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Being Indigenous: Perspectives on Activism, Culture, Language and Identity
2018
Author(s): Greymorning N
This volume gives voice to an impressive range of Indigenous authors who share their knowledge and perspectives on issues that pertain to activism, culture, language and identity – the fabric of being Indigenous.
Traditional Medicinal Uses and Pharmacological Properties of Rhus Chinensis Mill.: A Systematic Review
2018
Author(s): Devi HM, Singh NI
The study shows utilization of R. chinensis appears promising and describes its possible uses for human health with activities like anticaries, antibacterial, antimicrobial, antidiarrhoeal, antiviral, antioxidant, anticholesterol and antidiabetic.
This volume explores the issue of language and cultural erosion in various post-colonial settings. This statement asserts that the aphasia experienced by indigenous people is merely a visible indication of a more profound problem - the disconnect between the mutually beneficial relationship that indigenous communities have with their environment, and the concept of development that is presented to them as their future.
Negotiations in the Indigenous World: Aboriginal Peoples and the Extractive Industry in Australia and Canada
2018
Author(s): O'Faircheallaigh C
This book offers the first systematic analysis of agreement outcomes and the factors that shape them, based on evaluative criteria developed especially for this study.
Malaria in Meghalaya: A Systematic Literature Review and Analysis of Data from the National Vector-Borne Disease Control Programme
2018
Author(s): Kessler A, Eijk AM, Jamir L, Walton C, Carlton JM
This study was carried out to undertake literature review of malaria in Meghalaya, with the goal of summarizing what is known about malaria epidemiology, vectors, and prevention methods in the state; and second, to undertake an analysis of statewide malaria epidemiology data from 2015-2017 to evaluate the effect of the introduction of LLINs.
Being Indigenous: Perspectives on Activism, Culture, Language and Identity
2018
Author(s): Greymorning N
The book provides valuable historical and political insight into the lingering impact of colonization, considering the issues faced by Indigenous peoples today and reflecting on the ability of their cultures, languages and identities to survive in the twenty-first century.
What is Traditional Knowledge?
2018
Author(s): Centre for International Governance Innovation’s (CIGI’s)
The Centre for International Governance Innovation’s (CIGI’s) International Law Research Program has launched a new project supported by a Traditional Knowledge Expert Group called the Intellectual Property and the Governance of Traditional Knowledge, Genetic Resources and Traditional Cultural Expressions: Fostering Innovation and Improving Lives.
This book examines how Indigenous peoples’ rights and Indigenous rights movements represent an important and often overlooked shift in international politics - a shift that powerful states are actively resisting in a multitude of ways.
Indigenous Knowledge Production: Navigating Humanity within a Western World (Routledge Advances in Sociology)
2018
Author(s): Waters MW
The book specifically demonstrates the use of autobiographical ethnicity as a methodological approach, where the writer draws on lived experience and ethnic background towards creative and academic writing.
Handbook of Research on Methods and Tools for Assessing Cultural Landscape Adaptation
2018
Author(s): Rosa IS, Lopes JC, Ribeiro R, Mendes A
By providing development strategies that promote resilient relations, this book promotes more sustainable and cultural approaches for territorial construction.



