Aspirations Of Indigenous Peoples Research Articles

(Re)affirming sovereignty, self-determination, and democratic rights: An analysis of evolving jurisprudence concerning indigenous peoples under international law

This research article delves into the formidable obstacles and struggles that indigenous people encounter as they strive for their rights within the framework of international law. Its broad objective is to obtain a comprehensive understanding of the rights indigenous communities demand in contrast to the rights available to them at the international level. The paper focuses on three fundamental rights actively sought by indigenous peoples: indigenous sovereignty, right to self-determination, and democratic rights. To commence, the paper undertakes a thorough examination of the concept of sovereignty and its pertinence to indigenous communities. It analyzes the nature and extent of indigenous sovereignty, considering how the ongoing debate on sovereignty influences the calls for indigenous self-governance. Additionally, it critically evaluates the associated rights that are intrinsically linked to indigenous sovereignty. Following this, the paper explores the notion of self-determination and investigates the interpretations and aspirations of indigenous peoples with regard to this right. It also scrutinizes the right to self-determination within the specific context of indigenous communities. Subsequently, the paper delves into the democratic rights of indigenous peoples as prescribed under international law. It emphasizes the challenges and prospects involved in ensuring democratic participation and representation for indigenous communities. By comprehensively exploring these crucial facets, the authors aim to provide valuable insights into the challenges faced by indigenous peoples in asserting their sovereignty, self-determination, and democratic rights. Moreover, the research also endeavours to contribute to the existing discourse on indigenous rights, shedding light on the evolving nature of international law and its feasibility to address the concerns and aspirations of indigenous communities.

Policy Implementation of Recognition and Protection of Ulaya Rights in Indigenous communities in the West Papua Region

Ulayat rights are rights attached to indigenous peoples in West Papua, and are recognized and protected by national and international law. This right refers to the traditional rights held by indigenous peoples to the land, territories and natural resources in the areas they inhabit and manage for generations. This study focuses on identifying the government's recognition and protection of customary rights as the rights of indigenous peoples in West Papua. The research method used is qualitative with a qualitative descriptive approach, aiming to reveal events or facts, circumstances, phenomena, variables and circumstances that occur during the research by presenting what actually happened. Data collection techniques were carried out through observation, interviews and document and literature studies. At the data analysis stage, the inductive reasoning model was carried out. The results of the study show that the government's policy of recognizing and protecting ulayat rights as the rights of indigenous peoples in West Papua is due to the low knowledge, low public awareness, community culture, facilities and facilities that are still limited, so that the carrying capacity of the government's recognition and protection for the community is not yet optimal. The policy of recognizing and protecting customary rights in indigenous communities in the West Papua region requires a collaborative, participatory and sensitive approach to cultural diversity and the aspirations of indigenous peoples.

Needs and Aspirations of Indigenous Peoples in Central Luzon

This study investigated the needs and aspirations of Indigenous Peoples in Central Luzon. First, it described the profile of the Indigenous Peoples. This also discussed the Needs and Aspirations of the Indigenous Peoples and identify the issues, problems, and concerns they experience in attaining such. Through this, the study formulated programs, projects, and activities to solve such problems. The study used a descriptive research design and three (3) instruments in gathering data, namely: interview guide; observation, and document analysis. As synthesized in the findings of the interview the needs and aspirations of the Indigenous People in Central Luzon are as follows: Livelihood, education, clean water source, road improvement, health services, legal services, ancestral domain, respect and implementation of rights, preservation and showcasing of arts, culture and tradition and leadership. The Problems Encountered Affecting the Needs and Aspirations of the Indigenous Peoples in Central Luzon are as follows: Conflicting Claims, Issues in Relocation, Leadership, Isolated Area of Habitat and Injustices, Presence of Lawless Elements and Recruitment of Communist Terrorist Groups. Lastly, the proposed recommendations to address the problems encountered affecting the needs and aspirations of the Indigenous Peoples in Central Luzon are as follows: Resolution of Conflicting Claims, Relocation, Leadership Guidance and Training, Education, Culturally Sensitive Development within Isolated Area of Habitat and Justice, Implementation of the Law and Protection and Education regarding the dangers of the communist terrorist struggle. Keywords: Needs, Aspirations, Indigenous Peoples, Central Luzon

Needs and Aspirations of Indigenous Peoples in Central Luzon

Needs and Aspirations of Indigenous Peoples in Central Luzon

A Narrative Inquiry Into Indigenizing School Mathematics Through Miyō-pimōhtēwin and Kamskénow

