Agriculture is the foundation of economy for Ethiopia. The majority of people in the study area rely on rain-fed subsistence agriculture for their livelihood. As a result, smallholder farmers were more susceptible to climate change due to their reliance on a single rain season and lack of...

This study explores the role of Indigenous Communication Systems (ICSs) in the Tolon District of Ghana, and how they are used as sites for cultural constructions, and platforms for propagating information for rural development.The study adopts social constructivism epistemological worldview and...

This study examines how, why, and under what conditions marginalized women of customary communities can contribute and gain access to the benefits of the social forestry programme. We found that customary communities' dependence on forest resources creates a structure that divides labour and...

The purpose of this paper was to investigate the impact of allocating shares to the indigenous (Bumiputera) investors on the oversubscription ratio of IPO. This factor is unique to Malaysian IPOs and would enable us to reflect the signaling theory. Data on 348 IPO firms listed on Bursa Malaysia...

This case study details how and why integrating storytelling, empathy, and inclusive practice shifted QSuper, a large Australian finance organisation, from minimal awareness to moral awareness then moral capability in the delivery of services to Indigenous customers. During the Royal Commission...

This paper links Native American racial self-identification with the rise in tribal gaming across the United States. We find that state policy changes allowing tribes to open casinos are associated with an increase in the probability that individuals with American Indian ancestors will...

Although the secessionist conflict in Nigeria’s Eastern Region has persisted for over two decades and become increasingly violent, no study has, to the best of my knowledge, examined the factors influencing support for secession using representative data for Nigeria. This study fills that gap....

The article reviews trends in international non-binding standards:1) the equalisation of indigenous peoples and local communities as rights-holders;2) the strength and weakness of the safeguards approach in the context of redd+;3) the wide definition of who constitutes stakeholders; and 4) the...

By comparing funding and expenditure data, Indigenous healthcare access data, and Indigenous healthcare outcomes data between provinces/territories, this study aimed to closely examine how different models and approaches of healthcare governance influence health outcomes. Each of the ten...

This paper studies the long-run relationship between historical indigenous presence and modern tropical deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon. We georeference information on the historical location of indigenous groups, which groups went extinct, and the likely underlying extinction causes. We...

This paper argues that the underprovision of public goods can be partly explained by lower demand from Indigenous groups with high preferences for Indigenous identity and a high capacity for coordination. Examining the post-Mexican Revolution period (1920s-1950s), when the state used the first...

This study examined the effect of ethnic marginalization and socioeconomic condition on support for secession among members of the Igbo ethnic group who mainly reside in Nigeria’s Eastern Region. Perceived ethnic marginalization at the group level was found to positively correlate with support...

Using the recent Aboriginal Peoples Survey (APS 2012 and 2017) and Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS 2012 and 2017), I examine the impact of child benefits on parents' health outcomes in Canada. The results indicate a large health gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous parents living...

This is the first of three annual Research and Impact Evaluation (RIE) Reports of a program entitled ‎‎‘Bagaraybang bagaraybang mayinygalang (BBM): Empowering & Alleviating: A Health Justice ‎Partnership (HJP) offering legal support for social & emotional well-being between the Hume...

This paper examines the long-term economic impacts of the adoption of local knowledge during European colonisation. We use the case of Australia, where Aboriginal knowledge of the landscape was integral to colonial exploration and settlement. To quantify the effects of this knowledge, we...

The paper seeks to understand organisational context and culture's influence on engaging First Nations People in Canada in work. Organisations have many opportunities to attract and engage Indigenous people, who have distinct worldviews and unique cultural customs not necessarily reflected in a...

India has chosen a two-pronged strategy to achieve techno-economic development: one focuses on establishing a climate for domestic technology development, and the other addresses the transfer and adaptation of technology from advanced nations. The author discusses India's support policy and...

Dissemination of information can enhance smallholder farmers’ agricultural outcomes and incomes in developing countries. However, the impact evaluation for new information can be inaccurate without considering pre-existing information that the indigenous people have used. This study explores...

The Uluru Statement for the Heart recognizes the importance of culture and heritage to Australia’s First Nations: "We seek constitutional reforms to empower our people and take a rightful place in our own country. When we have power over our destiny our children will flourish. They will walk...

The problem of development of Africa seems to be recurrent in academic research. Most often, it is analyzed from the standpoint of underdevelopment. Underdevelopment in this sense is understood to be factors that that have retarded the development of Africa following the pangs of colonization....

The collective recognition of indigenous claims to land and traditional authority have advanced rapidly in recent decades in many countries. How do these processes impact identity and views of democracy among individuals within communities themselves? I examine this in Peru, where the government...

To reverse the socioecological impacts derived from the Green Revolution in the indigenous territory of Puracé (Colombia), an agroecological transition proposal is presented with a respectful approach to the traditional knowledge of this community. Reversing the consequences led by industrial...

Ideological differences between Nations have proven a major hurdle in the implementation and adherence to global policies intended to address climate change. While it is true that the interconnectedness of our modern era causes the impacts of regional pollution, famine, and political unrest to...

Research Question/Issue: This is a study of the relationship between business group ownership and constituent firms' adoption of Anglo-American shareholder value governance in African firms at the undertaking of an initial public offering (IPO).Research Findings/Insights: We find business group...

The provisions of the federal Cannabis Act came into force on 17 October 2018, opening a new era of cannabis management in Canada. We examine cannabis in Canada through the lens of reconciliation and the rights of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit peoples. There is potential for Indigenous...

This paper links Native American racial self-identification with the rise in tribal gaming across the United States. We find that state policy changes allowing tribes to open casinos are associated with an increase in the probability that individuals with American Indian ancestors will...

Since the mid-twentieth century, big-science research infrastructure (RI) has become an indispensable component in modern scientific research. Yet little is known about how emerging countries can use these expensive infrastructures to improve their indigenous innovation and catch up with...

In the Canadian sample from the Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC), lower scores within occupation groups are more common for Indigenous individuals (not living on reserves) than for non-Indigenous individuals. This may be interpreted as evidence of what...

This research revealed the main socio-environmental pressures on indigenous lands located in the Amazon Biome. To achieve the objectives, ten analysis variables were used [deforestation (area and proportion), hot spots, mining(mining in river, area of mining and mining in isolated points),...

The focus of the last two decades (1994–2015) on the world’s Indigenous peoples has highlighted a number of critical issues that are central to Indigenous empowerment and resurgence in the quest for decolonization. The key issues include Indigenous peoples’ full and effective participation...