Doing Things the Right Way

Rabesca, Marie Adele; Romie, Diane; Nitsiza, Lawrence; Brockman, Aggie; Ryan, Joan

doi:10.2307/j.ctv8jnzd8

Cited by 24 publications

(5 citation statements)

References 0 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Terms and conditions for data collection, analysis, and reporting were set out in research agreements between the Åutsÿl K'é Dene First Nation Chief and Council, the researchers, and the funding agencies. The methodology was loosely based on the principles of participatory action research (PAR) (Friere, 1973); consideration was also given to adaptations of PAR developed by the Dene Cultural Institute and others involved in documenting Dene traditional knowledge (Bielawski and Åutsÿl K'é Dene First Nation, 1992;Johnson, 1992a, b;Ryan, 1995). Methods were developed to address specific project objectives and to meet the needs of the community.…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Using Traditional Knowledge to Adapt to Ecological Change: Denésoliné Monitoring of Caribou Movements

Parlee¹,

Manseau²

2010

ARCTIC

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The Chipewyan Dene or Denésôåiné have long been dealing with variability in the movements of barren-ground caribou (Rangifer tarandus). Many generations ago, Denésôåiné hunters learned that by observing caribou at key water crossings during the fall migration, they could obtain critical information about caribou health, population, and movement patterns. Systematic observation of these indicators by hunters strategically organized along the tree line enabled the Denésôåiné to adapt their harvesting practices, including the location of family camps, to maximize harvest success. While this system of observation was developed for traditional subsistence harvesting, its techniques could be usefully applied today to other natural resource management contexts. In particular, such monitoring might help us understand how new bifurcation points created by mineral resource development may be affecting the Bathurst caribou herd. As governments, communities, and academics search for ways to include traditional knowledge in decision making for resource management, this paper recognizes that the Denésôåiné and other indigenous peoples have their own systems of watching, listening, learning, understanding, and adapting to ecological change.

show abstract

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Using Traditional Knowledge to Adapt to Ecological Change: Denésoliné Monitoring of Caribou Movements

Parlee¹,

Manseau²

2010

ARCTIC

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…The entire community moved together, made their seasonal homes, and laid hunting traps along rivers awaiting caribou crossings. According to Ryan (1995) and Baffoe (2004Baffoe ( /2005, the Dene hunted in extended kin groups. During and after the hunt, camps consisted of clusters of homes allowing for privacy between familial units.…”

Section: Importance Of Sayisi Dene Homes and Territoriesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Cumulative domicide: The Sayisi Dene and destruction of home in mid-twentieth century Canada

2020

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

This article introduces a new concept to help explain domicide perpetrated against one group of people over space and time: ‘cumulative domicide’. The authors challenge the notion of domicide as an event and instead conceptualize the rights violation as a process. The cumulative domicide against the Sayisi Dene in Manitoba from the 1950s to the 1970s is a perfect illustration of the compounding, intergenerational effects that cumulative domicide can have upon a people when they are torn from their home and are not allowed to remake home elsewhere on their terms. In the case of the Sayisi Dene, the authors argue that processes of colonial expansion and hegemony are based on cumulative domicide and that this process occurs over variances in time and space.

show abstract

“…Aboriginality marginalizes by its distinct difference in worldview from that of the colonizer. It unites by the identity it forged, for example, "the Dene way" sustained a people in a stark, barren land for time immemorial by transmitting "the right way of doing things" through an oral tradition (Ryan, 1995).…”

Section: Marginalizationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Colonialization: A Health Determinant for Pregnant Dogrib Women

Moffitt

2004

J Transcult Nurs

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Childbirth for many Aboriginal women living in remote communities of the Northwest Territories, Canada, includes separation from their family and community for weeks at a time. This colonialization of childbirth, enforced for decades, is true for Dogrib Dene. Colonialization produces serious social consequences on the everyday lives of pregnant Aboriginal women, which results in lower health outcomes. This article provides a literature review of colonialization in Canada's far north establishing the position that colonialization is a determinant of health. The purpose of this article is to generate knowledge that will inform health professionals and ultimately reduce health disparities as experienced and evident among Dogrib women. By highlighting the concept of colonialization and establishing this concept as a determinant of health, nurses and midwives will identify disparities created through stressors of power and control. From there, culturally meaningful health promotion strategies will be developed and implemented within their nursing practice.

show abstract

Doing Things the Right Way

Cited by 24 publications

References 0 publications

Using Traditional Knowledge to Adapt to Ecological Change: Denésoliné Monitoring of Caribou Movements

Using Traditional Knowledge to Adapt to Ecological Change: Denésoliné Monitoring of Caribou Movements

Cumulative domicide: The Sayisi Dene and destruction of home in mid-twentieth century Canada

Colonialization: A Health Determinant for Pregnant Dogrib Women

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About