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El Maya Yucateco En El Paisaje Lingüístico De Cancún (México): Entre Invisibilidad Y Comodificación De Autenticidad, Jannis Harjus, Benjamin Peter, Linda Yoksulabakan-Harjus

Journal of Maya Heritage

The goal of this contribution is to analyze the presence of different languages in the linguistic landscape of Cancún, Quintana Roo. Cancún has a population of about 650,000 inhabitants. As a main tourist destination, the city also remains a top migration destination for Mexicans from other (rural) Mexican areas. Therefore, in addition to autochthonous speakers of maya yucateco, speakers of other indigenous languages, e.g., tzotzil and chontal, also migrate to the Cancún metropolitan area. In this paper, we analyze to which extent Cancún’s linguistic superdiversity is reflected in its urban landscape. In order to achieve that, we first created photo …

Investigating The Relationship Between Noun Classes And Plant Folk Taxonomy In Chasu Language Of Kilimanjaro Region In Tanzania, Peter Rabson Mziray

Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences

The current study investigates the relationship between noun classes and plant folk taxonomy in Chasu (G 22). The study focuses on two objectives: the first objective is to describe the plant folk taxonomy in Chasu and the second objective is to determine the relationship between noun classes and plant folk taxonomy in Chasu. Data were collected from rural villages in Same and Mwanga districts by using free listing, field interviews (jungle-walk-and-identify), and written texts containing Chasu plant names. The findings reveal that Chasu folk taxonomy reflects different ethnobotanical categories; including a unique beginner which is mmea/mimea ‘plant(s)’, and three life …

K'Iwinya'n-An:N (Acorn Eater), Sunsara C. Sutton

Rou Dalagurr Food Futures

No abstract provided.

Overfishing, Pluto Bowen

Rou Dalagurr Food Futures

No abstract provided.

Artist Statement, Annette Moulay

Rou Dalagurr Food Futures

No abstract provided.

The Day That Suspended Time And Space And Carceral Walls Smelled Like A Salmon Pit, Crane Conso

Rou Dalagurr Food Futures

Poem

Manifesto For Seeds, Tatiana Patino Madriaga

Rou Dalagurr Food Futures

Poem

Revival And Survival, Armando Peña

Rou Dalagurr Food Futures

Poem

Art And Poetry, Tori Mcconnell, Kimora Van Pelt, Michaela Rain

Rou Dalagurr Food Futures

No abstract provided.

Soaring Beyond The Pines & Indigenizing Higher Education, Mckinley Mcpherson

Rou Dalagurr Food Futures

No abstract provided.

Rou Dalagurr Native Council Youth Voices Leading Curriculum Change, Cutcha Risling Baldy

Rou Dalagurr Food Futures

Building a Health Curriculum Lesson for Grades 9-12 in the Native American Studies Model Curriculum for California

Grandma's Plate, Maudesty Merino

Rou Dalagurr Food Futures

No abstract provided.

Youth Council Interview, Alana Moseley, Destinlee Mendez

Rou Dalagurr Food Futures

Food for Indigenous Futures has put together a Youth Council which is an opportunity for both youth and facilitators of the lab to collaborate. This is a space in which youth can develop leadership skills, have a platform for their voices to be heard, and advocate for positive change. There are a total of 13 youth on the Council within the age range of 15-26 years old. The wider Food for Indigenous Futures Programs has served over 2,000 youth. Activities have included Listening Sessions, Traditional Meal Sharing, Gathering Trips, Food Preservation Classes, and Conferences. program. As the program comes to …

Youth Voices I Youth Futures Food For Indigenous Futures & The Native Youth Council

Rou Dalagurr Food Futures

Includes images and drawings by Michaela Rain Ward (Hoopa Valley Tribe)

Canciones De Resistencia, Chelsea Rios Gomez

Rou Dalagurr Food Futures

Playlist

'Farming Is Medicine: The Deep Medicine Circle And Food Sovereignty On Ohlone Land', Sangeeta Sarkar

Rou Dalagurr Food Futures

Film review

'Lwígara: American Indian Ethnobotanical Traditions And Science', Covin Sigala

Rou Dalagurr Food Futures

Book review

Nourishing The Soul: Indigenous-Owned And Rooted In The Land Of The Yocha Dehe, Chelsea Rios Gomez

Rou Dalagurr Food Futures

Restaurant review

Growing Relations With Remagination Farm, Paul Michael L. Atienza

Rou Dalagurr Food Futures

An electronic message exchange between Dr. Robyn Rodriguez, co-founder of the Remagination Farm, and Dr. Paul Michael L. Atienza, assistant professor of Critical Race, Gender & Sexuality Studies at Cal Poly Humboldt.

Campesino World-Building: Stories Of Migration, Memory, And Care In The Tension Of The Colonial Frame, Chelsea Ríos Gómez

Rou Dalagurr Food Futures

Campesinos, often reduced to the label of “farmworkers”, are too often seen only through the lens of their labor within profit-driven systems. This thesis disrupts that limited narrative by illuminating the rich, expansive nature of vivencias campesinas, ways of being that transcend capitalist measures of value. These vivencias are lived, embodied experiences rooted in campesino lifeways, encompassing cultural, spiritual, and relational practices that nurture and sustain life.

