Life Of Indigenous Peoples Research Articles

Diversity and Ethnomycological Knowledge of Wild Mushrooms Consumed by Indigenous People Living Near the Botambi Classified Forest in the Central African Republic

Diversity and Ethnomycological Knowledge of Wild Mushrooms Consumed by Indigenous People Living Near the Botambi Classified Forest in the Central African Republic

Situating Ubuntu Philosophy in Pre-service Teacher Education

Ubuntu African philosophy and its values have been a subject of discussion by stakeholders due to its humanness and communal nature. It embodies African cultural values and belief systems that form the ways of life of indigenous people. These critical attributes of Ubuntu have necessitated its integration into pre-service teacher education to prepare Ubuntu-focused teachers who can contribute to decolonizing the education system in South Africa and beyond. However, efforts must be made to integrate Ubuntu values into pre-service teacher education. This paper reports on an investigation of the relevance of Ubuntu’s philosophy to pre-service teacher education. The investigation adopted the qualitative integrative literature review approach by selecting twenty-four articles from Scopus, EBSCO, and Google Scholar databases for review. The authors selected relevant articles using the relevant inclusion criteria and analyzed them under different themes to answer the two research questions formulated for this study. In order to increase teachers’ capacity to support the decolonization of education in Africa, the article suggests that the humanness and communalism approaches to education should be incorporated into pre-service teacher education curricula. That the quest for colonial knowledge over the years in South Africa and, indeed, Africa has been attributed to the Eurocentric and increased domination of African culture of togetherness and ethics of care. The paper also concludes that Ubuntu higher education can serve as a framework for decolonizing the African higher education system. The authors suggest that there is a need to formulate strategies for integrating important values of Ubuntu, like humanness, interconnectedness, and communalism, into the pre-service teacher education program.

A educação indígena e a educação Musical

This work exposes a discourse presented in the Master’s Dissertation that investigates MUSICAL ART AS AN EDUCATIONAL TOOL IN THE VITALIZATION OF THE STUDY OF THE MOTHER TONGUE OF THE KOKAMA INDIGENOUS PEOPLE IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL I IN THE COMMUNITY OF SAPOTAL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF TABATINGA. Music is part of the indigenous life of several indigenous peoples in what is now Brazil, it is part of everything, work, birth, harvesting, rituals and other moments of indigenous life. Music is a human experience. It does not derive from the physical properties of sound, but rather from man’s relationship with sound. Following Penna’s analyses, music is a social and historical phenomenon. Take as an example European music that consolidated the tonal system, creating from its experiences formal codes that Western music obeyed for three centuries. In your system the smallest distance is the perception of smaller intervals. But other people have a different system. The result is when we listen to the music of other peoples, it represents us and to us the music of indigenous peoples may seem strange and in the same way our music seems strange to them. It is clear in the discourse that there is a rupture in mystical concepts regarding music, as it is a production of transcendental origin. In fact, musical sensitivity is not the result of an innate gift, but rather, of acquired stimulus, the result of experience in a given society.

When the past meets the future: Latin American Indigenous futures, transitional justice and global energy governance

This article proposes a transitional energy justice framework to analyse a "green" transition and offers recommendations to transform the realities of the lives of Indigenous Peoples in Latin America. We share our perspectives as mestiza, Wapichan and Kichwa women through narratives. In the discussion, we compare previous research on environmental and energy justice to identify the ways in which global energy governance can implement fairer and more equitable projects in the future, such as respect for land tenure and more-than-human beings. Additionally, temporality and relationality act as tools for global energy governance institutions. Temporality in transitional energy justice has to do with healing historical violence across generations, whereas relationality means building respectful relationships with each involved Indigenous community. The article concludes by providing policy recommendations that emphasise strengthening local governance – deep engagement of state and non-state actors with each community – along with international policy-making to prevent energy-related negative externalities and legislation to facilitate Indigenous self-determination to build their futures.

