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Many of these indigenous people, their language, culture, and lifeways face a questionable future. The relatively rapid decline in language diversity parallels the decline in cultural diversity. These changes are due in part to the product of both historical relationships - imperialism, colonialism, global economic development, and militarism - as well as cultural beliefs that rationalize or justify actions that have served certain cultures at the cost of others. In many instances, this cost has been disproportionally sustained by indigenous peoples.

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Constructing Indigeneity In Argentina: At The Crossroads Of Mountaineering, Tourism, And Re-Ethnific

Constructing Indigeneity In Argentina: At The Crossroads Of Mountaineering, Tourism, And Re-Ethnification


Joy Logan, 2009


This article examines entrenched notions of the indigenous past that are used by adventure tourism and how they are challenged by contemporary re-ethnification in the Andes of Mendoza, Argentina. It explores the use of the region's Incan heritage and the discovery of a mummy on Aconcagua as a means of marking mountaineering as a modern and ...

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Remapping Gender, Justice, And Rights In The Indigenous Americas: Toward A Comparative Analysis And

Remapping Gender, Justice, And Rights In The Indigenous Americas: Toward A Comparative Analysis And Collaborative Methodology


Shannon Speed, Maylei Blackwell, Rosalva Aída Hernández Castillo, Rachel Sieder, María Teresa Sierra, Renya Ramirez, Morna Macleod and Juan Herrera, 2009


In recent years profound transformations have occurred within indigenous communities as a consequence of neoliberal globalization. At the same time, indigenous people are increasingly articulating their claims as subjects of rights, both inside and ...

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Bellegarde v. Poitras (2009 FC 968)

Bellegarde v. Poitras (2009 FC 968)


“[1] The parties to this application are among the approximately 2,500 members of the Peepeekisis First Nation (the Peepeekisis or the First Nation). The Peepeekisis is a signatory to Treaty 4.

[2] It is fair to say that consensus has recently been lacking among the members of the First Nation relating to its leadership. This has resulted in political instability, conflict between the ...

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Standing Buffalo Dakota First Nation v. Enbridge Pipelines Inc., 2009 FCA 308

Standing Buffalo Dakota First Nation v. Enbridge Pipelines Inc., 2009 FCA 308


The appellants raise the novel question of whether, before making its decisions in relation to those applications, the NEB was required to determine whether by virtue of the decision in Haida Nation v. British Columbia (Minister of Forests), 2004 SCC 73 (CanLII), [2004] 3 S.C.R. 511, 2004 SCC 73, the Crown, which was not a party to those applications or ...

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Dodd On Behalf Of The Wulli Wulli People v. State Of Queensland

Dodd on behalf of the Wulli Wulli People v State of Queensland (No 2) [2009] FCA 1180 (10 August 2009)

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FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA


Dodd on behalf of the Wulli Wulli People v State of Queensland (No 2) [2009] FCA 1180

GARRY DODD AND OTHERS ON BEHALF OF THE WULLI WULLI PEOPLE v STATE OF QUEENSLAND AND OTHERS

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Joseph E. Trimble, 2009


The article extends the scholarship, observations, and recommendations provided in Joseph Gone’s article, "Psychotherapy and Traditional Healing for American Indians: Prospects for Therapeutic Integration." The overarching thesis is that for many Indian and Native clients, interpersonal and interethnic problems can emerge when a counselor’s lack ...

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Memorandum: Violations Of Indigenous Peoples Right To Be Consulted By Hunt Oil And Repsol In Amaraka

Memorandum: Violations Of Indigenous Peoples Right To Be Consulted By Hunt Oil And Repsol In Amarakaeri Communal Reserve


MEMORANDUM

Violations of the indigenous peoples right to be consulted by the Companies Hunt Oil and Repsol and the Peruvian State (ILO Convention No. 169, Peru Supreme Decree No. 012-2008-EM and United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples)

Allocation of the Block 76

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Letter From FENAMAD To Director Of Hunt Oil: Withdrawal Of Hunt Oil From The Amarakaeri Communal Res

