Resources Tagged: Indigenous Peoples

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  1. Indigenous peoples, land rights and forest conservation in Myanmar

    2018-01-01 88 pp. : ill. [ Gift of Dr Abram Bicksler Jan 24, 2023 ] In light of the urgency of both forest conservation and the recognition of indigenous communities’ rights to land and resources, along with the documented potential for creating conservation synergies through recognition of community...
    Indigenous Peoples Forest Conservatio... Land Rights Asia

  2. 1491 New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus

    In this groundbreaking work of science, history and archaeology, this book radically alters our understanding of the Americas before the arrival of Columbus in 1492. Contrary to what many Americans learn in school, the pre-Columbian Indians were not sparsely settled in a pristine wilderness;...
    Origin Studies United States Indigenous Peoples

  3. The Indigenous Drugs of India: Short Descriptive Notices of the Principal Medicinal Products Met with in British India (2nd Edition)

    1984-01-01 This is a short descriptive notices of the principal medicinal products met with in British India. This book is very useful for pharmacologists, botanists, scientists, and those who are working in th field of drug manufacturing. 387 pages First published 1896
    Indigenous Peoples Indigenous Medicine India Medicine

  4. Voices from the Forest: Integrating Indigenous Knowledge Into Sustainable Upland Farming

    Key Resource 2007-05-25 This handbook of locally based agricultural practices brings together the best of science and farmer experimentation, vividly illustrating the enormous diversity of shifting cultivation systems as well as the power of human ingenuity. Environmentalists have tended to disparage shifting...
    Traditional farming Shifting cultivation Sustainable Agricu... Fallow lands Forest degradation Indigenous Peoples Ecology

  5. God Spoke Tibetan The Epic Story of the Men Who Gave the Bible to Tibet, the Forbidden Land

    1977-01-01 God Spoke Tibetan is a fascinating account of the incredible hardship and difficulties which had to be surmounted in an effort to bring the Word of God to the people of Tibet in their language. Essentially, this is the story of how consecrated men, inspired by the Spirit of God, willingly risked...
    Bible Bible Translation Staff Book Indigenous Peoples

  6. White Witch Doctor: Memories of the Kuna Indians in the San Blas Islands

    2010-01-01 In 1961 Dr. Gruver and his wife, Jane moved to the Canal Zone in Panama. Daniel served three major Indigenous tribes doing medical missionary work on the islands. Along with his backpack full of medical supplies, he hiked into the interior or flew to the islands. Dr. Daniel Gruver's memories and...
    Missions Missionaries Christianity and C... Staff Book Indigenous Peoples Religious Aspects

  7. Endogenous Development in Practice: Towards Well-Being of People and Ecosystems

    This book presents a rich variety of examples of endogenous development, or ‘development from within’ from around the globe. Cases from Latin America, sub-Saharan Africa, Asia and Europe show the potential of peoples’ innovative solutions and cultural identity. These experiences can be important...
    Endogenous growth Indigenous Peoples Social Life and Cu... Ecosystems

  8. Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA)

    The Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA) is a broad alliance of different civil society actors that are part of the struggle for food sovereignty and agroecology in Africa. These include: African farmers’ organizations, African NGO networks, specialist African NGOs, consumer movements...
    AFSA Food Sovereignty Agroecology Africa Smallholder Pastoralist Hunter / Gatherer Indigenous Peoples Environmentalism

  9. Operation China Introducing All the Peoples of China

    2000-01-01 This unique resource is the first attempt ever made to profile all the people groups of China! It is based onfield research; the harvest of more than ten years' work. It includes important new ethnolographical and anthropological material and is indexed and with an extensive bibliography of...
    Ethnology China Indigenous Peoples Anthropology People Groups

  10. Shifting Cultivation and Environmental Change: Indigenous People, Agriculture and Forest Conservation

    2015-01-01 The book focuses on successful agricultural strategies of upland farmers, particularly in south and south-east Asia,and presents over 50 contributions by scholars from around the world and from various disciplines, including agricultural economics, ecology and anthropology.It is asequel to the...
    Indigenous Peoples Ecology Tropical Agriculture Sustainable Agricu... Shifting cultivation