Towards a Culturally Sustainable Environmental Impact Assessment: The Protection of Ainu Cultural Heritage in the Saru River Cultural Impact Assessment, Japan

Abstract

Culturally sustainable environmental impact assessment (EIA) requires consideration of the impact of development on local people's cultural activities, including holding ceremonies, collecting resources, and learning skills, which are funda-

Indigenous Research Methods: A Systematic Review

“…Many of the studies that utilized an Indigenous research method also employed a qualitative method for data collection (Cameron et al, 2014;Chinn, 2007;Dennis, 2014;Dyll-Myklebust, 2014;Elder & Kersten, 2015;Evans et al, 2009;Graveline, 2000;Helps & Barclay, 2015;Kovach, 2010;Lashua & Fox, 2006;Lavallée, 2009;Nakamura, 2013;O'Reilly-Scanlon et al, 2004;Roe, Zeitz, & Fredericks, 2012;Willox et al, 2013). Several other researchers chose to combine a variety of Indigenous research methods and frameworks within a single study.…”

“…Additionally, several articles reinforced the importance of including Indigenous Peoples in the research process (i.e., in data collection and/or analysis) (Cameron et al, 2014;Dennis, 2014;Evans et al, 2009;Geia, 2013;Helps & Barclay, 2015;Nakamura, 2013;Russell-Mundine, 2007). Authors that specifically utilized an Indigenous mixed methods approach noted the main benefit was having an opportunity to include marginalized voices in the research (Botha, 2012;Chilisa & Tsheko, 2014;Hill et al, 2010).…”

“…A framework, however, does not dictate a specific technique for data collection or analysis. With the search criteria being "Indigenous research method" (and variations on this phrase), articles that used this exact phrase or a similar phrase as an explanation for their method were returned (Cameron, Plazas, Salas, Bearskin, & Hungler, 2014;Cheng, Wang, & Huang, 2009;Chinn, 2007;Cueva, Dignan, & Kuhnley, 2012;Dennis, 2014;Dyll-Myklebust, 2014;Evans, Hole, Berg, Hutchinson, & Sookraj, 2009;Le & Gobert, 2015;Makomenaw, 2012;Nakamura, 2013;Roe, Zeitz, & Fredericks, 2012;Russell-Mundine, 2007;Smithers-Graeme, 2013). For example, Dennis (2014) stated, "this study employed Indigenous Research Methodologies," (p. 34), and detailed the explicit methods including a qualitative approach and inductive data analysis.…”

Water, sanitation and hygiene and indigenous peoples: a review of the literature

“…In Australia, mining conflicts have increased the sensibility of certain companies, and some have initiated processes to establish better and more open dialogues with indigenous populations (Barber & Jackson, 2012). As a way to ameliorate conflicts, 'social and cultural impact assessments', accompanied by long-term funding of the identified mitigation measures, have been documented as a way to enhance stakeholder dialogues around water-related development projects (Nakamura, 2012).…”

Realising Ainu indigenous rights: a commentary on Hiroshi Maruyama's ‘Japan's post-war Ainu policy. Why the Japanese Government has not recognised Ainu indigenous rights?’

“…Furthermore, the Cultural Impact Assessment project for the Biratori Dam construction, which is funded by the national government and developed in the town of Biratori, can be considered as the realisation of articles 28, 29, 31, and 32 (Nakamura 2013). In 2010, the national government conducted a nation-wide survey on the socioeconomic status of the Ainu to identify necessary welfare measures, including scholarships, life and employment consultations, and life protection funds.…”