Indigenous Knowledge

Promotes the implementation and employment of community research review committees which are distinct from research ethics boards.

Examines case where Indigenous interests were put last when permission was given by the Australian government to mine in the Kakadu National Park, a world heritage site and home to the Mirrar people.

Looks at the longstanding over-representation of First Nations children in care, and discusses a new social work theory rooted in First Nations ontology.

Argues that only Aboriginal peoples can authoritatively and accurately speak about the issues in education that affect them.

Discusses the role of Aboriginal peoples’ governance over environmental rights.

Investigates how Native Americans who adopted the European concept of time (mechanical) were viewed as temporal as opposed to sun time or "real Indians'.

Environmental Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--York University, 2014

Environmental Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Victoria, 2012.

An interview with Wilfred and Harriet Chocan about the joys and challenges in their lives from childbirth to caring for the elderly and death.

Of several hundred Gosiutes on two reservations in Utah and Nevada, about 20 speak the language.

Brief description of William Barak's life and leadership at the Coranderrk settlement and his efforts to preserve aspects of Aboriginal tradition in his art.

William Stewart, A.S. Morton, and two Cree Guides.

Indigenous Education in Partnership with Linguistic Thesis (M.A.)--University of Victoria, 2015.

Uses three case studies to show the inadequacies in sharing arrangements for traditional knowledge holders regarding the use of biological and genetic resources and the restrictions of using existing intellectual property frameworks.

Book review of: Wisdom of the Elders by Ruth Kirk.

Comanche community in Oklahoma introduced a strategic planning process to restore harmony into the governance process.

Organizational Learning & Instructional Technologies (Ph.D.)--University of New Mexico, 2000.

Looks at using the lessons of the Medicine Wheel and the Seven Grandfather Teachings as examples of traditional teachings which could be combined with contemporary methods.

Book Reviews of: Wise Words of the Yup'ik People Peopleby Ann Fienup-Riordan. Translations by Alice Rearden. Yupiit Qanruyutaitedited by Ann Fienup-Riordan.

Discusses how KUYI 88.1 FM has created a new way of storytelling by creating culturally relevant local programming through music and ideas.

Describes how Canadian jurisprudence compels the courts to apply principles of First Nations law.

Article uses the traditional Sámi practice of reindeer husbandry to examine the ways that digital tracking technologies can be used to provide irrefutable evidence of land use, and to assert Indigenous claims to sovereignty.

Book review of: Wo(men) and Bears: The Gifts of Nature, Culture, and Gender Revisited edited by Kaarina Kailo.

A set of 44 photos of a caribou project at Wollaston Lake that involved students in preparing and cooking caribou meat, making dry meat, drying the hides, and taking part in follow-up activities in the classroom.

Discusses how traditional technologies are not formally recognized and that it is commonplace for men to be operators of new technologies.

Focuses on the historical role of Métis women and revitalization of their culture.

Study uses interviews with 80 women to collect qualitative data about Indigenous Knowledge (IK) in the areas of agriculture, food processing and preservation, family health care, and child care. Suggests that incorporating place-based cultural and traditional knowledge into rural development will lead to more successful outcomes for communities.

Author was founder of the Woodcraft Indians, a youth movement which appropriated Aboriginal culture.

Book review of: Words and Silences edited by Peggy Brock. Review located by scrolling to page 296.

Social and Cultural Context of Education Thesis, (M.Ed.)--University of Alberta, 1999.

Analysis of responses to a panel, at a graduate conference, in a faculty and university committed to equity and social justice.

Social Work Thesis (M.S.W.)--McMaster University, 2012.

Looks at the value of Indigenous law and knowledge in the context of social justice and international development.

Education Thesis (M.Ed.)--The University of Western Ontario, 2012.

Describes the activities of the Institute for Sustainable Food Systems at the Kwantlen Polytechnic University.

Integrated Studies Thesis (M.A.)--Athabaska University, 2010.

Elders present songs and prayers with discussion about the loss of traditions and values, evils of alcohol, role of elders, etc. Also stories of adventures in intertribal warfare ; a story of a man who married a thunderwoman.

Fifth edition, revised.

Discusses Indigenous farmers’ rights over the sustainable use of the world's genetic plant resources for food and agriculture.

Explores how the poet's work weaves "tribal" worldviews with those suggested by modern science. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.

Looks at a unique public school in Buffalo known as P.S. #19, Native American Magnet School. Students come from six Iroquois tribes: Oneida, Seneca, Mohawk, Cayuga, Onondaga and Tuscarora.

Links to various subject related articles: ancestors, earth sciences, healing practices, indigenous science, and traditional stories.