Indigenous Knowledge

Looks at organizations in North Kordofan, Sudan to show how Indigenous approaches to economic and human development have been successful.

Looks at historical and archaeological evidence to study three types of watercrafts: the kin boat, the dugout canoe, and the bark canoe.

Looks at the development of a traditional knowledge program, background of the community and self-determination for schools.

Development of Indigenous information and its use by modern societies, including the cohabitation of science and technology with Indigenous knowledge.

Discusses the economic revival and predominant theories of rural development, specifically the traditional approach of staples and dependency theory, as well as perspectives grounded in theories of globalization.

Looks how Indigenous knowledge is used in the context of everyday life based on data from rural communities in the Ghanzi and North-East district in Botswana.

Discusses the epistemological distinctions between scientific practice and different Indigenous knowledge systems relating to embryo research and how the two can be mutually beneficial in a changing society.

Looks at a comparison of a traditional form of measurement to a community based monitoring project which will help to identify the advantages and disadvantages of the two methods. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 107.

Critically addresses the efforts of the National Museum of the American Indian in New York City, with the intent of placing it within the larger cultural discourse on museums, in regard to representations of cultures and their objects.

Sociology and Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--Carleton University, 2001.

Social Justice Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Toronto, 2016.

White paper asserts that peer-to-peer and inter-institutional networks can be used, with international systems, to reduce the digital divide.

Authors describes the Diné system of clans and kinship, and suggest that rooted as it is in an ethic of universal relatedness, it might hold solutions for dealing with environmental and political instability.

Uses qualitative interviews with healers to discuss the issues associated with maintaining the traditional uses of tobacco in Diné (Navajo) culture while discouraging use of commercial tobacco, and to suggest culturally informed solutions.

Discusses development of leaders using components of language, maturity, courage, and cultural knowledge emulating traditional principles to overcome the effects of colonialism.

Cultural Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Alaska Anchorage, 2002.

Interdisciplinary Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Manitoba, 1997.

Discusses topics that are based on the need to develop First Nations institutions having the mandate and capacity to deal with environmental issues.

Summarizes findings of a workshop aimed at developing tools for measuring learning progress tailored to First Nations, Inuit and Métis.

Aboriginal authors from diverse backgrounds discuss the relationship between Aboriginal cultures and the tourism industry.

Traditional curing methods practised before introduction of western medicine.

Discusses the devastating effects colonial disease had on Native harmony with nature and the revival of tribal memory of medicine to survive.

Study aimed to improve cultural sensitivity in order to decrease the psychological stress resulting from rapid changes in culture and lifestyle patterns.

Looks at Inuit society and differing world views.

Examines the belief systems about diabetes in American Indian elders with two practice models, one an Indigenous model, valuing traditional American Indian culture, the other a mainstream model, aligned with western biomedicine.

Argues that First Nation communities must look beyond timber harvesting to develop strategies encompassing new and different approaches to forest-based development.

Explains large vocabulary that the Sami use to express themselves regarding their physical environment .

Book review of: Djabugay Country by Timothy Bottoms. Review located by scrolling to page 128.

Book review of: Do Glaciers Listen? Local Knowledge, Colonial Encounters & Social Imagination by Julie Cruikshank.

Designed to help traditional knowledge holders, government representatives and third-party collaborators consider issues related to intellectual property law and provide illustrative case studies.

Overview of the act to prevent wildlife species from becoming extinct, and the significant changes needed to meet those requirements, including the utilization of Aboriginal traditional knowledge.

Travelling by dog sled. Pangnirtung, N.W.T. [NU].

Article describes the authors’ use of writing workshops as a way of teaching students about multiple ways of knowing; technique involves repositioning the author as a participant in the text focusing on ethical engagement with the material and ideas that make up the text.

Article concludes that it is important to publish failures as well as successes based on a case of conflict between environmental institutions and reindeer owners of the development of a national park.

Examines significant court decisions from an Aboriginal perspective to illustrate the problems facing First Nations when dealing with the Canadian judicial system's inherent legal colonialism.

Examines the effects of the tourism and mining industries on the northern Arizona ecosystem and suggests management strategies aimed at minimizing the impact on traditional way of life.

Discusses technology transfer between Dorset and Thule and the lack of evidence of personal contact. Argues that material was salvaged from Dorset sites.

Sociology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Alberta, 2004.

Interview with Douglas Cardinal discussing the scope of his work and his vision into the creative process. Duration: 1:12:23.

Investigates two questions and proposes two answers: How can teachers engage with Aboriginal knowledge? and How can teachers use Aboriginal knowledge authentically and productively in schools?

Examines relationship between dreams and collective oral discourse and the attempts to re-invigorate the practice. Paper from Orality in the 21st Century: Inuit Discourse and Practices. Proceedings of the 15th Inuit Studies Conference edited by B. Collingnon and M. Therrien.

Book review of: Dreaming of Sheep in Navajo Country by Marsha L. Weisiger.

Topics include: Aboriginal and Elders' perspectives on water, jurisdiction over water-works, comparison of federal and provincial water treatment regulation, progress report for improving water quality and treatment issues (1995-2001), case studies (Attawapiskat, Beausoleil, and Sandy Lake First Nations and Six Nations of the Grand River Territory), and findings and recommendations. Submission to the Walkerton Inquiry Commission.

Study recounts the long-term benefits of the ayahuasca experience for spiritual and psychological growth.

Discusses differences between Western and Indigenous understandings of what maps are, how they are made, how they look and what they do using two examples: one a drawing of north-eastern Siberia by a Chukchi man, the other by Sami of Lapland using marks on a drum in conjunction with Shamanistic performances as a means of mapping physical, spiritual and temporal elements of the environment.

Overview of projects, "Pipona Oskana Ka-asteki, Winter in Wascana", "Stories About Us", "Aboriginal Eye View", and "Our Future Looks Bright" by students of a pre-certification teacher fine arts education course at the First Nations University of Canada.

Describes a project named “Gi bugadin-a-maa goom (‘To Sanction, To Give Authority, To Bring to Life’)" undertaken by the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology,and discusses questions which arise when digitization takes place.