This paper reviews contemporary concepts and practices in Indigenous governance. The purpose is threefold: to outline trends in and ways forward for Indigenous governance; to identify some common yet problematic approaches to Indigenous self-determination; and to discuss the different ways that Indigenous self-determination is defined.

Many historians writing about Canadian history have failed to acknowledge, and some have even downright ignored, the history of chattel slavery that existed within Canada where Aboriginal people were bought and sold like commodities.

Through the examination of two autobiographic works of Chukchi writer, Rytkheu, this study demonstrates the research potential of indigenous literatures, offering a new perspective on the past and present of indigenous peoples.

This paper examines the take up and use of interfaces of computer applications in minority languages. Its main thesis is that according to much anecdotal and a small amount of quantitative data, take up of these interfaces could be a lot higher.

This article discusses Debwewin Journey methodology that involves the “circle of heart” knowledge and the “circle of mind” knowledge working together.

This paper aims to explore the barriers and facilitators for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians with chronic disease to access urban, mainstream general practice and primary health care. Six focus groups and five interviews were conducted with 40 participants that included Aboriginal people with diabetes, health service providers and policy makers.

Motivated by the author’s experience in an Indigenous Studies doctoral programme, this article examines what is inherent within the meaning of Indigenous in the term Indigenous methodologies. Through this examination it becomes evident that Traditional knowledges are not interchangeable with Indigenous within the term.

This article explores and examines the dynamics of indigenous approaches employed by local organizations in North Kordofan, Sudan. It demonstrates how these approaches have succeeded in achieving economic and human development. The article illustrates how people have been inspired by their own values and internal social relationships to create changes in their lives and the lives of others.

Author: 

Nicole Gombay

Author: 

Reviewed by Andrea Procter

Published: 

2012

Publisher: 

Purich

Making a Living: Place, Food, and Economy in an Inuit Community. Gombay, N. (2010). Saskatoon: Purich Publishing Ltd. 230 pp. ISBN 978-1-895830-59-0.