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Mining and Indigenous Livelihoods: Rights, Revenues, and Resistance

2024

Author(s): Rodon T, Thériault S, Keeling A, Bouard S, Taylor A

This book maps the encounters between Indigenous Peoples and local communities with mining companies in various post-colonial contexts.

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Gender and African Indigenous Religions

2024

Author(s): Dube MW, Musili TK, Owusu-Ansah S

The book considers the methodologies used amongst the Circle of Concerned African Women Theologians’ to study African Indigenous Religions, the African Indigenous Religions sources of knowledge that are drawn on, and the way in which women are characterized.

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The book explores the often-contentious relationship between Indigenous and other formerly colonized peoples and Archaeology through their own voices.

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Everyday Musical Life among the Indigenous Bunun, Taiwan

2023

Author(s): Stock JPJ, Chiener C

The book contributes to multidisciplinary research on music in everyday human life by pushing beyond the urbanized Western populations routinely featured in such writing

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Research Papers/Articles
Harnessing Indigenous Knowledge and Practices for Effective Adaptation in the Sahel

2023

Author(s): Zougmoré R, Alcade C Segnon AC, Thornton P

This review highlights the importance of indigenous knowledge in enabling effective adaptation in the Sahel and beyond. It outlines some future research avenues for fostering indigenous knowledge-based adaptation, including addressing barriers to mainstreaming of indigenous knowledge into climate research and policy.

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Why We Should Revitalize Indigenous Water Harvesting Systems: Lessons Learned

2024

Author(s): Aklan M, Fraiture C, Hayde LG

This paper is based on literature review and aims to discuss the current status and impact of these widely practiced indigenous RWH systems with references to archaeological case studies from different agro-ecological areas.

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Indigenous Cultures in an Interconnected World

2000

Author(s): Smith C, Ward GK

The chapters in this book present a global perspective on Indigenous issues. They feature a cross-disciplinary integration that takes a holistic approach in-line with that of most Indigenous peoples and include vignettes of Indigenous cultural practices.

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This companion consists of chapters that focus on and bring forward critical theories and productive methodologies for Indigenous art history in North America.

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Indigenous Religions

2010

Author(s): Hunt S

This volume on Indigenous Religions in The Library of Essays on Sexuality and Religion series focuses on indigenous religions and their attitudes towards human sexuality.

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Routledge Handbook of Indigenous Wellbeing

2021

Author(s): Fleming C, Manning M

The Routledge Handbook of Indigenous Wellbeing consists of five themes, namely, physical, social and emotional, economic, cultural and spiritual, and subjective wellbeing. It fills a substantial gap in the current literature on the wellbeing of Indigenous people and communities around the world.