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The use of indigenous knowledge in development: problems and challenges [PDF]

, 2005
The use of indigenous knowledge has been seen by many as an alternative way of promoting development in poor rural communities in many parts of the world.
Allan, W., Andresen, P. R., Briggs, J., Brokensha, D., Chambers, R., Chambers, R., Dinucci, A., Ellen, R., Escobar, A., Eyzaguirre, P. B., Hobbs, J., Homann, S., Jewitt, S., John Briggs, Kalland, A., Lamers, J. P. A., Leach, M., Mackenzie, F., Maddox, G., Mitchell, T., Niemeijer, D., Novellino, D., Ortiz, O., Ostberg, W., Pottier, J., Reij, C., Richards, P., Scoones, I., Shaka, J., Sikana, P., Sillitoe, P., Swift, J., Warren, D. M., Warren, D. M., Warren, D. M., World Bank, World Bank   +36 more
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Recognizing Indigenous peoples’ and local communities’ rights and agency in the post-2020 Biodiversity Agenda

Ambio, 2021
The Convention on Biological Diversity is defining the goals that will frame future global biodiversity policy in a context of rapid biodiversity decline and under pressure to make transformative change.
V. Reyes‐García, Á. Fernández‐Llamazares, Y. Aumeeruddy‐Thomas, Petra Benyei, R. Bussmann, S. K. Diamond, David García-del-Amo, Sara Guadilla-Sáez, N. Hanazaki, Nicolás Kosoy, M. Lavides, A. Luz, P. McElwee, V. Meretsky, T. Newberry, Z. Mólnar, I. Ruiz‐Mallén, M. Salpeteur, F. Wyndham, F. Zorondo-Rodríguez, Eduardo S Brondízio   +20 more
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Library support for indigenous university students: Moving from the periphery to the mainstream [PDF]

, 2015
Objective – This research project explored the models of Indigenous support programs in Australian academic libraries, and how they align with the needs of the students they support.
Abbott, Wendy Anne, Hare, Joanna
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Salt and Health: public awareness, attitudes, and practices in Sri Lanka to inform a behaviour change communication campaign to reduce dietary salt

Journal of the College of Community Physicians, 2022
Introduction: Sri Lankan citizens consume almost double the recommended daily amount of salt.   Objectives: To assess the knowledge, attitudes and practices related to health effects of dietary salt among adults and adolescents in Sri Lanka to inform ...
Achala Upendra Jayatilleke, Nalika Gunawardena, Angela de Silva, Champika Wickramasinghe, Lakshman Gamlath, Thilak Siriwardena, Janaki Vidanapathirana, Shanthi Ginawardena, Vindya Kumarapeli, AMAAP Alagiyawanna, Ishanka Thalagala, Aravinda Wickramasinghe, Prabha Kumari, Prasad Ranatunga, Sapumal Dhanapala, Razia Pendse   +15 more
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Decomposing differences in labour force status between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians [PDF]

, 2012
Despite several policy efforts to promote economic participation by Indigenous Australians, they continue to have low participation rates compared to non-Indigenous Australians. This study decomposes the gap in labour market attachment between Indigenous
Guyonne Kalb
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The Smoke Signals Radio Show Archive Project: An Introduction

KULA, 2021
In this multimedia report we introduce our ongoing collaborative archival project to organize, describe, and provide access to digitized audio files from the long-running Indigenous radio broadcast called Smoke Signals, produced and hosted by Indigenous ...
Paulette Rothbauer, Amy Hadley, Marni Harrington, Heather Hill, Serena Mendizabal, Danica Pawlick-Potts, Dan Smoke, Mary Lou Smoke   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

An assessment of strategies to control dental caries in Aboriginal children living in rural and remote communities in New South Wales, Australia

BMC Oral Health, 2018
Background A community-led oral health service for Aboriginal people in Central Northern NSW identified the need for oral health promotion, as well as dental treatment; in three remote communities with limited access to dental services.
Yvonne Dimitropoulos, Alexander Holden, Kylie Gwynne, Michelle Irving, Norma Binge, Anthony Blinkhorn   +5 more
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Consolidated criteria for strengthening reporting of health research involving indigenous peoples: the CONSIDER statement

BMC Medical Research Methodology, 2019
BackgroundResearch reporting guidelines are increasingly commonplace and shown to improve the quality of published health research and health outcomes.
Tania Huria, S. Palmer, S. Pitama, L. Beckert, C. Lacey, Shaun C. Ewen, Linda T. Smith   +6 more
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Designing accountability measures for health professionals: results from a community-based micro-credential: case study on Indigenous cultural safety

BMC Public Health, 2023
Background: There is a widespread commitment to implementing anti-Indigenous racism with health organizations in Canada by introducing cultural safety staff training. In partnership with a public health unit in Ontario, Canada, we developed an evaluation
Angela Mashford-Pringle, Sharon Tan, Sterling Stutz, Gabriel Tjong   +3 more
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Assessing the quality of health research from an Indigenous perspective: the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander quality appraisal tool

BMC Medical Research Methodology, 2020
Background The lack of attention to Indigenous epistemologies and, more broadly, Indigenous values in primary research, is mirrored in the standardised critical appraisal tools used to guide evidence-based practice and systematic reviews and meta ...
S. Harfield, O. Pearson, K. Morey, Elaine Kite, K. Canuto, Karen Glover, J. Gomersall, D. Carter, C. Davy, E. Aromataris, A. Braunack-Mayer   +10 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source