Indigenous Knowledge

Discusses the results of the strategy on developing the Aboriginal tourism industry including generating business and employment opportunities, improving economic conditions, and challenges to developing the Aboriginal tourism sector.

Elders discuss traditions and contemporary society.

Argues that traditional knowledge, because of its spiritual component and unscientific reasoning, cannot contribute to scientific research.

Environmental Studies Thesis (M.E.S)--Dalhousie University, 2004.

Discusses ways school principals and teachers can contribute to creating a school culture more accepting of Aboriginal ways of learning.

Study looks at way to increase efficacy in incorporating Indigenous ways of seeing into classroom settings; teacher-participants evaluated professional learning from a day On Country. Feedback from educators recommends two day On Country, adequate in-school follow-up, and ongoing support through a blog.

Literature search and results of survey conducted to gather information that would contribute to Environment Canada's guidance document for engagement with Aboriginal peoples.

Document discusses issues involved in ethical access to environmental resources, ensuring their sustainability, and women's role in the process. Also reports results of survey of 36 individuals.

Brief document focuses on the control, management and protection of Indigenous and traditional knowledge.

Native Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Manitoba, 2015.

Discusses the­ psycho-social, economic, educational and environmental factors and the impact they have on the socialization experiences of Aboriginal youth. The article also examines the factors that contribute to risk and resiliency.

Looks at how three agencies and one First Nation came together to plan a physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual camping experience for the youth of these agencies/organizations.

Explores issues of interpretation of fair use, historical collection of material, intellectual property and copyright, and Indigenous people as new user groups.

Discusses new ways of engagement to expand knowledge and understanding of Indigenous education.

Comments on the four key principles that guide the development of education programs and services.

Looks at redefining success measurements and changing accounting models for Aboriginal people.

In short non-fiction piece author talks about her experiences at Dechinta Bush University.

Study assesses policy and practice documents relating to health literacy in three different countries to assess how Indigenous knowledge has been integrated into healthcare systems. Results showed that active integration and promotion of Indigenous health knowledge is limited.

Holistic approach of the Medicine Wheel used in alcohol treatment and traditional healing practices.

Presents a cross cultural discussion on the historical importance of inclusiveness in Australian society.

Secondary Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Alberta, 2016.

Observations suggest that knowledge is viewed differently by various cultures.

Forestry Thesis (M.Sc.)--Lakehead University, 2009.

Discusses how early drawings relate to contemporary Islander art and to regional artistic traditions, reaffirming Aboriginal identity.

Brief editorial discusses the increasing interest in participatory research projects and the inherent challenges associated with such relationships.

Discusses the myriad of legal and customary protocols that contemporary Aboriginal citizens must negotiate in the regards to adoptive cultural practices. Describe the Creation and Great Law narratives which help members of the Iroquois Confederacy makes sense of these conventions.

Article describes the best instruction methods with Australian Aboriginal adult students.

Discusses philosophies found in selected African Indigenous proverbs to talk about traditions, power and authority, relationships, and responsibilities and the individual in the context of youth violence.

Adult Education, Counseling Psychology and Community Development Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Toronto, 2000.

Looks at the inclusion of Indigenous knowledges in academic settings to create academic literature that accurately presents the truth of decolonlization struggles.

Interview includes stories about the power of the medicine man and the abilities to foretell the future. It also includes information regarding traditional attitudes toward education, marriage and lifestyle.

Book review of: Âh-âyîtaw isi ê-kî-kiskêyihtahkik maskihkiy stories from Alice Ahenakew, edited, translated and with a glossary by H.C. Wolfart and Freda Ahenakew.

Special Individualized Programme Thesis (M.A.)--Concordia University, 1994.

Environment and Management Thesis (M.Sc.)--Royal Roads University, 2014.

Tracks the creation of a cultural apprenticeship program which aims to give youth in the community the necessary skills, knowledge and experiences in land, language and culture to retain and regenerate land-based practices which had been affected by environmental contamination.

Website presents interpretation of materials, techniques, cultural meanings, history and artistry of objects from the western arctic and subarctic collections of the National Museum of Natural History. Browse interactive maps of peoples of Alaska and Northeast Siberia and map with object category linked to themes on ceremony, community and environment.

Website contains "Resources for compiling and exchanging information related to Alaska Native knowledge systems and ways of knowing."

Study's interview data identified main issue was cultural appropriateness in areas such as communications, relations, involvement and logistics. Authors include six propositions based on analysis of information gathered.

This website features reports, historic photographs, newspaper articles, personal accounts, tools for teachers and resources about Alaska and its inhabitants, and links to other useful sites.

Analyzes by cultural insiders suggests integrating family treatment approaches that employ Inuit customs and values.

Describes a system of coded hand signals used when weather conditions don't allow the voice to be heard.

Consists of an interview where he tells of legends concerning the arrival of white men in North America; Parallels to the Norse (Viking) sagas -- (Is this possibly an example of the oral tradition presenting the Indian view early Viking settlement?). He tells of prophecies concerning the arrival of white men and the eventual return of Indian ways; describes the role of women in pre-Columbian America; and gives accounts of native medical practices and the linguistic evolution.