My research is guided by four central questions: (1) In what ways have campesinos in pixley resisted exploitative labor systems, and how can this resistance be understood as a form of care labor? …

Place-Based Learning Practices: Institutional Responsibilities, Karley Rojas

Rou Dalagurr Food Futures

The 'Place-Based Learning Practices Project' (PBLP) is a graduate project under the Native American Studies Department Rau Dalagurr Food Sovereignty Lab and Traditional Ecological Knowledges Institute (FSL). Making contributions at the intersection of Western academia and Indigenous science, it imagines and realizes content, policies, and protocols surrounding two case studies and the larger cal poly humboldt (cph) institution which respect, honor, and uplift Indigenous sovereignty and resurgence in partnership with the Blue Lake Rancheria Tribe and the greater regional tribal community. Encompassing two projects internal and external to the institution, I aim to address the construction of controlled and protective …

''Thanks For The [Land] Acknowledgement, Now What?'': Settler Histories And Decolonial Futures At Cal Poly Humboldt's Schatz Tree Farm, Sangeeta Sarkar

Rou Dalagurr Food Futures

As California's newest polytechnic university, Cal Poly Humboldt is often lauded for its Indigenous-­facing programming and commitments to Indigenous peoples. In recent years, Native American Studies faculty, staff, and students, alongside Indigenous community partners, have led conversations about Cal Poly Humboldt meaningfully supporting tribal sovereignty by returning land to Native nations. As Cutcha Risling Baldy summarized in a research interview, "Thanks for the [land] acknowledgement, now what?" (2024, personal interview). However, though Cal Poly Humboldt has made various land acknowledgements and references to Indigenous peoples in its university policies, conversations about #LandBack have been met with resistance from the university. …

Foreword, Cutcha R. Baldy, Karley Rojas

Rou Dalagurr Food Futures

No abstract provided.

Full Issue

Rou Dalagurr Food Futures

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Indigenous Women’S Reproductive Traditions: Reclaiming Sovereignty Through 500 Years Of Colonization, Stephanie A. Sellers

Gettysburg College Faculty Books

In Indigenous Women’s Reproductive Traditions, Stephanie Sellers delves into the rich history of Indigenous women’s reproductive practices before European colonization. The book highlights traditional methods such as birth control, abortion, and child spacing, which were integral to maintaining agency over their bodies. Sellers explores how these practices were disrupted by European patriarchal structures and examines the impact of forced sterilization in the 20th century. Today, Indigenous women are reclaiming their rights through movements for reproductive justice, advocating for a return to their ancestral practices and redefining concepts of womanhood and motherhood on their own tribal terms.

The Weight Of Complicity: A Network Analysis Of Ecocide In Palestine, Marilyn Moy

Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects

This paper combines multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) with a network graph visualization to examine corporate and institutional involvement in ecocide in Palestine from 1917 to the present. Using a weighted sum model based on UN human rights principles and UNEP guidelines, actors are evaluated across three criteria: directness, scale, and duration of harm. A dataset of 50+ entities, including Caterpillar, Elbit Systems, and the Jewish National Fund, reveals a dense network of responsibility, with major enablers in the construction, tech, and military sectors. Findings highlight the severe impacts of the 2023–present assault on Gaza and demonstrate that ecocide is a …

Re-Imagine Paradise: The Impacts Of The Illegal Annexation Of Hawai'i & Tourism On Native Hawaiians, Paige Edwards

SMU Journal of Undergraduate Research

This literature review presents a vital exploration of colonialism, the illegal annexation of Hawai’i, and the subsequent emergence of the tourism industry as a neocolonial enterprise. Neocolonialism is the process of colonial dominance through modern exploitation, which is masked through economic opportunities and has left territories and their native people dependent on it. By tracing the major historical events in Hawai’i highlights how education was a vital aspect of Native Hawaiian culture, empowering its people - a stark contrast to the current education system where the education system perpetuates the commodification of Native Hawaiian culture. Education has played a pivotal …

Shifting From Damage Towards Desire At History Colorado: An Exploratory Case Study, Amanda Cali

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This thesis explores the paradigm shift within the fields of anthropology and museum studies away from decolonization and towards indigenization through a case study of the changes in museological practices of the History Colorado Center in Denver, Colorado, and one of its community museums, the Ute Indian Museum in Montrose, Colorado. This thesis examines the changes in consultation and collaboration, the care and stewardship of collections, the implementation of the Protocols for Native American Archival Materials (PNAAM), and co-curation of exhibits. This thesis looks at the paradigm shift as a movement away from “damage-based research” within communities to “desire-centered research” …

Impact Of Culturally Relevant Content On Social Media Engagement In Indigenous Communities, Giselle Gourd

Summer Research Showcase

Digital marketing has become extremely successful in recent years, particularly through the use of social media platforms. Having a better understanding of the use of culturally relevant content can help to increase engagement across various social media platforms. The purpose of this study is to better understand how Native American tribes can utilize digital marketing most successfully. To do so, I will first utilize a literature review of Native American representation in the media, the influence of cultural values on consumer behavior, and how effective digital marketing can be for business success. I will then analyze the engagement rates of …

Sport And Black/African-Palestinian Transnational Solidarity: A Conversation, Joezer Antoine, Sean Jacobs, Munene Mwaniki, Yasmin Elgoharry, Jess Nachman, Chen Chen, Roc Rochon, Anthony J. Weems

Sport Management Collection

This paper is an edited transcript of an online panel that took place February 11, 2025, exploring the historical and contemporary forms of Black/African solidarity with the Palestinian liberation movement in the context of sport. Foregrounding the long tradition of leveraging sport within various anti-racist, anti-colonial, and anti-imperialist movements worldwide, this conversation emphasizes the urgency of developing sustained and renewed strategies of resistance. First, we outline Black-Palestinian Transnational Solidarity (BPTS) as a historical movement sustained by shared anti-imperialist principles. For decades, radical and revolutionary Black and African peoples have recognized Zionism as an extension of the racialized Western imperial project …