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Indigenous Knowledge

2021

Publisher/Organisation: Center of Knowledge Management, Universitas Padjadjaran (Unpad), Unpad Press

Indigenous Knowledge journal publishes empirical research reports (qualitative, quantitative, or mixed methods), systematic reviews, program evaluations, and case reports focused on communities in cultural area.

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This book demonstrates how active and meaningful collaboration between researchers and local stakeholders and indigenous communities can lead to the co-production of knowledge and the empowerment of communities.

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Indigenous-Industry Agreements, Natural Resources and the Law

2021

Author(s): Odumosu-Ayanu I T, Newman D

This edited collection is a collaborative work that examines the increasing occurrence of Indigenous-business agreements between Indigenous peoples and extractive natural resource industry.

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This book aims to assist both novice and seasoned educators in fostering favorable educational results for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander pupils.

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Case Study
Agricultural Transformation Starts in the Backyard: Family Farming Offers Self-Sufficiency and A Return to Nature in Indonesia

2021

Author(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Nissa Wargadipuras’s earliest memories involve learning how to live with nature. Her childhood home’s backyard in the hilly town of Garut, West Java was a little forest where her father planted vegetables, herbs and fruits. Her mother produced traditional medicine from the plants for their family and their neighbours.

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Books
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.

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Research Papers/Articles
Ancient to Contemporary—The Saga of Indian Handloom Sector

2021

Author(s): Kumara V,Kumari P, Yadav P,Kumar M

Handloom industry is among the oldest industries in India, dating back to Saraswati-Indus Civilization, and various archaeological findings and ancient texts manifest its existence. The handloom sector is the second largest employment provider after agriculture, and accounts for nearly 15% of the cloth production in India.

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The book presents views, concepts and perspectives on the relationships among Indigenous Peoples and the Catholic Church, as well as stories, images and art as metaphors for survival in a contemporary world.

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Books
Residential Schools and Indigenous Peoples:

2021

Author(s): Minton S

The book provides an extended multi-country focus on the transnational phenomenon of genocide of Indigenous peoples through residential schooling. It analyses how such abusive systems were legitimised and positioned as benevolent during the late nineteenth century and examines Indigenous and non-Indigenous agency in the possibilities for process of truth, restitution, reconciliation, and reclamation.

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Research Papers/Articles
Ethno-Medicinal Use of Monitor Lizard Varanus bengalensis (Daudin, 1802) By The ‘Adi’ Tribe at East Siang, Arunachal Pradesh

2021

Author(s): Kumar GC, Jyrwa JD, Jabin G, Sharma LK,Thakur M, Chandra K

A recent visit to the remote villages of East Siang District, Arunachal Pradesh, revealed a unique medicinal approach practiced by the Adi tribe (earlier Abor tribe) using monitor lizard tails.