Pub Date : 2023-05-22DOI: 10.1177/11771801231168668
Abdullah Saif Al-Ghafri, Majid Labbaf Khaneiki, Nasser A Al Saqri, Khalifa M. Al-Kindi
Both Oman and Iran possess a harsh environment where people’s survival and development entail a deep knowledge about their surroundings. A considerable part of this knowledge has crystallized around the falaj, a hydraulic technique that transfers water from a groundwater source or seasonal runoffs to cultivated lands, in Omani and Iranian oases, that has historically served as the only water source in an otherwise barren arid land. This article argues that the spatial extent of the falaj confronts local communities with a variety of questions to be solved. This article also tries to answer how the falaj system contributed to the development of modern sciences in a broader context. The article concludes that a transition from Indigenous knowledge to modern sciences has changed the position of local communities from coexistence to over-exploitation in terms of their water resources, and this transition can explain their current water problems.
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Pub Date : 2023-05-19DOI: 10.1177/11771801231170277
Merli Tamtik
Indigenous knowledges are largely absent from higher education institutions’ efforts to pursue excellence and innovation. Grounded in decolonization literature and institutional theory, this article examines how Indigenous peoples of Canada have engaged with innovation discourses in higher education. Through document analysis of 15 research-intensive Canadian universities and conversation with 13 Indigenous peoples, the article analyses political, functional, and normative pressures associated with Indigenous knowledges shaping Canadian universities. The article demonstrates how Indigenous groups have been able to push post-secondary institutions towards a normative shift in organizational structure. The article also shows how approaching innovation from decolonizing perspectives can provide a way forward for equitable higher education systems, advocating for re-imagining the dominant market economy, and focusing on learning from Indigenous worldviews that centre around reciprocity, ecological sustainability, and connection to land.
{"title":"Indigenous innovation and organizational change towards equitable higher education systems: the Canadian experience","authors":"Merli Tamtik","doi":"10.1177/11771801231170277","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/11771801231170277","url":null,"abstract":"Indigenous knowledges are largely absent from higher education institutions’ efforts to pursue excellence and innovation. Grounded in decolonization literature and institutional theory, this article examines how Indigenous peoples of Canada have engaged with innovation discourses in higher education. Through document analysis of 15 research-intensive Canadian universities and conversation with 13 Indigenous peoples, the article analyses political, functional, and normative pressures associated with Indigenous knowledges shaping Canadian universities. The article demonstrates how Indigenous groups have been able to push post-secondary institutions towards a normative shift in organizational structure. The article also shows how approaching innovation from decolonizing perspectives can provide a way forward for equitable higher education systems, advocating for re-imagining the dominant market economy, and focusing on learning from Indigenous worldviews that centre around reciprocity, ecological sustainability, and connection to land.","PeriodicalId":45786,"journal":{"name":"Alternative-An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples","volume":"19 1","pages":"345 - 355"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2023-05-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49399360","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-05-16DOI: 10.1177/11771801231168681
W. Gifford, Peggy Dick, Catherine Larocque, S. Modanloo, Liquaa Wazni, Z. Awar, M. Benoit
Understanding what culturally safe care means to First Nations people is the first step to reimagining how healthcare can be conceived and operationalized. This study explored the meaning of culturally safe cancer care with Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation in Canada, including community members’ perceptions of barriers to receiving it. Two focus groups using journey mapping were held with cancer survivors and family members (n = 16) and healthcare providers (n = 12), followed by individual interviews (n = 13). Discussions were video-recorded, transcribed verbatim, and thematically analysed. Culturally safe cancer care encompassed: (a) family and community, (b) culture as healing, and (c) stories for sharing cultural teachings. Ongoing systemic racism was described as prevalent in cancer care today and a significant barrier to culturally safe care. Further research is needed for health system change to dismantle the systemic and structural factors that continue to make healthcare unsafe and harm Indigenous People.
