Philippines

Presents two accounts of trip made to China to study rural health practices and one to Philippines for the World Congress on Mental Health.

Sociology and Equity Studies in Education (Ph.D.)--University of Toronto, 2012.

Reports on military and political developments in the Philippines regarding Indigenous and separatist groups. To access this article scroll down to page 10.

Author uses a transnational framework for engaging with Leslie Marmon Silko’s novel; argues that this approach allows the reader to see similarities between Indigenous people in North America and other colonized nations, and to compare settler-colonial and colonial contexts.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page [1]. Provides an overview, facts and figures and an analysis of the urban ecosystem.

Relates the historical source for Silko's information about the Bataan Death March and discusses some of the changes made in portraying the march. All this was done in an effort to aid the reader in understanding the forces that put the main character, Tayo, in need of the ceremony.

Book reviews of: The Erotics of Sovereignty: Queer Native Writing in the Era of Self-Determination by Mark Rifkin. Spaces between Us: Queer Settler Colonialism and Indigenous Decolonization by Scott Morgensen. Beyond the Nation: Diasporic Filipino Literature and Queer Reading by Martin Joseph Ponce.

Report addresses call from United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous issues (UNPFII) for United Nations agencies and the United States to contribute to the study of violence against girls and women, particularly in areas where armed conflict is taking place.

Provides overview of how traditions have been perceived in the past and cross-cultural perspective on how they have been used by Indigenous peoples in various locations, and identifies issues involving analysis and ethnographic instruction.

Discusses Western approach to the oral tradition, and its meaning and utility.

Comments on abnormal weather patterns and the need for disaster-preparedness. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 41.

Three Indigenous youth describe their involvement with the international body working on Indigenous peoples' issues.

Discusses issues highlighted by commissions worldwide, as well as the different models employed. Examples discussed are countries that had undergone radical political changes and were in the process of transitioning from one regime to another.

Looks at what is being done to counteract government neglect, abuse and exploitation of Indigenous people resulting in poverty and poor health.

Presents highlights from tour of community based health programs.

Presents findings and recommendations from a study on the influence of United Nations treaties on 20 different countries.

Comments on the complex relationships between the nation-state and Indigenous dance.

Discusses a dispute over land between 349 farmers and a developer wanting to put up a golf course and residential area.

Discusses how the Ikalahan people manage 15,000 hectares of ancestral land.

Analyzes 16 leading examples of shared governance in Canada and internationally to provide overview of lessons learned from different models.

Discusses the need for equitable access to the Green Climate Fund. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 44.

Describes the partial implementation and success of the Total War Policy against the New Peoples Army in the Philippines. To access this article, scroll down to page 20.

Study on the protection of rights for folklore holders.

Notes on the Edward E. Ayer collection, located in The Newberry Library in Chicago, Illinois.

Historical note:

"In 1911 Edward E. Ayer, a Chicago businessman, presented to The Newberry Library his collection of historical source material relating chiefly to the discovery, exploration and colonization of North America and to the native races of North America, the Hawaiian Islands and the Philippine Islands. It contains at present about 49,000 volumes, bound pamphlets, manuscripts, documents and other accessioned pieces."

Reports on safeguarding Cordillera heritage through youth activism. To access this article, scroll down to page 33.

Discussion on the epistemology of Pangasinan studies and the need for new ways of thinking and recognition to renew Indigenous culture and identity.

Discusses the past violations that the indigenous peoples have suffered and the reparations necessary to honour those who were wronged.

Describes the struggles faced by Indigenous peoples from Cordillera who migrate to Baguio City in search of opportunity. To access this article scroll down to page 22.

Reports the Philippine government lacks the political will to enforce the Indigenous Peoples' Rights Act. To access this article, scroll to page 20.

Looks at how Native American education became a model for the educational system in the Philippines based on the belief that the United States could maintain control by altering lifestyles to more closely resemble that of Americans.

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.

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.

Looks at the problematic relationship between tourism and cultural minorities.

Book review of: Verbal Arts in Philippine Indigenous Communities by Herminia Meñez Coben.

Study examined solid and liquid waste generation issues as well as waste management policies and strategies. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 59.

Brief article offers specific coping advice for individuals experiencing mental health issues.

Brief description of each commission, the date inaugurated and their mandate.