The intersection of a military culture and indigenous peoples in conservation issues

Culture and Religion

Australia has two distinct Indigenous peoples: Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples belong to diverse, contemporary communities, each containing individuals with different perspectives, life experiences and aspirations. While there are many shared interests based on their status as Indigenous Australians, it should be expected that there is a div...

Analysis of Language Legislation of All 85 Russian Federation’s Subjects (Regions)

The analysis of the language legislation of all 85 subjects of the Russian Federation shows complete heterogeneity and diversity. Common legal guidelines in Federal law do not exist, because Federal legislation is obsolete and is largely whitespace and conflict. The subjects of the Russian Federation, on whose territory different ethnic groups, both large and indigenous, historically live, solv...

Language revitalization in Native North America--issues of intellectual property rights and intellectual sovereignty.

Language revitalization, oral tradition and epistemology are expressions of Native peoples intellectual sovereignty, and thus the foundation for indigenous intellectual property rights. As the people of California move towards language and cultural revitalization the question arises: What constitutes or constructs the definitions of intellectual property and how can appropriation of indigenous ...

QUALITY OF HUMAN RESOURCES: GENDER AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLES – Emerging Environmental Issues For Indigenous Peoples In Northern Australia - Marcia Langton EMERGING ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES FOR INDIGENOUS PEOPLES IN NORTHERN AUSTRALIA

Indigenous peoples: time to act now for equity and health.

Last week was a landmark event for the health of 370 million Indigenous people spread across 70 countries. At the fi fth session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII), a programme of action for a second decade dedicated to the world’s Indigenous peoples was launched. The overarching theme of the decade is to link specifi c objectives for Indigenous peoples with a broader globa...