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The Holistic Effects of Climate Change on the Culture, Well-Being, and Health of the Saami, the Only Indigenous People in the European Union Open
The Saami health is on average similar, or slightly better compared to the health of other populations in the same area. Warming climate has already influenced Saami reindeer culture. Mental health and suicide risk partly linked to changin…
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Evidence Review of Indigenous Culture for Health and Wellbeing Open
There is growing evidence that the cultures of Indigenous peoples influence their health and wellbeing. We reviewed articles published between 1997 and 2017 that studied the relationship between culture, and health and wellbeing outcomes, …
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The qasgiq model as an indigenous intervention: Using the cultural logic of contexts to build protective factors for Alaska Native suicide and alcohol misuse prevention. Open
The intervention, the Qungasvik (phonetic: koo ngaz vik; "tools for life") intervention, is organized and delivered through a Yup'ik Alaska Native process the communities term qasgiq (phonetic: kuz gik; "communal house"). We describe a the…
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Unsettled Borders: The Militarized Science of Surveillance on Sacred Indigenous Land Open
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Isolation and Identification of the Indigenous Yeast Population during Spontaneous Fermentation of Isabella (Vitis labrusca L.) Grape Must Open
Grape must harbors a complex community of yeast species responsible for spontaneous alcoholic fermentation. Although there are detailed studies on the microbiota of Vitis vinifera L. grapes, less is known about the diversity and behavior o…
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The Ongoing Quest for Culturally-Responsive Assessment for Indigenous Students in the U.S. Open
Efforts in the U.S. to design curriculum, instruction, and assessment based on Indigenous systems of knowledge and ways of teaching and assessing learning have been mounted wherever Indigenous peoples live. Yet, Western-style education in …
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United States Indigenous Populations and Dementia: Is There a Case for Culture-based Psychosocial Interventions? Open
Dementia is an issue of increasing importance in indigenous populations in the United States. We begin by discussing what is known about dementia prevalence and elder family caregiving in American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian…
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Conceptualising Therapeutic Environments through Culture, Indigenous Knowledge and Landscape for Health and Well-Being Open
Academic research has long established that interaction with the natural environment is associated with better overall health outcomes. Notably, the area of therapeutic environments has been borne out of the recognition of this critical re…
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It’s a Journey Not a Check Box: Indigenous Cultural Safety From Training to Transformation Open
Indigenous Peoples in Canada continue to experience racism and discrimination when accessing health care. Competencies of health care staff urgently need to be improved through cultural safety education and training programs to inform cult…
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CULTURAL ADAPTATIONS OF EVIDENCE‐BASED HOME‐VISITATION MODELS IN TRIBAL COMMUNITIES Open
The Tribal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (Tribal MIECHV) Program provides federal grants to tribes, tribal consortia, tribal organizations, and urban Indian organizations to implement evidence‐based home‐visiting serv…
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Using OCAP and IQ as Frameworks to Address a History of Trauma in Indigenous Health Research Open
Indigenous people have been studied at great length. To counter deficit-based research that can reinforce stereotypes, the National Aboriginal Health Organization introduced principles of ownership, control, access, and possession (OCAP®) …
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Overrepresentation of Indigenous students in school suspension, exclusion, and enrolment cancellation in Queensland: is there a case for systemic inclusive school reform? Open
Well-established evidence of the ill-effects of exclusionary school discipline, its disproportionate use on students of colour, and association with the “school-to-prison pipeline” has, in the last decade, led to systemic reforms in the Un…
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Promoting global health and well-being of Indigenous youth through the connection of land and culture-based activism Open
This research explores and supports the importance of Indigenous cultural knowledge and practices as guiding factors in understanding the agency and actions of Indigenous youth in seeking justice while journeying across the land. The artic…
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Ethnic Identity Development and Acculturation Preferences Among Minority and Majority Youth: Norms and Contact Open
This article tests a longitudinal model of the antecedents and consequences of changes in identification with indigenous (Mapuche) among indigenous and nonindigenous youth in Chilean school contexts over a 6-month period (633 nonindigenous…
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Examining the Associations between Indigenous Rangers, Culture and Wellbeing in Australia, 2018–2020 Open
The centrality of culture to Indigenous peoples’ health and wellbeing is becoming increasingly acknowledged in government policy. In Australia, the Indigenous Ranger program is a leading example of employment that supports increased cultur…
