Reconciliation, and other official attempts to repair relations between settler and Indigenous communities in Canada, have not been a resounding success. Many damaging extractive projects have proceeded on stolen land with the most minimal, disingenuous consultations with Elders and knowledge-holders;...
Indigenous highland communities in the Peruvian Andes sustain one of the most diverse food systems in the world. Using specially-adapted farming techniques, they conserve some of the world’s most important agrobiodiversity crops that could be key to food security in a warming and m...
The article investigates whether and in which form indigenous peoples are given stronger rights over their intellectual property in international legal instruments, compared to non-indigenous traditional communities. It finds that in many legal instruments, there is no difference. The strongest provisions...
Indigenous–Settler reconciliationfree, prior, and informed consentIn 2015, the Liberal Party of Canada formed a majority federal government on a platform that included prioritizing Nation-to-Nation relationships with Indigenous (First Nations, Inuit, and M茅tis) peoples in the country and re-...
These rural and Indigenous communities went without direct internet access for years. Many still live without convenient connections. But some unreached users have found alternative ways to build. The community networks vary. Some are rooted in setting up basic wireless internet connectivity, while ...
[97] suggests, that social status for these communities may be more related to knowledge or to control rather than accumulation of material resources. Another problem is that measures like employment and income depend on the formal labor market and on cash incomes. However, many Indigenous peoples...
These communities are very diverse, geographically and culturally. But many of them share some challenges that can affect HIV diagnosis and treatment, such as poverty and access to health care. How Many Indigenous People Have HIV? About 16.2 percent of the U.S. population is Native American or...
They're only 9 years old, but these girls and boys from around the world offer keen insight into how gender shapes destiny.
Native Americans in California organized a day known asIndigenous Peoples Dayin opposition to plans to celebrate the 500th anniversary of Columbus’s landing in the Americas.Indigenous Peoples’ Dayhas since been adopted as an official observance in many states (either as a replacement of or alongs...
For many ecosystems, fire plays a key role insupporting and maintaining biodiversity. For thousands of years,Indigenous people have purposefully used fireto shape the landscapes they inhabit. Indigenous fire practitioners have a deep knowledge of how specific types of fire can increa...