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The impacts of colonial law and policy on indigenous family life in Australia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
From the moment that Britain colonised the landmass of Australia, the continuation of traditional Indigenous family life was threatened. It has even been argued that the policy and legislation of successive governments attempted to destroy the rights of
Janeczko, F.A.W.
core   +8 more sources

Engaging Maori in Biobanking and Genetic Research: Legal, Ethical, and Policy Challenges

open access: yesInternational Indigenous Policy Journal, 2015
Publically funded biobanking initiatives and genetic research should contribute towards reducing inequalities in health by reducing the prevalence and burden of disease.
Angela Beaton   +4 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Anishinaabe Law at the Margins: Treaty Law in Northern Ontario, Canada, as Colonial Expansion

open access: yesSocial Inclusion, 2023
In 1850, 17 years before the Dominion of Canada was created, colonial officers in representation of Her Majesty the Queen, concluded Treaty Numbers 60 and 61 with the Anishinaabe Nation of Northern Ontario.
Tenille E. Brown
doaj   +1 more source

Ubuntu and the law in South Africa [PDF]

open access: yesPotchefstroom Electronic Law Journal, 1998
The new constitutional dispensation, like the idea of freedom in South Africa, is also not free of scepticism. Many a time when crime and criminal activity are rife, sceptics would lament the absence of ubuntu in society and attribute this absence to ...
Y Mokgoro
doaj  

Recognizing First Nations Jurisdiction and Authority over Public Health for the Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority

open access: yesHealth Reform Observer - Observatoire des Réformes de Santé, 2023
Health outcomes for First Nations people living in community are challenged by the impacts of ongoing colonial laws, practices, and structures. First Nations control over developing community-led solutions is vital to improve overall wellbeing of First ...
Ariel Root   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Between Maroon Tradition and State Law in Jamaica: A Case Study of Challenges to Environmental Governance in a UNESCO World Heritage Site

open access: yesConservation
In the quest for effective environmental governance, the integration of legal and cultural pluralism within conservation strategies emerges as a critical factor, especially in regions marked by rich ethnic diversity and complex historical legacies.
Tameka Samuels-Jones, Stephen Perz
doaj   +1 more source

Overview of Australian Indigenous health status 2014 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
This Overview of Australian Indigenous health status provides information about: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations; the context of Indigenous health; various measures of population health status; selected health conditions; and health ...
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet
core  

Immigrant mental health, safe work, discrimination, and state policies: From racism and xenophobia to health equity

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract An ecological model was developed to examine the pathways linking immigration state policies to physically safe work conditions and work volition, interpersonal discrimination, and mental health distress. The ecological framework was tested among two subsamples totaling 529 Latinx immigrant participants: (1) immigrants who resided in states ...
Germán A. Cadenas   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Indigenizing International Law and Decolonizing the Anthropocene: Genocide by Ecological Means and Indigenous Nationhood in Contemporary Colombia

open access: yesMaguaré, 2019
This article displays the idea of indigenizing international law by recognizing indigenous law as law. Transforming international law becomes possible by directing indigenous jurisprudences to it —I call this process inverse legal anthropology—. Based on
Paulo Ilich Bacca
doaj   +1 more source

NO NĀ PUA: Exploring the feasibility of culture‐based social prescribing on firefighters' wellbeing in Hawaiʻi

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Firefighters face an array of stressors due to the demands of their occupation, leading to a high prevalence of mental health challenges. Social prescribing represents a novel approach to healthcare that emphasizes a holistic view of health and wellbeing.
Janice Ikeda   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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