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Indigenous rights and development : inequality constraints in Brazilian cities : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirement for the degree of Master of International Development at Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand [PDF]

, 2013
This thesis aims at identifying how indigenous rights, as part of a human rights approach to development, have been addressed by urban welfare policies in Brazil.
Souza Zaiden, Soraya
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‘Giving Back to Our Community’: The Retention of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Disability Workforce in New South Wales, Australia

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people of Australia require culturally responsive services. The Australian government has committed to establishing strategies to increase the size of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander disability workforce; however, there is scant research on the factors influencing retention.
J. Gwynn, J. Gilroy, S. Peter, F. Talbot, K. Bulkeley, C. Alcorso, K. Gwynne, B. Rambaldini, A. Haines, M. Lincoln   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Wildfire protection in indigenous lands of Brazil: the role of fire brigades programs

Humanities & Social Sciences Communications
Brazil’s indigenous lands (ILs) are important for global environmental sustainability. Despite this, ILs are increasingly threatened by wildfires, largely driven by climate change. The main public policy implemented by the Brazilian government to protect
Rodrigo de Moraes Falleiro, Fernando Viana Rodovalho, Gabriel Constantino Zacharias, Guilherme Camargo Oliveira, Isabel Belloni Schmidt, Lara Steil, Rachel Carmenta   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Equality of Sub-Surface Minerals [PDF]

, 2010
Sub-surface minerals are in most cases considered to be the proprietary right of a country should those minerals be found within its borders. PRO169 (Indigenous Peoples’ Rights, International Labour Organization) has recorded instances where the private ...
Gagnon, Jean-Paul
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Culturally Safe Assistive Technology Provision in Australia: Concept Mapping Perspectives From Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Disparities in Assistive Technology (AT) access exist for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples despite recent policy reforms. This paper brings together First Nations and Western academic ways of being, knowing and doing to deliver an AT practice analysis based upon primary data from two research reports into the cultural safety of AT
Shane Hearn, Vanessa Langenberg, Kristy Harper, Libby Callaway, Hilary O'Connell, Eleanor Kennett‐Smith, Natasha Layton   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Indigenous People as “Object-Matter”

Jurnal Antropologi: Isu-Isu Sosial Budaya
The literary tendency to map and position indigenous people as passive objects can be seen in three domains: (1) a study that maps the identity of indigenous people as something “authentic”; (2) subordinated by dominant groups; and (3) vulnerable to ...
Intan Permata Sari
doaj   +1 more source

Editors’ Preface: Sustainable International Leadership in Indigenous Research

eTropic: electronic journal of studies in the tropics, 2014
In July 2013, JCU hosted an international conference, “Sustainable International Leadership in Indigenous Research Conference: Pathways, Potential and Practice”.
Felecia Watkin Lui, Valda Wallace
doaj   +1 more source

Implementing Indigenous Data Sovereignty in Australia: A Five‐Phase Framework for Indigenous Data Governance

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article presents the development of a five‐phase Indigenous Data Governance (IDGov) Framework in Australia, focusing on partnerships between the Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (ACCHO) sector and non‐Indigenous health entities.
Jacob Prehn, Michael A. Guerzoni, Maggie Walter, Gawaian Bodkin‐Andrews, Bobby Maher   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Biopiracy and intellectual property over natural resources : the consequences for Tobas : a comparative work with the New Zealand experience : thesis presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Masters of Public Policy at Massey University, Auckland, New Zealand [PDF]

, 2007
Some Spanish language throughoutIndigenous groups have always been discriminated against in Argentina. Since colonization ages their land was systematically expropriated under the, what became known as, terra nullius principle.
Casal, Fernando
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Hidden in the Labour Market: An Intersectional Latent Class Analysis of Discouraged Workers in Australia

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study employs an intersectionality‐informed latent class analysis (LCA) to examine the hidden diversity of discouraged workers in Australia. Drawing on nationally representative data from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia Survey, we identified six empirically distinct subgroups defined by intersecting demographic and ...
Sora Lee, Woojin Kang
wiley   +1 more source