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Preservation of Indigenous Culture among Indigenous Migrants through Social Media: The Igorot Peoples Open
The value and relevance of indigenous knowledge towards sustainability of human societies drives for its preservation. This work explored the use of Facebook groups to promote indigenous knowledge among Igorot peoples in the diaspora. The …
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Somatic health in the Indigenous Sami population - a systematic review Open
The objective of this systematic review was to survey the current scientific knowledge regarding the state of somatic health among situation of the Indigenous Sami people in Norway, Finland, Sweden and the Kola Peninsula in Russia; and ass…
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Decolonial Water Pedagogies: Invitations to Black, Indigenous, and Black-Indigenous World-Making Open
In this paper, I share everyday stories of young people’s pedagogical encounters with water. I share these stories as illustrations of pedagogies that welcome young people into caring relationships with more-than-human life. I focus on the…
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Indigenous culture and nature relatedness: Results from a collaborative study Open
Indigenous and environmental politics often draw on the claim that Indigenous cultures are closely related with nature and, thus, Indigenous governance will lead to better environmental outcomes. Neither this assumption, nor the details of…
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An Indigenous Australian Cultural Competence Course: Talking Culture, Race and Power Open
Cross-cultural training in its various forms has been around in Australia since the 1980s. It has primarily been viewed as a way of improving knowledge and understanding of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and a means to impro…
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Relationship is Everything: Holistic Approaches to Aboriginal Child and Youth Mental Health Open
This article addresses topics related to Indigenous holistic well-being including, 1) Indigenous perspectives on Aboriginal child and youth holistic mental health; 2) Factors undermining Indigenous well-being; 3) Process and curriculum for…
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Chile (Capsicum spp.) as Food-Medicine Continuum in Multiethnic Mexico Open
Mexico is the center of origin and diversification of domesticated chile (Capsicum annuum L.). Chile is conceived and employed as both food and medicine in Mexico. In this context, the objective of this paper is to describe and analyze the…
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‘Working Together’: An Intercultural Academic Leadership Programme to Build Health Science Educators’ Capacity to Teach Indigenous Health and Culture Open
Progress has been slow in improving health disparities between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (Indigenous) Australians and other Australians. While reasons for this are complex, delivering healthcare respectful of cultural differenc…
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Indigenous perspectives on sacred natural sites: culture, governance and conservation Open
As Australia reels from the devastating bushfire season of 2019–2020 I am struck by this book’s timeliness. The nation echoes with calls for Indigenous Knowledge and fire practices (cultural burnin...
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Imparting Indigenous Knowledge through Traditional Forms of Entertainment: The Role of Ewe Play Games Open
Indigenous knowledge, perceived as cultural norms and values that collectively inform, educate and give identity topeople in a society, still remains an African cultural legacy. Unfortunately, Western culture in contemporary Ghana,is speed…
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The Culture is Prevention Project: Measuring Culture As a Social Determinant of Mental Health for Native/Indigenous Peoples Open
This paper reports Phase 4 of the Culture is Prevention Project where we validated the Cultural Connectedness Scale - California (CCS-CA) with a sample of 344 Indigenous adults in the San Francisco Bay Area, California. In Phase 3 of this …
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Development of “CULTURE FORWARD: A strengths and culture-based tool to protect our native youth from suicide”. Open
CULTURE FORWARD honors and empowers communities by weaving strands of knowledge, stories, and practical resources highlighting Native communities' strengths to protect against Native youth suicide. The guide is free online and print copies…
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Future Directions on BIPOC Youth Mental Health: The Importance of Cultural Rituals in the COVID-19 Pandemic Open
Culture plays an important role in the development of mental health, especially during childhood and adolescence. However, less is known about how participation in cultural rituals is related to the wellbeing of youth who are Black, Indige…
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Banana peel culture as an indigenous medium for easy identification of late-sporulation human fungal pathogens Open
Banana peel culture is a cheap and effective medium resembling the natural substrate of fungi and is useful for promoting characteristic reproductive structures that aid identification.
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‘Which way? Talking culture, talking race’ Open
In Australia, organisations identify Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cross-cultural awareness training or Indigenous cultural competency training as a means to address the service needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people…