Showing papers in "AlterNative in 2018"
TL;DR: Following the release of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s Calls to Action, Canadian universities and colleges have felt pressured to indigenize their institutions as mentioned in this paper. But what is an indigenization?
Abstract: Following the release of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s Calls to Action, Canadian universities and colleges have felt pressured to indigenize their institutions. What “indigeni...
177 citations
TL;DR: Using traditional Western research methods to explore Indigenous perspectives has often been felt by the Indigenous people themselves to be inappropriate and ineffective in gathering information an... as mentioned in this paper, and therefore, it has been criticised by the people themselves.
Abstract: Using traditional Western research methods to explore Indigenous perspectives has often been felt by the Indigenous people themselves to be inappropriate and ineffective in gathering information an...
67 citations
TL;DR: This work describes the integration of co-design and kaupapa Māori research approaches to design a mobile-phone delivered (mHealth) healthy lifestyle app that supports the health aspirations of Mori communities and argues that this research approach should be considered best practice for developing health interventions targeting Mōori communities in future.
Abstract: Obesity rates in Aotearoa/New Zealand continue to rise, and there is an urgent need for effective interventions. However, interventions designed for the general population tend to be less effective...
37 citations
TL;DR: In this article, historical trauma is used to provide crucial insights into the antecedents of current-day inequities in health and social wellbeing experienced by Indigenous people, in particular women.
Abstract: Historical trauma is an important and growing area of research that provides crucial insights into the antecedents of current-day inequities in health and social wellbeing experienced by Indigenous...
31 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors situate talanoa as an Indigenous concept of relationally mindful critical oratory and use it as a Pacific research method for story dialogue, which is increasingly finding its place in Pacific research.
Abstract: Story dialogue known as talanoa is increasingly finding its place as a Pacific research method. The authors situate talanoa as an Indigenous concept of relationally mindful critical oratory. Approa...
29 citations
TL;DR: The authors explain Black feminist identity politics as a practice that is "on the way" to settler decolonization in a US context for the fact that it makes demands that we attend to our "orig...
Abstract: In this paper, I explain Black feminist identity politics as a practice that is ‘on the way’ to settler decolonization in a US context for the fact that it makes demands that we attend to our “orig...
29 citations
Abstract: Research with indigenous peoples worldwide carries long histories of exploitation, distorted representation, and theft. New “indigenizing” methodologies centre the production of knowledge around th...
26 citations
TL;DR: In Māori culture, stories are a common repository of knowledge and facilitate the process of knowing as mentioned in this paper, and stories are used as a way of sharing knowledge and knowledge with others.
Abstract: In Indigenous culture, stories are a common repository of knowledge and facilitate the process of knowing. Māori academics (Indigenous to Aotearoa New Zealand) have developed approaches based on ke...
24 citations
TL;DR: Sydney, Australia is rarely seen as an Indigenous place, yet over 52,000 Indigenous people live here as discussed by the authors, yet it persists in educational discourse as a remote phenomenon, but the research revea...
Abstract: Sydney, Australia, is rarely seen as an Indigenous place, yet over 52,000 Indigenous people live here. “Indigeneity” persists in educational discourse as a remote phenomenon, but the research revea...
20 citations
TL;DR: The authors argue that while the Global South has replaced the Third World as the prevalent term for describing structural global inequalities in International Relations, little research is done on the structural inequalities in international relations.
Abstract: In this article, I argue that while the Global South has replaced the Third World as the prevalent term for describing structural global inequalities in International Relations, little research is ...
20 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, a group of students from the Arctic College located in the community of Iqaluit in Greenland discuss the relationship between technology and Inuit identity using interviews, and explore how they used technology to identify themselves as Inuit.
Abstract: This article discusses the relationship between technology and Inuit identity. Using interviews, it explores how a group of students from the Arctic College located in the community of Iqaluit in t...
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors explore the degrowth movement's main ideas, policy proposals, and examples of non-capitalist organizations and socially embedded economic networks compatible with degrowth ideas, namel...
Abstract: This article explores the degrowth movement’s main ideas, policy proposals, and examples of noncapitalist organizations and socially embedded economic networks compatible with degrowth ideas, namel...
TL;DR: In this article, a relatively understudied agent of securitization is mediator of climate change in the context of financial transactions, and a number of studies on this agent have been conducted.
Abstract: Studies on securitization dynamics in a growing number of sectors have been conducted, including securitization of climate change. However, a relatively understudied agent of securitization is medi...
TL;DR: The Generall Historie of Virginia, New-England, and the Summer Isles (1624) canonized a settler colonial narrative activity that I call kinshipwrecking.
Abstract: John Smith’s Generall Historie of Virginia, New-England, and the Summer Isles (1624) canonized a settler colonial narrative activity that I call kinshipwrecking—a conventional mode of storytelling ...
TL;DR: The authors examines the intersection of Indigenous and Canadian ways of making and maintaining relations through the specific examples of adoption and immigration, and examines the intersections of the two cultures' ways of maintaining relations.
Abstract: This article examines the intersection of Indigenous and Canadian ways of making and maintaining relations through the specific examples of adoption and immigration. Canada and all Indigenous socie...
