Based on fieldwork that took place in San Salvador, El Salvador. Paper presented at the Indigenous Knowledge Conference 2001 held at the University of Saskatchewan.
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 41, no. 1-2, Bestiaire inuit = Inuit Bestiary, 2017, pp. 243-263
Description
Author describes the different perceptions of the wolverine in Dené and Gwich’in culture both as a presence that people must be wary of in the bush and status as a powerful tuurngaq (totem or spirit guide).
Text in French.
Discussion about the meanings of various Indian words in English ; family relationships ; and the cannibal dance known as Hamatsa. Mentions a fire in Katit, British Columbia in 1935.
Pierre Dorion was a young boy when Jim Brady was living in Cumberland House from 1948-1951. Dorion talks about Brady's attempts to organize a Metis Society and his efforts to get people jobs in the area.
Examines the status of nine Indigenous languages in South Africa and the attempts to protect and preserve them. Paper presented at the Indigenous Knowledge Conference 2001 held at the University of Saskatchewan.
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 9, no. 4, October 2018, p. Article 4
Description
Discusses food sovereignty and Indigenous ways of knowing with an eye to the conflict between promoting knowledge for the sake of resurgence and running the risk of subjecting knowledges, resources and communities to exploitation, criminalization and over-harvesting.
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.
Provides series of lessons and activities to teach nutritional value of local, traditional foods. Structured into six units according to animals and plants found in the region.
English Thesis (M.A.)--Lakehead University, 2001.
Explores three novels: Silent Words by Ruby Slipperjack, Ravensong by Lee Maracle, and Slash by Jeannette Armstrong.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 25, no. 1, 2001, pp. 5-12
Description
Discusses : "indivisibility of Ndee[Apache] land and culture, the historical forces that operated unsuccessfully to alienate the Ndee from their land, and how the Ndee are returning elements of their geographical, cultural, and linguistic heritage to a central place of honour while addressing contemporary challenges..."
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 190, no. 50, December 17, 2018, pp. E1466-E1467
Description
Authors note that the current drug overdose crisis disproportionately affects Indigenous people as a result of a legacy of colonialism, racism and intergenerational trauma; argue that reconciliation with First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples must include dismantling structural conditions which produce drug-related harms, and that current harm-reduction models must integrate Indigenous cultural values.
Decolonization, vol. 7, no. 1, Indigenous Peoples and the Politics of Water, 2018, pp. 60-75
Description
Considers Aboriginal worldviews around the relationships humans have with, and the responsibilities they have to non- or more-than-human entities as a framework for environmental activism, opposition to resource extraction, and government regulation. Asserts that a re-examination of the way that humans connect to our non-human relations is necessary for survivance.
AlterNative, vol. 14, no. 1, March 2018, pp. 13-24
Description
Compares Western permaculture theory and methods to the agroforestry-based food cultivation practices of the Indigenous people of the Peruvian Upper Amazon.
Maurice Brubacher (Mkode-Binesi-Nini) ... [et al.]
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 13, no. 2, Special Audiovisual Edition, 2018, p. 4
Description
Links to a video that describes the programming which creates opportunities for families to participate in ceremonial and land-based ways of knowing and healing.
Rekindling the Sacred Fire...
Duration: 21:19
Discusses a two-year project to develop a science curriculum in conjuntion with Dene and Cree knowledge of nature. Paper presented at the Indigenous Knowledge Conference 2001 held at the University of Saskatchewan.
The Routledge Companion to Media Studies and Digital Humanities
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Kim Christen
Description
Author examines historical and contemporary issues that arise in when Indigenous knowledges are digitized and shared; articulates a framework for relational practices for institutions engaging with Indigenous communities.
Excerpt from The Routledge Companion to Media Studies and Digital Humanities
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 21, no. 1, 2001, pp. 149-160
Description
Describes the value of using Indigenous knowledge (TEK) from residents of Fort Albany First Nation to provide information about places of environmental concern near Fort Albany, Ontario.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 25, no. 1, 2001, pp. 113-116
Description
Response of the author to “Iroquois Influence: A Response to Bruce Johansen’s ‘Notes from the “Culture Wars”’ in American Indian Culture and Research Journal Vol. 24, No. 2 at page 111 to 116.
See also "Data or Dogma? A Reply to Robert L. Berner” in American Indian Culture and Research Journal Vol 24, No. 2, at pages 117 to 119.
Transmotion, vol. 3, no. 1, Indigenous Gaming, July 31, 2017, pp. 170-179
Description
Author critically engages the format and storytelling devices within the videogame Never Alone (Kisima Ingitchuna) and discusses how this and other digital platforms can be used to build understanding and counter stereotypes and misinformation about Indigenous peoples.
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 190, no. 25, June 25, 2018, pp. E778-E779
Description
Article discusses the basis for and challenges of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada’s upcoming mandate that all residency programs implement a cultural safety training component.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 41, no. 3, Indigenous Food Sovereignty, 2017, pp. 127-132
Description
Author of Eating the Landscape discusses how resilience theory can explain the relationship between traditional knowledge and adaptive change to ecological circumstances.
Environmental Education Research, vol. 24, no. 1, 2018, pp. 50-66
Description
Examines the importance and implications of land-based approach and discusses how this particular community has taken control of programs, gained leadership in wisdom traditions and taught respect for the land and its inhabitants.
Western Social Science Association Meeting, San Francisco, April 12-15, 2017
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Stephen M. Sachs
Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 28, no. 2, Fall 2017, p. [?]
Description
Provides suggestions for repairing fractured communities: reinstating traditional inclusiveness, help to heal tribal member from historical trauma and destructive behaviors, renew traditional knowledge, support tribal development and inclusive communication.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 30, no. 3-4, Fall-Winter, 2018, pp. 179-199
Description
Provides a close reading with literary cricism of González’s novel which is set during the Guatemalan civil war. Author examines the Maya responses to this conflict in the context of the social, political, and economic factors, and discusses issues of cultural revitalization, Maya self-determination, education and leadership.
Journal of Indigenous Social Development, vol. 7, no. 2, 2018, pp. 1-21
Description
Reports on research done using semi-structured face-to-face interviews to examine Indigenous practices around conflict resolution. Findings indicate that Indigenous practices: are more flexible than formal court proceedings, focus on consensus building, and aim to restore harmony rather than on punishment.
Explores the role of water spirits in the belief system of Africans and the ramifications of environmental threats to sacred pools. Paper presented at the Indigenous Knowledge Conference 2001 held at the University of Saskatchewan.
American Quarterly, vol. 70, no. 4, December 2018, pp. 741-754
Description
Author discusses the violent social media response Tanya Tagaq received after having posted a photo of her daughter next to a harvested seal; uses the incident to illustrate how colonial violence disproportionately targets Aboriginal women.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal , vol. 41, no. 3, Indigenous Food Sovereignty, 2017, pp. 9-30
Description
Looks at reasons for the population's poor health and difficulties encountered when a tribes try to control production, quality and distribution of food. Some of the issues include definition of "traditional food", access, environmental degradation, poaching and invasive species.