Colonization and enforced genocidal strategies have collectively fractured and changed Indigenous people by attempting to erase and dismiss their voices and knowledge. Nearly a decade ago, we were reminded by Dr Ku Young of the cardiovascular health disparities, in evidence among Indigenous people in ...
Invasive species have a major effect on many sectors of the U.S. economy and on the well-being of its citizens. Their presence impacts animal and human health, military readiness, urban vegetation and infrastructure, water, energy and transportations systems, and indigenous peoples in the United...
It has been theorized that suicide behaviours amongst indigenous peoples may be an outcome of mass trauma experienced as a result of colonization. In Canad... B Elias,J Mignone,M Hall,... - 《Social Science & Medicine》 被引量: 185发表: 2012年 Time for Action: The National Council's ...
Genetic results have returned important insights particularly on the macro-scale: the initial colonization events1,2,3 and the broad patterns of diversity, such as the genetic contrast between the ecological domains of the Andes and Amazonia4,5. Studies focused on sub-regions, however, face signif...
All three regions are characterized by geographic isolation, pronounced health inequity, on-going experiences of colonization, and economic challenges, creating significant vulnerability to climate change impacts (Berrang-Ford et al., 2012; Hofmeijer et al., 2013; Harper et al., 2015). ‘Health’...
Growth in fundamental drivers—energy use, economic productivity and population—can provide quantitative indications of the proposed boundary between the Holocene Epoch and the Anthropocene. Human energy expenditure in the Anthropocene, ~22 zetajoules (
These include the determinants of colonization of beneficial microorganisms for crop genotypes; the impact of soil available nutrient resources balance on microorganisms in the field; and the complexity of interactions among crop diversity, agronomic activities, and the composition of soil microbial ...
We have particularly sought the perspectives of the region’s most marginalized stakeholders, such as smallholder farmers and indigenous peoples. Using Matopiba as an in-depth case, we then discuss how exclusion and inequity are crucial proxies to characterize maldevelopment and the value of defining...
"All the literature reviewed provides clear evidence that indigenous peoples are largely and heavily affected by polluting activities both through their exposure and vulnerability, and that much of this pollution is linked to broader patterns of colonization," says Fernández-Llamazares. "However, we a...
ColonizationIndigenous stewardshipSustainable resource managementIndigenous communities commonly face a major impediment in their ongoing efforts to participate effectively in the stewardship and sustainable management of their traditional lands, waters and resources. Externally driven projects and policies can ...