In Canadian mathematics education, dominant colonial narratives highlight an achievement disparity between Indigenous and non-Indigenous students in a way that often re-inscribes perceived deficits of Indigenous students, ignores the educational aspirations of Indigenous peoples, and sidelines Indigenous cultural and linguistic representations of knowledge in the classroom. Intentions of Indigenizing curriculum include challenging and reversing racist and colonial ideologies that hinder Indigenous education, providing meaningful alternatives within school cultures that foreground essential aspects of Indigenous education, and supporting the dynamic learning of Indigenous students. In my research described in this article, I used a narrative inquiry to describe how two Cree elementary school teachers shared promising practices of holistic assessments in school mathematics that centered their Cree language,miyō-pimōhtēwin, andkamskénow.

Investor aspirations for Indigenous land and sea management in Australia

ABSTRACTPartnerships between Indigenous peoples and non-local investors have been the source of significant innovation in environmental management across the globe. Indigenous land and sea management in Australia is a growing economic sector that has been used to create jobs, training and income in remote Indigenous Australia. While the aspirations of Indigenous people for Indigenous land and sea management have been reported widely, the aspirations of non-local investors are less clear. In this article, we present an analysis of the aspirations of investors and, in so doing, seek to strengthen partnerships between Indigenous peoples and investors globally. There can be an implicit assumption that investment in the sector is purely to achieve biophysical outcomes, such as increased protection of biodiversity in key bioregions. Our analysis suggests that this is partly true, though significantly underestimates the willingness of investors to contribute to the realisation of social, economic and cultural benefits. Based on these results, we offer two recommendations for advancing Indigenous land and sea manager-investor partnerships: (1) investors should identify and clearly communicate their aspirations for entering partnerships, and (2) Indigenous peoples should be supported to develop clear protocols for investment in their land sea management programmes.

Are Indigenous land and sea management programs a pathway to Indigenous economic independence?

This paper focuses on Indigenous business development, an under-researched co-benefit associated with investment in Indigenous land and sea management programs (ILSMPs) in northern Australia. More than 65% of ILSMPs undertake commercial activities that generate revenue and create jobs. In addition to generating environmental benefits, ILSMPs thus also generate economic benefits (co-benefits) that support Indigenous aspirations and help to deliver multiple government objectives. We outline key features of northern Australian economies, identifying factors that differentiate them from Western urbanised economies. We discuss literature highlighting that, if the aim is to stimulate (short-term) economic development in northern Indigenous economies, then the requirement is to stimulate demand for goods and services that are produced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people (herein referred to as Indigenous people), and which generate benefits that align with the goals and aspirations of Indigenous people. We also discuss literature demonstrating the importance of promoting a socio-cultural environment that stimulates creativity, which is a core driver of innovation, business development and long-term development. ILSMPs have characteristics suggestive of an ability to kick-start self-sustaining growth cycles, but previous research has not investigated this. Using 8 years of data relating to Indigenous businesses that are registered with the Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations (a subset of all Indigenous businesses), we use statistical tests (Granger causality tests) to check whether ILSMP expenditure in the first year has a positive impact on Indigenous business activity in subsequent years. This analysis (of admittedly imperfect data) produces evidence to support the proposition that expenditure on ILSMPs generates positive spillovers for Indigenous businesses (even those not engaged in land management), albeit with a 3-year lag. ILSMPs have been shown to be an appropriate mechanism for achieving a wide range of short-term benefits; our research suggests they may also work as catalysts for Indigenous business development, fostering sustainable economic independence.

Toward an Understanding of Aboriginal/Indigenous Rights and Their Impact on Development: An Application of Regulation Theory

This paper explores the relationship between business, society and the developmental aspirations of Indigenous people, whose communities are among the poorest and most marginalized in the world; it explores the emergence, evolution and growing importance of the role that Indigenous rights play in the development of these communities. To do so, the authors examine the interrelationship between Indigenous rights, social capital and entrepreneurial activity. Using regulation theory, we develop several propositions to argue that these conceptual areas can come together to provide insight on how modes of social regulation may be crucial to understanding the pathways available for participation in the global regime of accumulation. The result can be the emergence of a particular mode of development that is aligned with the outcomes sought by the community. From these propositions, the authors argue that the modes of development available are dependent upon multiple levels of societal structures where the degree of localization in the modes of social regulation is central in determining the objectives as well as significant to achieving them.

Toward an understanding of Aboriginal/Indigenous rights and their impact on development

This paper explores the relationship between business, society and the developmental aspirations of Indigenous people, whose communities are among the poorest and most marginalized in the world; it...