Letter From FENAMAD To Director Of Hunt Oil: Withdrawal Of Hunt Oil From The Amarakaeri Communal Reserve


“YEAR OF THE NATIONAL ALLIANCE TO FACE THE EXTERNAL CRISIS”

Madre de Dios Capital of the biodiversity of Peru

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Hunt Oil, Amarakaeri Communal Reserve, And Development: A Story Of Development In Salvation, Peru

Hunt Oil, Amarakaeri Communal Reserve, And Development: A Story Of Development In Salvation, Peru


Translated from Spanish, Original Below

On 23 October this year, we went out with an average of 200 indigenous communities benefiting from Communal Reserve Amarakaeri to a non-Indian town called Salvation, located in the province of Manu, mainly via river transport that lasted until 3 days final destination. On October 26, we focus on salvation, ...

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National Confederation, Agricultural, Rural And Native (CONAC): Declaration And Call For Founding Na

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$1.5 Million To Expand Central Australian Aboriginal Congress' Targeted Family Support In Alice Spri

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Aboriginal families in Alice Springs who are struggling to care for their children, will receive additional funding through the $138 million Alice Springs Transformation Plan which is jointly funded by the Australian and Northern Territory Governments.

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$9.4 Million In Grants For Northern Territory Indigenous Communities

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A program that gives Aboriginal students hands-on experience working in the television industry is among 18 new projects to share in more than $9.4 million in grants from the Aboriginals Benefit Account (ABA).

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Racial Discrimination Act, Aboriginal Benefits Account, Strategic Indigenous Housing And Infrastruct

Racial Discrimination Act, Aboriginal Benefits Account, Strategic Indigenous Housing And Infrastructure Program, ABC Alice Springs


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Interviewer: Alice Brennan ABC Alice Springs

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Federal Funding For Nyangatjatjara College

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The Minister for Education, Julia Gillard, today announced additional funding of up to $1.5 million for the Nyangatjatjara College in the Northern Territory.

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Guidelines For Working With Inuit Elders

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Pelagie Owlijoot, 2009


Although Inuit life has changed significantly over the past century, many traditions continue. Traditional storytelling, mythology, and drum dancing still remain as important parts of Inuit culture even up to today.

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Aboriginal Nurses Association Of Canada And OneMatch Sign Momentous Agreement

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National awareness week event formalizes association’s commitment to Aboriginal stem cell patients in Canada

The Aboriginal Nurses Association of Canada (A.N.A.C.) and Canadian Blood Services’ stem cell program, OneMatch Stem Cell and Marrow Network, officially celebrate the signing of a historic Memorandum of Understanding (M.O.U.) today during a traditional Aboriginal ceremony at Canadian Blood Services’ Head Office in Ottawa. This ...

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Evaluation Of The Capacity Development Program Of The Office Of The Registrar Of Indigenous Corporat

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This evaluation examined key aspects of the design and delivery capacity building efforts undertaken by the Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations (ORIC) through its Capacity Development Program. Under this program, the ORIC aims to build the independence and capacity of Indigenous individuals, groups and corporations.

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Performance Audit Of Indigenous Community Volunteers

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Ryan A. Brown, Daniel J. Hruschka, Carol M. Worthman, 2009


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Thudgari People Celebrate Native Title Recognition

Thudgari People Celebrate Native Title Recognition


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Expanding Failure: An Assessment Of The Theun-Hinboun Hydropower Expansion Project's Compliance With

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Julie Velásquez Runk, 2009


The effects of environmental conservation and development are of significant anthropological interest. Recent focus on the politics of knowledge and translation has shown the importance of cosmology in conservation encounters. I examine how Wounaan indigenous peoples and extralocal conservation practitioners "translate" eastern Panama based on their own cosmologies.1 Specifically, I explore how Wounaan's ...

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Shaylih Muehlmann, 2009


There has been a growing interest in anthropology regarding how certain political conditions set the stage for "articulations" between indigenous movements and environmental actors and discourses. However, relatively little attention has been paid to how these same conditions can suppress demands for indigenous rights. In this article, I argue that the pairing of neoliberalism ...

