The present research addresses cultural variation in concepts of agency. Across two experiments, we investigate how Indigenous Ngöbe of Panama and US college students interpret and make inferences about nonhuman agency, focusing on plants as a critical test case. In Experiment 1, participants predicted goal-directed actions for plants and other nonhuman kinds and judged their capacities for int...

Assam and the North East have been inhabited by different ethnic groups since ancient times with their own cultures. In changing times, these influenced cultures through process of cultural integration assimilation among each other. recent lifestyle various living in entire including has widely affected globalization. It is noteworthy that globalization brought about some innovative changes cul...

Abstract Spirit possession elicits two common responses – rites to exorcise Satan or medical intervention. Drawing on pastoral experiences in the major cultures of Fiji, this paper examines different types spirit from perspectives social anthropology, psychology, and theology, which all play important roles dealing with cases possession. Understanding communication within local cosmology is imp...

This is a book review of an anthropological anthology, Indigenous Efflorescence. Beyond revitalisation in Sápmi and Ainu Mosiredited by Gerhard Roche, Hiroshi Maruyama Åsa Virdi Kråik (2018). The volume acknowledge ongoing efforts around the globe to revtalise languages cultures, defining efflorescence as slow revolution occurring almost unnoticeably. Examples from two peoples are provided, Sám...

Abstract This article addresses the relation between Andean ‘traditional music’ and circulations of people, objects, ideas sounds. Although many studies on indigenous music have explored such circulations, scholars still tend to understand musical practices in terms ‘cultures’. The case from Otavalo, Ecuadorian Andes, encourages us go beyond this approach. I make two arguments. First, by concei...

Christianity is an embedded value system within Pacific cultures that now being employed to inform efforts address social issues such as family violence. This article chronicles a Tongan woman’s cultural immersion with 49 church kainga (families) who participated in the faith-based Kainga Tu’umalie (Prosperous families) violence programme. Talanoa (Pacific-Indigenous way of engaging families re...

BACKGROUND Suicide is a leading cause of death among Indigenous youth worldwide. The aim of this literature review was to determine the cultural appropriateness and identify evidence for the effectiveness of current gatekeeper suicide prevention training programs within the international Indigenous community. METHOD Using a systematic strategy, relevant databases and targeted resources were s...

In present investigation the biological leaching of aluminum by isolated fungi from red mud, the main waste product of the alkaline extraction of Al from bauxite was studied. Biological leaching experiments were carried out using indigenous, date and orange specimen fungi, Aspergillus Niger, Penicillium simplicissimum notatum. Savored Dextrose chloramphenicol Agar (SDA) was used as medium for t...

Hózhó is the complex wellness philosophy and belief system of the Diné (Navajo) people, comprised of principles that guide one's thoughts, actions, behaviors, and speech. The alignment of integrative nursing principles and the Hózhó Wellness Philosophy illustrates the power that integrative nursing offers as a meta-theoretical perspective that can transform our healthcare system so that it is i...

This paper presents recent research into methods used in Australian Indigenous Knowledge sharing and looks at how these can support the creation of suitable collaborative environments for timely organisational learning. The protocols and practices as used today and in the past by Indigenous communities are presented and discussed in relation to their relevance to a personalised system of knowle...