Traditional Knowledge Bulletin |
- Meeting prep: UNPFII expert meeting on indigenous youth
- Announcement: Nomination of UNPFII members
- Resource: Land Tenure Journal thematic issue on the voluntary guidelines on the responsible governance of tenure
- This week in review … UNESCO workshop on community-based identification and inventorying of intangible cultural heritage in Nepal
- Resource: Article on digital storytelling
- This week in review … BBC reports on revival of indigenous language in Australia
- This week in review … Cornell researchers investigate indigenous remedies for type 1 diabetes
Meeting prep: UNPFII expert meeting on indigenous youth Posted: 23 Jan 2013 04:10 AM PST International Expert Group Meeting on Indigenous Youth: Identity, challenges and hope: Articles 14, 17, 21 and 25 of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples This expert group meeting is intended to: analyze enshrined human rights within international standards and policies and how these could be more responsive to advancing the rights of indigenous youth; promote an opportunity to exchange information and analysis on the examples of social and economic conditions of indigenous youth, including in the areas of education, employment, vocational training, housing, sanitation, health and social security, among others; and identify options and further plans to build the necessary conditions for developing strategies to protect economic and social rights of indigenous youth, including empowering, strengthening indigenous youth organizations, and other capacity enhancement programs for indigenous youth. The final report and recommendations of the meeting will be submitted to UNPFII-12. Visit the meeting's website … Download the meeting's concept note [pdf] … |
Announcement: Nomination of UNPFII members Posted: 23 Jan 2013 04:08 AM PST Nomination of members of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues The current membership of the Permanent Forum is due to expire at the end of 2013. Nominations are requested for the three-year period from January 2014 until December 2016. Eight indigenous nominated members should be from the seven socio-cultural regions, namely: Africa; Asia; Central and South America and the Caribbean; the Arctic; Eastern Europe, Russian Federation, Central Asia and Transcaucasia; North America; and the Pacific. Asia will have an extra member for the term 2014-2016. Nominations should be made following an inclusive consultation process amongst indigenous organizations. Current members who have served the maximum of two terms (6 years) as Permanent Forum members cannot be nominated for a further term. The nominations need to be accompanied by a recent curriculum vitae of the nominees for consideration, as well as information about the nominating organizations. The deadline for nominations is 1 February 2013. Read the UNPFII announcement … Further information … |
Resource: Land Tenure Journal thematic issue on the voluntary guidelines on the responsible governance of tenure Posted: 23 Jan 2013 04:04 AM PST Thematic issue on the voluntary guidelines on the responsible governance of tenure This issue of FAO's Land Tenure Journal focuses on the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security, endorsed by the Committee on World Food Security in May 2012. It brings together four articles that will help to better understand the contents of the Guidelines, their development process, their thematic focus and the strategies for their implementation. Read the issue … |
This week in review … UNESCO workshop on community-based identification and inventorying of intangible cultural heritage in Nepal Posted: 23 Jan 2013 04:02 AM PST Workshop on Community-based Identification and Inventorying of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Nepal PARIS, FRANCE: This is the second among a series of capacity-building workshops focusing on implementation of the UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage. Held in Kathmandu, Nepal, from 21-28 January 2013, it will involve the training of 25 Nepalis on planning and carrying out inventories of the intangible cultural heritage in the country. Participants will discuss various approaches and methodologies on inventorying; take part in formulating the format for inventorying; and carry out a short pilot over a two-day field trip. The inventorying will include recording and documentation and thus involve basic training in equipment use and field methodologies. This will be followed by analysis of the materials collected and sessions regarding the best use of the inventoried materials. Read the release … |
Resource: Article on digital storytelling Posted: 23 Jan 2013 04:00 AM PST Storytelling in a digital age: digital storytelling as an emerging narrative method for preserving and promoting indigenous oral wisdom This article outlines the methodological process of a transdisciplinary team of indigenous and non-indigenous individuals, who came together in early 2009 to develop a digital narrative method to engage a remote community in northern Labrador in a research project examining the linkages between climate change and physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual health and well-being. Aiming to find a method that was locally appropriate and resonant with the narrative wisdom of the community, yet cognizant of the limitations of interview-based narrative research, the team sought to discover an indigenous method that united the digital media with storytelling. Using a case study that illustrates the usage of digital storytelling within an indigenous community, this article shares how digital storytelling can stand as a community-driven methodological strategy that addresses, and moves beyond, the limitations of narrative research and the issues of colonization of research and the Western analytic project. In so doing, this emerging method can preserve and promote indigenous oral wisdom, while engaging community members, developing capacities, and celebrating stories and experiences. Read the abstract … |
This week in review … BBC reports on revival of indigenous language in Australia Posted: 23 Jan 2013 03:58 AM PST Lost indigenous language revived in Australia SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: The Kaurna language once thrived and was spoken by the original inhabitants of Adelaide. But it began to disappear from daily use in South Australia as early as the 1860s. Ivaritji, an elder who was thought to be the last fluent speaker of Kaurna, died in the late 1920s. More than 80 years later, its unique sounds have been brought back to life. To restore this ancient tongue, researchers trawled through historical archives produced by religious groups and colonial officials to bring it back from the dead. "It is about self-identity and cultural identity as well," explained Vincent "Jack" Buckskin, who runs evening courses for both Aboriginal and non-indigenous students. Read the article … |
This week in review … Cornell researchers investigate indigenous remedies for type 1 diabetes Posted: 23 Jan 2013 03:56 AM PST Peer Review: Reed '14 Investigates Indigenous Remedies for Type 1 Diabetes NEW YORK, USA: Spenser Reed '14, a double major in food science and nutritional sciences, joined the search for natural pharmaceuticals this summer at the Cornell Biodiversity Laboratory in the Dominican Republic. In his research, Reed focused on evaluating the bioactive properties, or those that affect human cells, of plants used by indigenous groups to treat type 1 diabetes. After conducting a literature search regarding Dominican medicinal plant use and speaking with indigenous healers in Punta Cana, Reed selected five plants to survey for anti-diabetic properties. One of his choices – the avocado leaf – particularly stood out because it was rumored to be helpful in treating diabetes when brewed in a tea. To determine the bioactivity of his plant selections, Reed conducted a variety of in vitro tests after extracting compounds from the leaves. His trials included an antibiotic test; an allelopathy test that measures the ability of extracted compounds to influence growth and metabolism; and a toxicity test. The avocado leaf performed the best of any of the plants on these preliminary procedures. Read the article … |
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