Native American women are one of the most highly abused populations in the United States. This fact, coupled with their roles as culture bearers and their integral part in the survival of tribal cultures, makes efforts to ...

Indigenous agroforestry systems, or the intentional use of trees and livestock in croplands, have a long history in the West African Sahel. In many locations, they have long contributed to food security and climate change ...

In colonial New Spain, Indigenous peoples sang, played, and composed in western European musical styles, and Spanish composers incorporated Indigenous instruments, rhythms, and languages into their compositions. However, ...

In the face of a shifting political climate in Latin America, movements for indigenous rights and autonomy are leveraging community media in new ways transcending the state-market binary. Through ethnographic research with ...

This article aims to investigate and evaluate the relationships among between kidney function as measured by Cystatin C (CysC) levels, inflammation as measured by levels of C-reactive protein (CRP), and age in the indigenous ...

Indigenous peoples are among the most severely impacted groups by the effects of the climate crisis despite their negligent role in engendering environmental degradation. To many Indigenous peoples, the violence of the ...

Since 2005, I have been working with members of the Kari'nja community of Konomerume, Suriname to document, describe, preserve, and revitalize their heritage language, the Aretyry dialect of Kari'nja (Cariban family). ...

This dissertation analyzes the intersections of different forms of migrations, and how such intersections shape and are shaped by gendered kinship and care relationships. In other words, I analyze how the ways in which ...

This thesis explores structural barriers to healthcare access for Mam Indigenous women in Oregon. It provides an overview of structural barriers within the healthcare system and local community and how service providers ...