{"title":"What culturally safe cancer care means to Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation","authors":"W. Gifford, Peggy Dick, Catherine Larocque, S. Modanloo, Liquaa Wazni, Z. Awar, M. Benoit","doi":"10.1177/11771801231168681","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/11771801231168681","url":null,"abstract":"Understanding what culturally safe care means to First Nations people is the first step to reimagining how healthcare can be conceived and operationalized. This study explored the meaning of culturally safe cancer care with Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation in Canada, including community members’ perceptions of barriers to receiving it. Two focus groups using journey mapping were held with cancer survivors and family members (n = 16) and healthcare providers (n = 12), followed by individual interviews (n = 13). Discussions were video-recorded, transcribed verbatim, and thematically analysed. Culturally safe cancer care encompassed: (a) family and community, (b) culture as healing, and (c) stories for sharing cultural teachings. Ongoing systemic racism was described as prevalent in cancer care today and a significant barrier to culturally safe care. Further research is needed for health system change to dismantle the systemic and structural factors that continue to make healthcare unsafe and harm Indigenous People.","PeriodicalId":45786,"journal":{"name":"Alternative-An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples","volume":"19 1","pages":"387 - 397"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2023-05-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42440704","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-05-16DOI: 10.1177/11771801231173396
Shobha Bhatt, Monika Vats Purohit, Khima Nand Balodi, U. Kumar, Archana Sharma, V. Shridhar, A. Arunachalam, K. Arunachalam
Traditional foods of Indigenous peoples are composed of ingredients from the local environment that are culturally acceptable. The Indian Himalayan region is known for its diverse tribal population, and each of them exhibits a distinct food culture. The present study has been conducted first time to document the diverse traditional food practices of Jaad Bhotiya, a lesser-known tribe of the Gangotri landscape, Uttarakhand, India. The community holds a varied range of ethnic foods; however, 13 traditional dishes are described in the present article. This study reflects a clear understanding of their preference, importance, and causes of transitions. It is noteworthy that the elders were highly attached to ethnic foods while the younger generation has limited fondness for it. The current transitional pattern is an issue of concern for policymakers, anthropologists, and the community itself. Nonetheless, a holistic policy approach to conserve traditional foods may provide an opportunity to sustain these unique practices.
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Pub Date : 2023-05-13DOI: 10.1177/11771801231174317
J. Hyslop, Nikki Harcourt, S. Awatere, D. Hikuroa, P. Blackett, R. Heron
Aotearoa (New Zealand) is undertaking reforms in natural resource management, and there are promising signals that Indigenous perspectives will be included alongside science for decision-making. Any resource management system is underpinned by worldviews, from which values stem and then risk and uncertainty derive. Māori (the Indigenous peoples of New Zealand) and Eurocentric notions of risk and uncertainty are fundamentally different because knowledge holders have different worldviews. Eurocentric concepts of risk and uncertainty continue to frame policy, making it challenging for Māori knowledge to shape policy that is relevant for decision-making in Aotearoa. We explore Māori perspectives of risk and uncertainty and literature, identifying common attributes across natural resource management frameworks, and identify issues of risk and uncertainty from the perspective of Māori experts. We conclude that a Māori approach to enhancing natural resources is more aligned to current environmental policy compared with standard approaches for risk assessment and reducing uncertainty.
{"title":"Kia aiō ngā ngaru, kia hora te marino: smoothing the waters in natural resource management to mitigate risk and uncertainty","authors":"J. Hyslop, Nikki Harcourt, S. Awatere, D. Hikuroa, P. Blackett, R. Heron","doi":"10.1177/11771801231174317","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/11771801231174317","url":null,"abstract":"Aotearoa (New Zealand) is undertaking reforms in natural resource management, and there are promising signals that Indigenous perspectives will be included alongside science for decision-making. Any resource management system is underpinned by worldviews, from which values stem and then risk and uncertainty derive. Māori (the Indigenous peoples of New Zealand) and Eurocentric notions of risk and uncertainty are fundamentally different because knowledge holders have different worldviews. Eurocentric concepts of risk and uncertainty continue to frame policy, making it challenging for Māori knowledge to shape policy that is relevant for decision-making in Aotearoa. We explore Māori perspectives of risk and uncertainty and literature, identifying common attributes across natural resource management frameworks, and identify issues of risk and uncertainty from the perspective of Māori experts. We conclude that a Māori approach to enhancing natural resources is more aligned to current environmental policy compared with standard approaches for risk assessment and reducing uncertainty.","PeriodicalId":45786,"journal":{"name":"Alternative-An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples","volume":"19 1","pages":"229 - 239"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2023-05-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42965847","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-05-12DOI: 10.1177/11771801231173114
S. Chiblow
Efforts continue to evolve for sustainable and inclusive water governance in Canada. All humanity relies on N’bi (Water) for life, yet contrasting views and knowledge on N’bi still elude water governance. Far too often, Indigenous women are left out of water governance regardless of their relationships and responsibilities to and for N’bi. Indigenous women, more specifically Anishinaabek (Indigenous Peoples of Turtle Island also known as Canada and the USA) kweok (women) understand the relationships and responsibilities Nokomis Giizis (Grandmother Moon) has to N’bi through the cycles of kweok and Nokomis Giizis and how this is guided through natural law. This article explores the relationships and responsibilities between Anishinaabek kweok and Nokomis Giizis and how it can inform water governance based on Anishinaabek naaknigewin (law).
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Pub Date : 2023-05-11DOI: 10.1177/11771801231169337
Emily Armstrong, L. Maypilama, Yuŋgirrŋa Bukulatjpi, Dorothy Gapany, L. Fasoli, S. Ireland, Rachel Dikul Baker, S. Hewat, A. Lowell
This study explored intercultural communication from the perspectives of partners from different cultural and linguistic backgrounds. We used a culturally responsive form of video-reflexive ethnography to study intercultural communication processes between Yolŋu, pronounced Yolngu (First Nations people from the region that is now called North-East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia) and Balanda (non-Indigenous people). Yolŋu and Balanda researchers worked collaboratively throughout the study (2017–2021). In a very remote Yolŋu community in northern Australia, five early childhood assessment interactions were recorded and analysed by the 40 Yolŋu and Balanda participants. Researchers analysed data collaboratively using an approach aligned with constructivist grounded theory. We connected key research findings about intercultural communication processes to a place-based metaphor which foregrounds Yolŋu cultural knowledge and encourages reflection on deeper ways of thinking about how we connect, collaborate and communicate interculturally.