Intersection of African Indigenous and Christian Ethics in Fanny Crosby's Hymns: Yoruba Cultural Perspective

This study set within the context of Yoruba cultural perspective, explores the complex mantle of African indigenous and Christian ethics embedded in the hymns of Fanny Crosby(1820–1915). Bridging the gap in the literature that have analyzed Crosby'sdeep-rooted work in Christian theology, the author sargue that the ethical values and moral teachings epitomized in her hymns significantly resonates the indigenous ethics of the Yoruba people, one of the major ethnic groups in Nigeria. Through a qualitative analysis of four of Fanny Crosby's hymns, this study identifies thematic counterparts between Crosby's Christian ethics and the Yoruba concepts of "ìtẹŕ íba" (submission), "ojúàánú" (mercy), "ìfẹń iarajin" (commitment), and "ìfẹ"́ (love) which form the philosophy of interpersonal relationships and community life of indigenous people. The methodology of the study combines ethnographic study with the matic and interpretive phenomenological analysis to evaluate the ethical connotation of the sampled hymns that agrees with Yoruba moral values. The findings opined that while Crosby's hymns communicate Christian ethical values, its translation to Yoruba language echoes the indigenous moral imperatives of indigenous people, thereby encouraging a cross-cultural ethical interaction. The study contributes to the broader discourse on intercultural theology and ethics and opens new avenues for investigating the influence of African indigenous thought on Christian practices.

Arctic environmental governance: challenges of sustainable development

The Arctic is one of the key regions in relation to global climate change, experiencing radical transformations in environmental governance as well as challenges in terms of its ecological protection. The region is witnessing a number of irreversible climatic shifts, such as melting permafrost, rising sea levels, contamination of the Global Ocean, and changes in the lives of indigenous people. The Arctic is a global hot spot in climate change where international cooperation (scientific, environmental, diplomatic, etc.) should be a priority to overcome existing ecological challenges. This article provides detailed analysis of these issues from cross-disciplinary perspectives, bringing insights from economics, history, anthropology, international relations, and political science from the perspective of literature on environmental regionalism. The article analyzes a selection of heterogeneous actors, many of whom have contradictory rules, norms, and priorities. Analysis of the Arctic through the lens of regional environmental governance aspires to contribute to understanding of the complexity of existing challenges and their potential solutions. This article offers an analysis of the major findings in this topical collection. It contributes to the development of cross-disciplinary approach to the studies of the Artic and outlines a research agenda.

Breaking the racial silence: putting racial literacy to work in Australia

ABSTRACT Race structures the lives of Indigenous peoples and other negatively racialized people in Australia. The language of race permeates institutions, workplaces, and is embedded in everyday life. Racial literacy as pedagogical praxis resists the racial contract that secures whiteness as a structure of possessive power. We explore the state of racial literacy in Australian education, and the obstructions and opportunities for educators to do anti-racism work. To this end, we draw on the preliminary findings from an ongoing research project, Breaking the Racial Silence, and use them to inform a theoretical framework for conceptualizing educators’ racial literacy practices. We bring to the fore effective strategies, practices, and programmes used to interrogate race and racism. Despite the efforts of educators, racial literacy in formal and informal education is oftentimes suppressed and concealed by languages and practices that sustain the practices and pedagogies of whiteness.

Komparasi Nilai Filosofis Musik Senggayung Dayak Pesaguan dan Semboyan Adil Ka’ Talino, Bacuramin Ka’ Saruga, Basengat Ka’ Jubata

The Dayak Philosophy "Adil Ka' Talino, Bacuramitn Ka' Saruga, Basengat Ka' Jubata" and Senggayung music have a close relevance in the context of culture, identity, spirituality, and creative expression of the Pesaguan Dayak tribe. The purpose of this study is to determine the meaning of Pesaguan Dayak Senggayung Music in the Light of the Philosophy of "Adil Ka' Talino, Bacuramitn Ka' Saruga, Basengat Ka' Jubata" and its relevance to the lives of Dayak indigenous people in general. The methodology used in this paper uses qualitative research that is done through a phenomenological point of view. The findings in this study that the meaning of Pesaguan Dayak Senggayung Music according to the light of the "Adil Ka' Talino, Bacuramitn Ka' Saruga, Basengat Ka' Jubata" philosophy is so profound and relevant in the lives of Dayak people in general. This research is very contextual to the current situation, especially for the younger generation to love culture and philosophical thoughts from their own culture so that the same desire arises to maintain and preserve Dayak cultural customs with full awareness.

Традиционный образ жизни коренных малочисленных народов Севера: понятие и механизмы правовой защиты

The work is devoted to the definition of the concept and mechanisms of legal protection of the traditional way of life of the indigenous peoples of the North in international law and Russian legislation. The elements of the traditional way of life of indigenous peoples are considered, the ratio of traditional types of economic activity, everyday life and traditional nature management is established and the conceptual significance of the formation of effective mechanisms for its special legal protection.

