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Snails on the Plate: Edible Freshwater Molluscs of Northeast India

2023

Author(s): Jadhav A, Das NK, Sil M, Aravind N A

This study is about documenting the diversity of freshwater molluscs sold, quantity, location of harvest, associated traditional knowledge and uses among different tribal communities of Northeast India. Eighteen species of freshwater molluscs belonging to five families and six genera were recorded from this study.

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Growing in relation with the land: Experiential learning of Root and Regenerate Urban farms

2023

Author(s): Rozanski C,Gavin M

This paper discusses the benefits and limitations of Small Plot Intensive Farming methods and urban land-sharing strategies, as well as the viability of land-based urban agriculture in a rapidly changing socio-ecological climate and also demonstrates the potential for transcending siloed approaches to knowledge-making vis-Ă -vis experiential learning partnerships between graduate student researchers, farmers, and agricultural organizations.

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Indigenous Women and Adult Learning

2023

Author(s): Aikman S, Robinson-Pant A

This book investigates what is significant about indigenous women and their learning in terms of policy directions, research agendas and, not least, their own aspirations.

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The term “Indigenous” was used to reflect shared maternal health experiences, which reveal the continued marginalization of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis women and birthing parents by settler colonial systems in Canada, the resistance against this oppression, and the efforts to restore safety and autonomy in Indigenous maternal health.

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Climate Change Perspectives and Conservation of Sacred Groves: Case of Sharngakavu, Kerala

2023

Author(s): Jeevan K, Bonny BP, Gopakumar S

This study explored the climate change awareness and environmental and cultural perceptions of people associated with Sharngakavu sacred grove in Kerala. Data was collected separately from native residents (NR) and non-resident devotees (NRD) through interviews and focus group discussions (FGD).

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Comparison of Nutritional Values of Cookies Produced from Enset Bulla Fortied with Soybean Flour

2023

Author(s): GeremewHirbo H , Kuse KA

However, small differences were observed between cookies  produced  from all bulla in  terms  of  minerals.The studied results showed that produced cookies had high amounts of protein in 30% and 20% fortified cookies.

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The study was conducted to document the preparation method of organic liquid formulations used by the farmers belongs to the western agro climatic zone of Tamil Nadu and to characterise the same.

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The book brings together the work of a number of leading researchers to provide a broad overview of criminal justice issues that Indigenous people in Canada have faced historically and continue to face today. Both Indigenous and Canadian scholars situate current issues of justice for Indigenous peoples, broadly defined, within the context of historical realities and ongoing developments.

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Indigenous Knowledge in Creating and Benefiting from Zagheh in Bisotun Plain

2023

Author(s): Khanmoradi M, azizi N

This research aimed to answer in which period did the construction of troglodytic architecture begin in Bisotun and how long did their use continue? What were the components and architectural structure of these handholds?.

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Routledge Handbook of Indigenous Peoples in the Arctic

2023

Author(s): Koivurova T, Broderstad E G, Dorothée Cambou, Dalee Dorough, Florian Stammler

This handbook brings together the expertise of Indigenous and non-Indigenous scholars to offer a comprehensive overview of issues surrounding the well-being, self-determination and sustainability of Indigenous peoples in the Arctic.