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Research Papers/Articles
Diversity of Medicinal Plants Used as Male Contraceptives: An Initiative Towards Herbal Contraceptives

2022

Author(s): Zaman W , Ahmad M , Zafar M , Amina H , Lubna S ,

This study highlights the collection, identification and diversity of medicinal plants concerning their traditional knowledge to get better access to the herbal male contraception.

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The land means restoration of tribes and the things they have lost and have been taken.

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Training Materials
Toolkit on Preservation

2022

Author(s): Pantalony RE, Crews KD and Sutton D

The toolkit is also meant to be accessible and meaningful to multiple audiences, including cultural heritage professionals, policy experts, and others who will be providing input and advising lawmakers. It describes the rationale and the need for limitations and exceptions for preservation copying, and it surveys a range of factors which legislators, heritage professionals, rightsholders, and others should take into account.

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Opinions/Videos
Traditional Medicine from Past to Future

2022

Author(s): Lobine D

This talk focuses on proposing a strategy for harnessing the potential contribution of traditional medicine in healthcare supported by modern science and principles of scientific validation.

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Training Materials
Skills for Culture : A Toolkit For Cultural Heritage Practitioners

2022

Author(s): Eboso A , Maina CT , Gachara G , Mulonzya M , Igombo R

The Skills for Culture - Cultural Heritage in Kenyan Counties Report (2022) noted a rise in the meaningful collaborations and strategic partnerships for the promotion of cultural heritage in counties of Kenya. These strategic partnerships happen between county government departments, national government administrations at county level, the private sector, financial institutions, civil society groups, development partners, and community- based organizations, among others.

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Opinions/Videos
Recognizing Our Implicit Bias Towards Indigenous Peoples

2022

Author(s): Terbasket K

In this talk Ms Kelly Terbasket speaks about her study on the hidden misconceptions that fragment relationships between settlers and Indigenous people.

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Traditional knowledge on the use of Gynocardia odorata R. Br. seed as medicine and poison has relatively been well documented, whereas there is still a lack of adequate research on its use as food.

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Opinions/Videos
How to make a 'cow fertilizer' - a fermented organic fertilizer

2022

Author(s): Lifeworks Global

Fermented fertilizer known as 'cow fertilizer' made from cow dung and urine. This fertilizer is rich in microbes that promotes soil fertility and plant health and can boost crop yields. It is easy and cheap to make.

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Opinions/Videos
Unpacking the Indigenous Student Experience

2022

Author(s): Provost M

This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community

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With its distinctive heart-shaped leaves, taro is traditionally cultivated by Palauan women in plots of land around the shores of this tiny Pacific country. The root crops provide a source of starch and have historically served as a symbol of wealth and an object of ceremonial exchange.