TL;DR: In this article, the authors explore how Māori women in Aotearoa (New Zealand) define their own food system and the values of the women at the heart of their community food initiatives.
Abstract: The article explores how Māori women in Aotearoa (New Zealand) are defining their own food system and the values of the women at the heart of their community food initiatives. Using a blend of part...
TL;DR: In this article, the authors suggest that both territorial and symbolic borders should be treated as specific cultural forms enabling the exercise and practice of cross-border communication, and the notion of activ...
Abstract: This article suggests that both territorial and symbolic borders ought to be treated as specific cultural forms enabling the exercise and practice of cross-border communication. The notion of activ...
TL;DR: Kaupapa Māori researchers have provided a space to undertake research that is culturally responsive, ensuring the voices of Māoris (Indigenous peoples of Aotearoa Ne...
Abstract: Kaupapa Māori (by Māori, for Māori, with Māori) researchers have provided a space to undertake research that is culturally responsive, ensures the voices of Māori (Indigenous peoples of Aotearoa Ne...
TL;DR: Many examples from Guam's history demonstrate women's influence in Chamorro society, ranging from cosmological accounts of a creator goddess to failed legislation in the early 1900s that required women to vote.
Abstract: Many examples from Guam’s historiography demonstrate women’s influence in Chamorro society, ranging from cosmological accounts of a creator goddess to failed legislation in the early 1900s that sou...
TL;DR: Increasing the numbers of Pacific Island students who graduate from New Zealand universities is important for the students' futures, their families, communities and society in general as mentioned in this paper. But, it is difficult to achieve this in a large number of students.
Abstract: Increasing the numbers of Pacific Island students who graduate from New Zealand universities is important for the students’ futures, their families, communities and society in general. In this stud...
TL;DR: It is argued that the enactments of reciprocity and other spiritual components of Kichwa-Lamista bioculture constitute an alternative to permaculture’s rootedness in scientific, materialist, and universalist traditions, which ultimately treat the natural world as other.
Abstract: This article compares Western permaculture theory and practice with the indigenous agricultural system of the Kichwa-Lamistas in the Department of San Martin in High Amazon Peru. It draws on indige...
TL;DR: Hannah Arendt's support for the "right to have rights" arises as a critical response to the modern biopolitical human condition as mentioned in this paper and has received broad recog...
Abstract: Hannah Arendt’s support for the “right to have rights” arises as a critical response to the modern biopolitical human condition. While Arendt’s reflections on human rights have received broad recog...
TL;DR: In the fall of 2016, the Kahnawa:ke Community Decision Making Process revised the Law on Membership regarding adoption as mentioned in this paper, and it was decided that any non-Indigenous child adopted by a Kahnawa :...
Abstract: In the fall of 2016, the Kahnawa:ke Community Decision Making Process revised the Kahnawa:ke Law on Membership regarding adoption. It was decided that any non-Indigenous child adopted by a Kahnawa:...
TL;DR: In this article, the role of security in creating a socioterritorial order in statebuilding policies is examined, and it is argued that security contributes to the creation of center-periphery asymmetries.
Abstract: In this article, I examine the role security plays in creating a socioterritorial order in statebuilding policies. I argue that security contributes to the creation of center–periphery asymmetries,...
TL;DR: In recent decades, along with an increasing recognition of the unique place of Te iwi Māori in New Zealand society has come a search for a sense of belonging as a European New Zealander as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: In recent decades, along with an increasing recognition of the unique place of Te iwi Māori in New Zealand society has come a search for a sense of belonging as a European New Zealander. This has o...
TL;DR: It is argued that virtue ethical theory can provide a clarifying understanding of political responsibility and the vulnerability of politics for typical threats is presented.
Abstract: Contemporary virtue ethics is often criticized for its silence on political issues. In this article, it is argued, however, that virtue ethical theory can provide a clarifying understanding of poli...
TL;DR: Pro-Israeli politicians in Washington have long supported the relocation of the U.S. Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem as discussed by the authors. But contrary to the widespread belief, not all American Jews offer...
Abstract: Pro-Israeli politicians in Washington have long supported the relocation of the U.S. Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Nevertheless, contrary to the widespread belief, not all American Jews offer...
TL;DR: The YEP methodology is described, to understand how to address obesity-related issues for Pasifika youth and highlight that capacity and capability development of young people in understanding the key issues related to obesity is important to champion culturally acceptable strategies.
Abstract: In New Zealand, the burden of obesity is greatest among Pacific people. However, targeted prevention strategies among Pacific communities are needed to learn about how to partner with indigenous gr...
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors trace the history of human rights violations in technology and show that contemporary shifts in technology are celebrated for empowering human rights defenders and generating prosperity, but they also enable new forms of human right violations.
Abstract: Contemporary shifts in technology are celebrated for empowering human rights defenders and generating prosperity, but they also enable new forms of human rights violations. This article traces the ...
TL;DR: For example, this article challenged Pākehā (White) understanding of Māori Indigenous history in New Zealand from a simplistic them-and-us approach, and non-dualistic pedagogies in the cla...
Abstract: Decades of social and political contention have challenged Pākehā (White) understanding of Māori Indigenous history in New Zealand from a simplistic them-and-us. Non-dualistic pedagogies in the cla...