Thoughts on the Responsibilities For Indigenous Studies
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Winona Wheeler
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 21, no. 1, 2001, pp. 97-104
Description
Contends that Aboriginal scholars are often placed in the position of trying to meet two disparate and contradictory standards, those of the Indigenous community and the larger academic world.
Thunderbirds, Thunder-Beings, Thunder-Voices: The Application of Traditional Knowledge and Children's Rights in Support of Aboriginal Children's Education
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Philip Cook
William White/Xelimuxw
American Review of Canadian Studies, vol. 31, no. 1-2, [Aboriginal Peoples: Special Issue], Spring/Summer, 2001, pp. 331-347
Description
Issues surrounding Aboriginal children's right to a meaningful education, which includes traditional teachings.
Toward a Redefinition of Formal and Informal Learning:
Education and the Aboriginal People
Alternate Title
WALL Working Paper ; no. 28, 2001
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
George E. Burns
NALL: New Approaches to Lifelong Learning Working Papers; No. 28, pp. 1-10
Description
Discusses formal and informal education and the benefits of integrating Aboriginal concepts of learning with the two systems.
Traditional Ecological Knowledge: Marginalization, Appropriation and Continued Disillusion
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Leanne Simpson
Description
Argues that traditional indigenous knowledge needs to be respected and protected so that it is neither used out of context nor used inappropriately by researchers. Paper presented at the Indigenous Knowledge Conference 2001 held at the University of Saskatchewan.
Traditional Plant Knowledge of the Tsimshian: Unit Plan for Secondary Sciences, Social Studies, and Applied Skills
Alternate Title
Forests for the Future ; Unit 2
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Judy Thompson
Description
Recommended for: Science Grades 9-12; Resource Science (forests) Grades 11 and 12; Science and Technology Grade 11; Social Studies Grades 11-12; and Home Economics Grades 11-12.
Two Ways of Knowing: Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Scientific Knowledge
Alternate Title
Forests for the Future ; Unit 1
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Veronica Ignas
Description
Includes explanation of the main features of the two knowledge systems and three brief case studies: Indigenous plant classification and nomenclature; pine mushroom industry in Northwestern BC; smallpox epidemic of 1862; and AIDS and its impact on Indigenous populations.
Recommended for Grade 8 Biology.
UN Steps Up Action on Traditional Knowledge
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Clare Kapp
Lancet, vol. 362, no. 9391, October 11, 2003, p. 1206
Description
Discussion of an agreement to increase efforts in protecting traditional knowledge and genetic resources.
Views of Traditional Ecological Knowledge [TEK] in Co-Management Bodies in Nunavik, Quebec
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Evelyn J. Peters
Polar Record, vol. 39, no. 1, January 2003, pp. 49-60
Description
Results of a survey of members of committees formed pursuant to the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement; three elements emerged: complex views of traditional knowledge, role of Inuit in attempting to shape the role of TEK in decision-making and need for financial support to collect TEK.
Ways of Learning: Indigenous Approaches to Knowledge: Valid Methodologies in Education
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael Red Shirt Semchison
Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, vol. 29, no. 2, 2001, pp. 8-10
Description
Author describes his experiences while enrolled in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders Studies at the University of Queensland, Australia.
Who Steals Indigenous Knowledge?
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Russel Lawrence Barsh
American Society of International Law Proceedings, vol. 95, 2001, pp. 153-161
Description
Discussion of patenting, copyrighting and trademarking Indigenous knowledge by pharmaceuticals is not by direct appropriation, rather it is by indirect transfer of information by academics, and placing the information in the public domain.