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The Challenges Of Revitalizing An Indigenous And Afrocentric Moral Theory In Postcolonial Education In Zimbabwe


Pascah Mungwini, 2009


This work contributes to the philosophical debate on the normative dimension of postcolonial education in Zimbabwe. The work is a reaction to revelations made by the Commission of Inquiry into Education and Training of 1999 and its concomitant recommendations. Among its many observations, the Commission noted that there was a worrisome development concerning ...

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Body Image And Obesity Among Australian Adolescents From Indigenous And Anglo-European Backgrounds:

Body Image And Obesity Among Australian Adolescents From Indigenous And Anglo-European Backgrounds: Implications For Health Promotion And Obesity Prevention Among Aboriginal Youth


Renata Leah Cinelli and Jennifer A. O'Dea, 2009


This study examines the relationship between body image and obesity, among 4367 indigenous and Anglo-European adolescents in Australia in 2006. It shows that indigenous adolescents, male and female, were more likely than their non-indigenous counterparts to desire and pursue weight gain. ...

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Barking Up The Same Tree: A Comparison Of Ethnomedicine And Canine Ethnoveterinary Medicine Among Th

Barking Up The Same Tree: A Comparison Of Ethnomedicine And Canine Ethnoveterinary Medicine Among The Aguaruna


Kevin A Jernigan, 2009


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This work focuses on plant-based preparations that the Aguaruna Jivaro of Peru give to hunting dogs. Many plants are considered to improve dogs' sense of smell or stimulate them to hunt better, while others treat common illnesses that prevent dogs from hunting. This work places canine ethnoveterinary medicine ...

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Medicinal Plant Knowledge Of The Bench Ethnic Group Of Ethiopia: An Ethnobotanical Investigation

Medicinal Plant Knowledge Of The Bench Ethnic Group Of Ethiopia: An Ethnobotanical Investigation


Mirutse Giday, Zemede Asfaw, Zerihun Woldu, and Tilahun Teklehaymanot, 2009


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Plants have traditionally been used as a source of medicine in Ethiopia since early times for the control of various ailments afflicting humans and their domestic animals. However, little work has been made in the past to properly document and promote the knowledge. Today ...

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Native Title Determination Summary - Kuuku Ya'u People Of Queensland

Native Title Determination Summary - Kuuku Ya'u People Of Queensland


Short name: Kuuku Ya'u

Case name: Kuuku Ya'u People v State of Queensland [2009] FCA 679

State or Territory: Queensland

Location: North of Lockhart River township on the east of the Cape York Peninsula

Outcome: Native title exists in the entire determination area

Native title holders: Kuuku Ya'u People

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Voids In Ecuador's Water Bill Worry Indigenous Communities

Voids In Ecuador's Water Bill Worry Indigenous Communities


Luis Ángel Saavedra in Quito

Draft legislation for the management of Ecuador´s water resources is worrying local indigenous communities that the porous text violates the constitution and may open up privatizations in the sector.

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Population, Rural Development, And Land Use Among Settler Households In An Agricultural Frontier In

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David L. Carr, 2009


Guatemala was among the world’s leaders in deforestation during the 1990s at a rate of 2% per annum. Much of Guatemala’s recent forest loss has occurred in the emerging agricultural frontiers of the Maya Biosphere Reserve (MBR), the heart of the largest contiguous tropical forest in Central America—La Selva ...

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"Yo Soy Nativo De Aquí": The Ambiguities Of Race And Indigeneity In Oaxacan Craft Tourism Ronda Brulotte, 2009 This article examines theories of race and indigeneity in the context of craft tourism in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca. The region is prized by tourists for its archaeological remains and ...

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Constructing Indigeneity In Argentina: At The Cros

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Bellegarde v. Poitras (2009 FC 968)

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Standing Buffalo Dakota First Nation v. Enbridge P

Standing Buffalo Dakota First Nation v. Enbridge Pipelines Inc., 2009 FCA 308 The appellants raise the novel question of whether, before making its decisions in relation to those applications, the NEB was required to determine whether by virtue of the decision in Haida Nation v. British Columbia (Minister of Forests), ...

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