Indigenous Social Research : A Methodological Framework
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Maggie Walter
Aileen Moreton-Robinson
Description
Provides explanation of Indigenous methodologies, compares Indigenous and Western methodologies, and discusses two examples from Australia which illustrate how the principles can be put into practice.
[Critical Conversations on Truth and Reconciliation]
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Camille Callison
Description
Podcast discusses the Truth and Reconciliation Commission archive and how to make the information accessible for future generations.
Duration: 21:28.
Accompanying material.
Indigenous Affairs, no. 1-2, Development and Customary Law, 2010, pp. 38-43
Description
Provides examples of the positive moves promoting and protecting indigenous peoples' traditional system of governance to retain traditional ways of life.
To acces this article, scroll down to page 38.
International Journal of Canadian Studies, no. 41, Representations of First Nations and Métis in Canada and Quebec / Présentation: Représentations des, 2010, pp. 315-333
Description
Discusses and compares Disrobing the Aboriginal Industry: The Deception Behind Indigenous Cultural Preservation by Frances Widdowson and Albert Howard and A Fair Country: Telling Truths About Canada by John Ralston Saul.
Climate Change Impacts in the United States: U.S. National Climate Assessment
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
T. M. Bull Bennett
Nancy G. Maynard
Patricia Cochran
Robert Gough
Kathy Lynn ... [et al.]
Description
Looks at effects of climate change on food, water, hunting conditions, health and forced relocations.
Chapter 12 from book: Climate Change Impacts in the United States edited by J. M. Melillo. Terese (T. C.) Richmond, and G. W. Yohe.
Communique, Special Section: Indigenous Peoples: Promoting Psychological Healing and Well-Being, August 2010, pp. xxiii-xxvii
Description
Presents the People Awakening Project as a good example of a strength-based and culturally-appropriate approach.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page xxiii.
Book review of Indigenous Peoples of North America by Robert J. Muckle.
Entire book review section on one pdf. To access this review, scroll to p. 145.
Journal of Information Policy, vol. 4, 2014, pp. 228-249
Description
Using the Consortium as an example, authors argue that it is possible for Indigenous groups to influence the outcomes of regulatory proceedings about digital infrastructure and services and identity specific strategies and tactics that can be employed.
Global Environmental Politics, vol. 10, no. 4, November 2010, pp. 12-35
Description
Looks at the environmental justice struggles of Indigenous peoples and their demands for equity, recognition, participation, and other capabilities, looking at all of these in terms of a concern for the basic functioning of nature, culture, and communities.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 38, no. 1, Winter, 2014, pp. 82-109
Description
Looks at the term "sacred" as having different meanings to different cultures and comments on the United Nations replacing the term with the phrase intangible cultural heritage.
Journal of Sustainable Tourism, vol. 18, no. 1, January 2010, pp. 43-60
Description
Examines the evolution of the relationship between tourism and Indigenous peoples; and discusses the proposed six-stage model and sustainability implications of the model.
Issues Paper (Center for the Study of the Public Domain)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jane Anderson
Description
Introductory discussion of the issue, politics and definitional problems, and who is involved, followed by examples of use and misuse of knowledge and cultural expressions, the potential problems and benefits of current proposals, and future directions.
Discuss views by Aboriginal scholar Taiaiake Alfred, theorist on Aboriginal self-governance, and Andrea Smith feminist and activist against violence against women.
Paper presented at the Under Western Skies Conference on "Indigenous Ways of Knowing" and the environmental challenges facing western Canada including global warming, endangered species and the tar sands.
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 5, no. 2, 2010, pp. 74-87
Description
Discusses a physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual framework rooted in Indigenous epistemologies, worldviews, cultures and traditions for Indigenous based social work practice.