Co-Producing an Ethnobotanical Garden to Support the Conservation of Indigenous Crop Diversity

Botanical gardens play a crucial role in documenting and sustaining traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) that were integral to the lives of Indigenous peoples. TEK has gained significant attention in discussions on sustainable development. Faced with threats to the maintenance and transfer of this knowledge, alternative approaches like community-based ethnobotanical gardens are emerging as effective tools for conservation. This paper details a research partnership that focused on storing and sharing the Bunun ethnic community’s TEK to conserve and promote plant and crop diversity. This collaboration further led to the co-development of an Indigenous ecological calendar detailing knowledge about crops, specifically beans. The ecological calendar emerged as an effective tool for supporting knowledge sharing, facilitating the communication of crop knowledge along with both common and scientific names. The Indigenous ecological calendar has also become a valuable tourism resource for guided tours, helping to build recognition of Indigenous knowledge, and making it accessible to future generations.

Land, indigeneity and archaeological ruins in Ottoman Palestine: the people of Beit Jibrin and the Palestine Exploration Fund

ABSTRACT Palestinian nationalism and visions of Palestine as a nation have, since the loss in 1948 of 78% of Mandate Palestine to the newly founded State of Israel, focused on notions of rootedness and connection to the land. However, as a result of the disruptions to Palestinian culture stemming from the refugee lives of a large proportion of the population, and the loss or fragmentation of many personal and institutional archives, sources for the quotidian details of rural life and how the relationship between land and people played out in different parts of historic Palestine are often scarce. This article experiments with the use of accounts by Western archaeologists as potential repositories of such information. This derives, the author argues, not just from the descriptive features of such writings, which they share with other commonly used sources such as travelogues and the memoirs of missionaries and other temporary residents, but also from the nature of archaeology itself as an activity which intimately, if at times controversially and destructively, engages with land and soil, and in which local people were often hired to carry out excavation on their own lands. While fully acknowledging the many issues raised by the use of imperial documents to consider the lives of indigenous and subaltern peoples, I seek to employ techniques such as reading against the grain to investigate how such archives can contribute granularity and detail to our understandings of rural life in Palestine at the end of the Ottoman period.

Traditional Medicine: Where Are the Lives, Suffering, Violence, and Mortality Rates of Indigenous Peoples?

This article analyzes the exclusion and sidelining evident in local studies on traditional medicine and a whole series of processes related to health, illness, healthcare, and prevention in the lives of Indigenous peoples, many of which are part of their practices and customs. The main forms of exclusion examined herein are related to disease, especially maternal mortality, but alsoto domestic violence, childbirth, and the forced marriage of children and adolescents.The analysis sheds light on how native cultural processes are excludedfrom these studies on traditional medicine, creating a biased, distorted vision of the lives of Indigenous peoples today and hindering an understanding of their social, cultural, and economic rationale.

Implications for the Development of the National Capital of the Archipelago and Protection of Customary Law Communities: A Review of Law Number 3 of 2022

The construction of the National Capital City (IKN) of the Archipelago in East Kalimantan has significant implications for the customary law communities who inhabit the region. This research examines the implications of IKN development for the rights and lives of indigenous peoples based on Law Number 3 of 2022 concerning National Capital. This research uses qualitative methods with a normative juridical approach. Data was collected through document study and analysis of statutory regulations, especially Law No. 3 of 2022. The research results show that IKN development has potential positive and negative implications for customary law communities. On the one hand, IKN development can open up opportunities for access to education, health and the economy for indigenous communities. On the other hand, IKN development can also result in marginalization and deprivation of indigenous peoples' rights to customary lands and territories. Protection of the rights and lives of customary law communities in the development of IKN needs to be the government's main concern. Concrete efforts such as recognizing and establishing customary territories, involving indigenous communities in the development process, and providing fair access to resources need to be made to ensure equitable and sustainable IKN development.

Tracing the Continued Existence of Ulayat Land: Granting Management Rights in the Context of Protecting the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

AbstractThe issue of granting management rights over ulayat land to third parties is still being debated. Management rights originating from communal land are contrary to the concept of the management right itself. Management rights, which are part of the authority of State control rights, are contradicted by management rights that can originate from ulayat land because indigenous peoples have ulayat rights on the ulayat land. For ulayat land that still has the status of ulayat rights of indigenous peoples, if given management rights, the ulayat rights must be released by the indigenous peoples. Thus, the communal land becomes free state land. The granting of management rights on ulayat land is becoming increasingly relevant and complex. Several changes related regulations have raised significant questions regarding the existence of ulayat land and its impact on the sustainability of the lives of indigenous peoples. To accelerate the economy, the government needs to pay attention to the ulayat rights of indigenous peoples over their ulayat land and ensure that these rights are protected and respected. The government also needs to ensure that effective national law enforcement mechanisms are in place to resolve ulayat land disputes. As a result of the granting of HPL on ulayat land, legal uncertainty arises. The existence of ulayat land for indigenous peoples is very important in maintaining the identity, culture, and sustainability of indigenous peoples. Ulayat rights protect the rights of ownership and management of communal land by indigenous peoples so that they can continue cultural practices, traditions, and customs that have existed since the time of their ancestors.Keywords: Management Rights; Ulayat Land; Indigenous People.

