Discusses key features of intellectual property protection, copyright, patents, trademarks, geographical indications, industrial designs, protection against unfair competition, and trade secrets. Includes examples from various countries around the world.

Political Science Thesis (Ph.D.)--Carleton University, 2014.

History Thesis (M.A.)--The University of British Columbia, 2007.

Argues that compensation should be integrated into the research phase of project rather than after completion. The article gives the example of a participatory research project conducted in Ecuador.

Community and Regional Planning Thesis (M.A.)--The University of British Columbia, 1999.

Book review of: Savages by Joe Kane

Book reviews of Sing edited by Allison Adelle Hedge Coke and Mauri Ola edited by Albert Wendt, Reina Whaitiri, and Robert Sullivan. Entire issue on one pdf. To access reviews, scroll to page 116.

Explores the role that indigenous languages have played in advancing Indigenous self-determination in the Americas.

International Development Studies Thesis (M.A.)--Dalhousie University, 2011.

Political Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--Queen's University, 2010.

Documents sixteen case studies and highlights innovative tools and approaches developed to help local communities address critical challenges that affect their natural and cultural resources.

Discusses how Maria Clara Sharupi Jua incorporates the customs and beliefs of her homeland in her poetry to defend the the Shuar culture.