{"title":"Nhaltjan dhu ḻarrum ga dharaŋan dhuḏi-dhäwuw ŋunhi limurr dhu gumurrbunanhamirr ga waŋanhamirr, Yolŋu ga Balanda: how we come together to explore and understand the deeper story of intercultural communication in a Yolŋu (First Nations Australian) community","authors":"Emily Armstrong, L. Maypilama, Yuŋgirrŋa Bukulatjpi, Dorothy Gapany, L. Fasoli, S. Ireland, Rachel Dikul Baker, S. Hewat, A. Lowell","doi":"10.1177/11771801231169337","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/11771801231169337","url":null,"abstract":"This study explored intercultural communication from the perspectives of partners from different cultural and linguistic backgrounds. We used a culturally responsive form of video-reflexive ethnography to study intercultural communication processes between Yolŋu, pronounced Yolngu (First Nations people from the region that is now called North-East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia) and Balanda (non-Indigenous people). Yolŋu and Balanda researchers worked collaboratively throughout the study (2017–2021). In a very remote Yolŋu community in northern Australia, five early childhood assessment interactions were recorded and analysed by the 40 Yolŋu and Balanda participants. Researchers analysed data collaboratively using an approach aligned with constructivist grounded theory. We connected key research findings about intercultural communication processes to a place-based metaphor which foregrounds Yolŋu cultural knowledge and encourages reflection on deeper ways of thinking about how we connect, collaborate and communicate interculturally.","PeriodicalId":45786,"journal":{"name":"Alternative-An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples","volume":"19 1","pages":"334 - 344"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2023-05-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43111613","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-05-09DOI: 10.1177/11771801231168762
Grete Mehus, Anne Britt Klemetsen Hætta, N. Emaus, Linda Okstad
The history of the Norwegianization policy against the Sámi, the Indigenous people of Sápmi, (northern Norway, Sweden, Finland and northwest Russia) was about colonization, assimilation and discrimination from 1930 until 1980. Many Sámi lost their mother tongue and were disconnected from their culture and traditional ways of living, which resulted in historical trauma. Taking this into consideration, a nursing program with specific Sámi content was implemented in northern Sápmi four times since 1995. This article elaborates our experiences with developing programs and new national guidelines in Sámi nursing in Sápmi. We encourage more tertiary education institutions in Sápmi to offer Sámi nursing programs with the above focus and recommend admission requirements that do not prolong the linguistic discrimination of Sámi students. Today, all Norwegian universities and colleges can draw up curricula for nursing programs with the particular aim of focusing on Sámi issues in nursing programs.
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Pub Date : 2023-05-08DOI: 10.1177/11771801231171234
N. Fatiha, Tai J. Mendenhall, J. Berge
Native scholars are advocating for decolonized research that integrates western methods with Indigenous worldviews and epistemologies. The study presented here was conducted in the Midwestern USA with six graduate students, four recent alumni, and three community Elders with experience in health research. Our goal was to learn from their experiences in scholarship so as to inform future teachers and trainees. An iterative thematic analysis revealed participants’ unanimous emphasis on processes in trust-building. Said processes include gaining insights about personal biases, seeking preparatory and ongoing guidance from Elders and other experienced personnel, educating oneself about Native histories, and functioning as a humble learner. Learning about and enacting these behaviors and strategies can facilitate authentic collaborations. Lessons, suggestions, and resources shared by participants are informative toward creating guidelines for current and future educators in research methods, alongside the new students and professionals that they engage in instruction for such scholarship.
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Pub Date : 2023-05-03DOI: 10.1177/11771801231169051
Bolanle Susan Olaniyan, N. Govender
This study espoused lessons learnt from Indigenous root and tuber farmers’ responses to Climate Change in Nigeria. Situated Learning Theory and Participatory Phenomenology framed the study. Data were generated using focus group discussions, in-depth interview and participant observation. An inductive thematic analysis was applied on the data. The experience of Climate Change by the farmers has been change in rainfall pattern and other indicators were identified. The farmers respond to Climate Change using their Indigenous knowledge of water conservation by making mounds, maintain soil fertility by practising crop rotation, use compost made from household wastes and sustainable use of natural resources. The farmers’ preference for adapting to Climate Change using Indigenous knowledge was attributed to Indigenous knowledge being effective, easily accessible and inexpensive along with their apathy to scientific interventions. The study recommended possible ways of including the documented Indigenous knowledge into mainstream adaptation strategies and Agricultural Curriculum in Nigeria.
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