Экологические аспекты организации традиционного природопользования в ресурсодобывающем регионе

The purpose of the study is to develop a set of recommendations on preventive measures to organize balanced traditional environmental management in the resource-extracting region. The authors develop recommendations basing on the procedure for identifying environmental aspects. They present environmental aspects as one of the concepts of the international environmental management system and reflect the impact consequences of the activities of indigenous peoples on the environment. The research object as a resource-extracting region is the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Area. The authors investigate the trends in the development of traditional environmental management associated with the active inclusion of this economy sector in the region economic activity and the use of modern technologies and the transformation of the centuries-old way of life of indigenous peoples. In this context, traditional activity is no longer considered simply as a way of providing the basic living needs of the indigenous population, but as a production activity, the management of which requires a procedure for identifying environmental aspects in accordance with the methodology of the national standard of the environmental management system GOST R ISO 14001-2016. The identified environmental aspects are ranked depending on the degree of impact and seasonality on a four-point scale. According to the analysis results, reindeer husbandry is currently a type of traditional activity that requires control and implementation of measures in the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Area. Other activity types, such as fishing and hunting, require control, while the collection of wild plants and the use of modern technical means of communication are in the zone of influence that does not affect the environment. Based on the analysis, the authors have developed recommendations for the organization of traditional environmental management in the resource-extracting region.

Arctic Regional Governance: Actors and Transformations

This thematic issue analyzes recent and ongoing changes in Arctic regional governance in new geopolitical, security, and socio-economic contexts. It places current challenges in the Arctic within a historical context, aspiring to identify solutions, and enhances our understanding of modern processes. It presents three perspectives on Arctic regional governance: the first focuses on the challenges to Arctic environmental governance (marine living resources and Arctic seals); the second looks at the role of large nation-states, such as Russia and China, in Arctic regional governance; and the third one analyses the challenges posed to Indigenous people—in Russia, Finland, and Canada. Many overlapping themes are developed in the articles: historical lessons (e.g., from the Cold War period), challenges to the inclusiveness of environmental governance, and the role of cross-border diffusion and learning. New challenges to Arctic regional governance in the context of the war in Ukraine affect environmental governance, international scientific collaboration, and the lives of Indigenous people. Yet we know little about the depth of these recent transformations. This thematic issue aims to fill in at least some of the outlined gaps.

Patterns of Pig Farms in Fakfak District, West Papua Province, Indonesia

In the lives of indigenous people in Papua, pigs are in first place as domesticated livestock. Keeping pigs is closely related to socio-cultural values ​​because they are used as matrimonial assets, determine social status, and are used in customary practices and cultural ceremonies. The study aims to find out the profile of farmers and their understanding of raising pigs. The research was conducted using a survey method on the population of pig farmers in Fakfak and Pariwari. Field data were collected from 20 pig farmers using a survey method based on a structured questionnaire. The data was tabulated and calculated using Minitab version 17 to get the mean and frequencies of each variable measured. The result showed that most of the farmers are of productive age with an education level of senior high school. The highest percentage of family members involved in raising pigs is 1-2 people per family. The pigs raised are Veredeld Duits Landvarkencross (VDL) breed pigs. Pigs are kept in pens made of stone walls. The feed given to pigs consists of tofu dregs, food stall waste, household waste, and forage (water spinach, sweet potato leaves, taro leaves). They are mated naturally with a litter size was only 3-4 per sow. They are healthy and growing well. In general, pig diseases that are often found are diarrhea, bloating, worms, and scabies. Raising pigs is only used as a side business for savings and sudden needs. Income is generated through the sale of live livestock (piglets or adult pigs) and pork.

