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Re-Centering Indigenous Knowledge in climate change discourse

PLOS Climate, 2022
Climate change despair is fueled by the apocalyptic and doom narratives that often dominate climate change discourse. These narratives continue to shift our focus to adaptation strategies rather than the mitigation strategies that many Indigenous ...
Jessica Hernandez, Julianne Meisner, Lara A. Jacobs, P. Rabinowitz   +3 more
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Tribal Perspectives on Hypertension: Results From the Center for Native American Health Native-CHART Needs Assessment

Journal of Primary Care & Community Health, 2022
Purpose and Objectives: American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) hypertension contributes to cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of premature death in this population.
Tassy Parker, Allyson Kelley, Norman Cooeyate, Nathania Tsosie   +3 more
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Shaping Arctic’s Tomorrow through Indigenous Knowledge Engagement and Knowledge Co-Production

Sustainability, 2022
This perspective presents a statement of the 10th International Congress of Arctic Social Sciences Indigenous Knowledge and knowledge co-production panel and discussion group, 20 July 2021.
T. Degai, A. Petrov, R. Badhe, P. E. Egede Dahl, Nina Döring, Stephan Dudeck, Thora M. Hermann, A. Golovnev, Liza Mack, Elle Merete Omma, Gunn-Britt Retter, G. Saxinger, Annette J. M. Scheepstra, Chief Vyachelav Shadrin, Norma Shorty, C. Strawhacker   +15 more
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Indigenous Knowledge

, 2023
What is Indigenous knowledge? While the term is rather problematic—as much knowledge, including European or Western knowledge, could be dubbed Indigenous—this article uses the concept for non-European that is Native American or African (and African diasporic) knowledge in the Atlantic world.
Bem Le Hunte, Tyson Yunkaporta, Jacqueline Melvold, Monique Potts, Katie E. Ross, Lucy Allen   +5 more
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Decolonization of Indigenous Knowledge Systems in South Africa: Impact of Policy and Protocols

International Journal of Knowledge Management, 2022
This article analyses the protection of indigenous knowledge in South Africa, exploring if and how indigenous knowledge is aligned with existing policy and protocol frameworks as enacted by the government.
T. M. Masenya
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A Review on Medicinal Plants Used in the Management of Headache in Africa

Plants, 2021
The use of medicinal plants in the management of diverse ailments is entrenched in the culture of indigenous people in African communities. This review provides a critical appraisal of the ethnobotanical uses of medicinal plants for the management of ...
Ebenezer Kwabena Frimpong, John Awungnjia Asong, Adeyemi Oladapo Aremu   +2 more
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Scoping the Need of Mainstreaming Indigenous Knowledge for Sustainable Use of Bioresources in the Indian Himalayan Region

Environmental Management, 2021
Globally, Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKSs), which have evolved through rigorously tested methods and practices, are a testimony of human intelligence and endurance.
V. Negi, R. Pathak, Shinny Thakur, R. Joshi, I. Bhatt, R. Rawal   +5 more
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Sustainability and Environmental Impact of Ethanol and Oxyhydrogen Addition on Nanocoated Gasoline Engine

Bioinorganic Chemistry and Applications, 2022
Climate change, clean air, renewable energy, nontoxic surroundings, and the opportunity to live in a healthy community are just few of the issues that environmental sustainability addresses.
Sambandam Padmanabhan, K. Giridharan, Balasubramaniam Stalin, V. Elango, J. Vairamuthu, P. Sureshkumar, Leta Tesfaye Jule, Ramaswamy Krishnaraj   +7 more
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Indigenous Participation and the Incorporation of Indigenous Knowledge and Perspectives in Global Environmental Governance Forums: a Systematic Review

Environmental Management, 2021
Global environmental governance (GEG) forums, such as those convened through the United Nations, result in the development of monumental guiding frameworks such as the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD ...
Melanie Zurba, Anastasia Papadopoulos
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Kuwamai: Historic Epidemics and Resilience of Cariban-Speaking Peoples, Northern Amazonia

eTropic: electronic journal of studies in the tropics, 2021
How Amazonian Indigenous Peoples combatted emergent epidemic diseases in colonial times, and their innovative responses to epidemiological crises, has not received sufficient attention.
Renzo S. Duin
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