Across the Colonial Divide

This essay engages questions of evaluator role and indigenous peoples participation in evaluation within colonial and decolonization contexts. Specifically, I critique the Western emphasis on cultural competence and contrast the utility of ‘mainstream’ evaluation approaches alongside three indigenous inquiry models (Te Kotahitanga, Whakawhanaungatanga, and He Taniko) as utilized by/with indigenous Maori in Aotearoa/New Zealand. Using practical examples of evaluation projects conducted with and by Maori, the article highlights the very different ‘evaluation conversations’ happening amongst ‘mainstream’ practitioners—where the focus is on difference, competency, and issues of access—relative to those occurring amongst indigenous evaluators and communities—where evaluation praxis is framed within broader struggles for sovereignty and self-determination. By placing these paradigms in conversation with each other, I highlight the ways in which evaluation approaches that engage indigenous people and places are always representative of particular standpoints. This is because evaluation is unavoidably and simultaneous in dialog with the prevailing contexts of colonization and decolonization vis-a-vis the location and moment in which it occurs. The essay foregrounds the ways in which `mainstream' evaluation's preoccupation with issues of cultural competency fails to fully address the needs and aspirations of indigenous peoples. In contrast, the realization of Maori capacity to meet our evaluation needs as Maori, and as represented in the ongoing development and use of our own approaches and models, not only facilitates a more culturally meaningful evaluation process but also concurrently constitutes an expression of our sovereignty and agency.

Principles and guidelines for good practice in Indigenous engagement in water planning

Summary Indigenous rights, values and interests relating to water have been identified by Australia’s National Water Commission as a national priority area, requiring greater understanding, research attention and government action. Yet Indigenous water values are rarely addressed in water planning, despite objectives in national policy requiring Indigenous participation and the identification of Indigenous social, spiritual and customary values in water plans. Water planners are presently equipped with a very limited number of engagement tools tailored to the water resource management context to redress the historical neglect of Indigenous interests. In an Australian research project focused on water planning, seven participatory planning tools were employed in three Australian case studies with different social and hydrological characteristics to improve the way in which Indigenous values are elicited and incorporated and to enhance the status of Indigenous knowledge in water planning. The results from the two Murray Darling Basin (MDB) case studies reveal the many ways in which Indigenous values have been adversely affected by recent water resource developments and concomitant water scarcity. In the third case on the Tiwi Islands in the Northern Territory, where land title to the entire water planning area is vested in Indigenous traditional owners, methods were refined to ensure engagement and generate capacity to manage the development of a solely Indigenous-owned, first-generation Water Management Strategy, in collaboration with a range of stakeholders. This paper describes the needs and aspirations of Indigenous people, the engagement strategies employed to elicit Indigenous knowledge, assess Indigenous values, and incorporate the results into three developing water plans. In addition, it outlines a set of general principles to guide water planning in other regions and thereby to improve Indigenous access to water.

Indigenous peoples and the state: the struggle for native rights

Long dismissed as relics of a primitive past, indigenous peoples are increasingly seeking international recognition and protection of their rights to land, water, and fundamental human freedoms. Anthropologist Bradley Reed Howard surveys the struggles of indigenous groups for self-determination in the United States and internationally, calling crucial attention to the urgent need for native social and political representation. Indigenous Peoples and the State presents an overview of the confrontation between tribal groups and both nation-states and international organizations, Howard places indigenous issues within the larger context of the work of nongovernmental agencies, United Nations initiatives on human rights, and national self-determination. Two specific case studies of indigenous legal status and rights - involving the Iroquois in the United States and the Maori in New Zealand - illuminate native peoples claims to sovereignty, traditional culture, territory, and natural resources. Ethical problems inevitably arise in any attempt to define identity. Investigating the complex issues of colonialism and culture, Howard reveals that anthropologists have at times played a complicit role in tribal subjugation. He emphasizes the contributions many cultural anthropologists have nevertheless made to the progressive transformation of law and recognizes their efforts to preserve indigenous cultures and natural habitats. Anthropological approaches, Howard maintains, offer the best hope for understanding the magnitude of indigenous peoples' worldwide endeavors to attain human rights. Bold and persuasive, Indigenous Peoples and the State offers extraordinary anthropological and legal support for the declarations and aspirations of indigenous peoples.

The Arctic: Environment, People, Policy.

The Arctic: Environment, People, Policy.

The Arctic: Environment, People, Policy.

The Arctic: Environment, People, Policy.