Ключевые детерминанты экосистемы креатосферы для Арктики России

Interest in the Arctic agenda is caused by many factors, such as climate change, access to natural resources, geopolitical and economic transformation, the importance of preserving the unique culture and way of life of small indigenous peoples, as well as Arctic scientific research. Exploring these issues can help us find ways to adapt to changes in the Arctic and minimize negative impacts. On the other hand, the huge potential of the Arctic requires new approaches and solutions to overcome the consequences of the resource curse. The purpose of the study is to analyze kreatospherer ecosystems, determining key development determinants for the Russian Arctic. The paper uses synthesis methods, comparative analysis, generalizations, logical analysis of data and evaluation of parameters. The methodology of the study includes the study of theoretical approaches to the spatial development of the ethnoeconomics of the Arctic region, approaches to the study of creative industries and creative economy in the context of digitalization. The study identifies positive and negative determinants affecting the kreatosphere ecosystem in the Arctic. The negative ones include the lack of interest of direct investors in the creative industries in these territories and the negative impact of the crisis and sanctions against the Russian Federation on the state budget and the possibility of implementing projects in the development of the creative economy in the territory under consideration at the expense of budgetary resources. Among the most important factors of positive influence one can mention the state interest in the development of the Arctic territories. The conclusion is that the kreatosphere in the Arctic of Russia is a set of creative sectors of the economy, which have the potential to become a source of development of the Arctic region.

Региональные инструменты устойчивости северных и арктических территорий

The relevance of the study is determined by the need for economic development of the northern and Arctic territories, the backwardness of which is due to their remoteness, inaccessibility, and harsh climatic conditions. At the same time, the regions of the Far North and territories equivalent to them have significant natural fuel resources, and therefore the importance of their economic development in the context of the growing need for energy resources in the world and national economies is significantly increasing. The aim of the study is to clarify the role and significance of strategic management at the federal, regional, corporate and municipal levels, taking into account priorities for strengthening the sustainability of the northern and Arctic territories and ensuring interconnection between the strategic goals and objectives of the state, business, and municipal community. Large corporations, whose enterprises are located in the northern and Arctic territories, must bear increased social and environmental responsibility for the development of social infrastructure, the preservation of the fragile northern and Arctic nature in the territories of their presence, and consolidate measures to preserve the traditional crafts of the peoples of the Far North and natural biodiversity in their strategic documents. The article proposes the following regional instruments of influence on the activities of oil and gas companies to strengthen the sustainability of the northern and Arctic territories, taking into account the specifics of their development and determining the order of mutual coordination of corporate and state goals and objectives, as well as the local community’s interests: an integral indicator of the level of regional influence on the activities of oil and gas companies to strengthen the sustainability of the northern and Arctic territories, taking into account weighing coefficients calculated by the expert method; an algorithm for the development of regional tools for influencing the activities of oil and gas companies, allowing for the systematic implementation of organizational and management measures in the interests of the sustainability of the northern and Arctic territories and the region as a whole; a flowchart of decision-making for the formation of strategic program documents of all levels, taking into account the specifics of the northern and Arctic territories, identifying the most significant and underestimated aspects of regional influence on the activities of oil and gas companies in matters of life support, environmental protection measures and employment of the indigenous population, contributing to the sustainability of the northern and Arctic territories. In the article, the existing theoretical provisions are supplemented by the authors’ proposals for the development and inclusion in strategic program documents of state and municipal government bodies of issues related to interaction with oil and gas enterprises in the field of socio-economic development, as well as improvement of the quality of life of indigenous peoples of the Far North in the context of an increased environmental and social responsibility of business.

Репрезентация этничности коренных малочисленных народов. Введение к специальной теме номера

The indigenous peoples of Russia exist as a separate category according to the official list, which includes 47 peoples. The indigenous people of small numbers are preserved not only due to the traditional culture inherited from their ancestors and the connection with the ancestral territory of their formation, but also due to the established relations with the surrounding peoples. This thematic section includes a study of the processes and strategies for transforming the lives of indigenous peoples. How does the image of indigenous peoples change over time? How does cyberreality merge with reality, and cyberethnicity become an integral part of modern ethnicity? How do habitual patterns of behavior and activity change, and does locality connect with globality? The selection of articles has a wide thematic and temporal coverage from the study of the perception of ethnicity in the 1920s to today's realities. The authors studied the strategies of representation of ethnicity in the 1920s — 1930s, as well as modern ethnic processes, including virtual interaction. The papers use various tools to analyze modern forms of ethnicity, including cartography and cyberethnography. The topic of the recently published results of the All-Russian Census of the Population among Small Indigenous Peoples is touched upon in the section, which actualizes and unites the experiences of positioning identity among ethnic communities. We hope that these papers will help to see new perspectives on the ethnic identity of small indigenous peoples, and new methods and broad thematic and time frames will enable a comprehensive analysis. The research results will help to expand the topic, update it and emphasize the current realities. Meanwhile, indigenous minorities today are characterized by adaptability, plasticity and strategic thinking, and the study of their resource potential is the task of modern researchers.