Browsing Master's theses in indigenous studies by Title
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KNIVES OF SEBEI Women, Ritual and Power. Sabiny Perception on Female Genital Mutilation and Advocacy Programs.
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2014-05-20)For hundreds of years, the Sabiny have performed female circumcision as a cultural practice that initiates adolescent girls into adulthood/womanhood. However in the recent past, the community has come under sharp criticism from the Ugandan government and other concerned parties such as non-governmental organizations. The government has even gone a step further and criminalized the practice. Nevertheless, ... -
Land use management in an indigenous rights context: Reindeer herding and tourism. The case of Jämtlandstriangeln
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2023-05-15)This thesis studies a case of indigenous and non-indigenous relations in Jämtland, Sweden. The studied area is subject to multiple interests in land-use, and this study focuses on the relation between indigenous Sámi reindeer herding and outdoor tourism. The area has a long history of both mountain tourism and reindeer herding, but in recent years tourism has increased to new levels and the Sámi ... -
The leadership impact of Karamojong teachers on the enrolment and retention of learners in Moroto municipality government primary schools, Uganda
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2023-05-14)Despite the efforts of the government of Uganda to train school leaders in the Karamoja region, the enrolment and completion rate of Karamojong pupils in Moroto municipality primary schools remains low. Previous research attributes this to historical and environmental factors that promote Karamojong parents’ failure to attach value to formal education. This study analyses the leadership impact of ... -
Learning Discomfort and Uncertainty: The KAIROS Blanket Exercise as a Canadian Settler Education Tool
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2021-06-01)The KAIROS Blanket Exercise is an experiential learning activity that takes participants in Canada through Indigenous history in North America from an Indigenous perspective. In a 90- minute workshop, participants embody the role of Indigenous peoples and walk on blankets that represent the land. Through the reading of scripts, they re-enact the chronology of Canadian history and the processes ... -
Learning Sealing: Traditional Knowledge Strengthening Awareness of Being Greenlandic Today
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2013-05-13)This thesis investigates in which ways learning ‘traditional’ knowledge such as seal hunting is a strengthening factor for the awareness of being Greenlandic today. It looks at knowledge transfer between one generation and the next as well as the role of knowledge transfer in the education system. Finally, the tension or interplay between possessing traditional knowledge and living as a modern people ... -
"Let’s go back to go forward" : history and practice of schooling in the indigenous communities in Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2009-06-15)This research deals with the history of education for the indigenous peoples in Chittagong Hills Tracts (CHT) Bangladesh who, like many places under postcolonial nation states, have no constitutional recognition, nor do their languages have a place in the state education system. Comprising data from literature and empirical study in CHT and underpinned on a conceptual framework on indigenous peoples’ ... -
Liability of transnational corporations for indigenous peoples human rights violations
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2008-05-30)It was around the beginning of November 2006. I was reading a book by Prof. Koen De Feyter World Development Law where I first see the term ‘indigenous peoples’. Two of the cases summarized in the book had taken my attention, i.e., the case of Mayagna (Sumo) Awas Tingni indigenous community of Nicaragua, and Ogoni people of Nigeria. The cases were brought at different regional human right courts ... -
Living on the Margins of Life: A Study about Street Children in Kathmandu, Nepal
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2013-05-21)This thesis entitled ‘Living on the Margins of Life: A Study about Street Children in Kathmandu, Nepal’ is based on the idea that children rights, the most basic of human rights need to be discussed and promoted, since children are the future of the community, nation and the world. Indigenous peoples and their struggle for human rights is now a significant force, as the movement moves in a new era. ... -
"Make our children proud of the heritage". A case study of the Commission for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic communities in SA with specific reference to the emerging Khoe and San indigenous peoples in the Republic of South Africa
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2006-06-30)The government of the Republic of South Africa established a human rights enshrined constitution. To implement it, various commissions were established to promote constitutional democracy by embracing their diverse cultures and take up the challenge of changing the racist and segregationist ideals of the recent Apartheid past to a nation unified in its diversity and embracing its’ Africanness. The ... -
Maternal health care practices among indigenous people of Nepal : a case study of the Raute community
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2011-06-15)This thesis entitled “MATERNAL HEALTH CARE PRACTICE AMONG INDIGENOUS PEOPLE OF NEPAL: Case Study of The Raute Community” tends to highlight on the use of traditional knowledge by the Raute people during the three stages of maternal period. The Rautes are regarded as one of the endangered Nomadic indigenous group. For the study, a locality named Satokhani and Pamka of Surkhet distric in Bheri Zone ... -
Maternal morbidity and mortality among indigenous people in Bangladesh : a study of the Mru community
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2010-05-31)Maternal health of indigenous people is poorer than the non-indigenous people across the world which is also true in the Bangladesh context. However, little research has been done among indigenous people in Bangladesh. As a result, the present study was conducted among the Mru indigenous people to comprehend their maternal health status and the factors associated with it. The study was carried out ... -
"May They Live with Herds". Transformation of Mongolian Pastoralism in Inner Mongolia of China
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2006-12-13)This thesis is dedicated to a better understanding of Mongolian pastoralism transformation in the contemporary Inner Mongolia context. Such a comprehension requires both the knowledge of common resource management and a historical analytical approach. A multidisciplinary approach based on institutional theory is proposed, primarily because the research rationale on reflection of fieldwork information ... -
MIND THE GAP Greenland: Is there a gap between educational goals of the government and the aspirations of young people in Narsaq?
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2014-05-23)Mind the gap is a thesis based on fieldwork conducted in Narsaq, Greenland in July 2013 and compares the rationale behind the government’s high priority to increase educational standards of the population with the reluctance of young people in Narsaq to answer that call. Young people in Narsaq, like the population of rest of Greenland are going through a period of great changes, both environmentally ... -
Negotiating an urban indigenous identity. Expectations, prejudices and claims faced by urban Sámi in two contemporary Norwegian cities
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2016-11-03)Indigeneity is often assumed to be a rural condition, but globally, indigenous peoples are now increasingly characterized as urban populations. Research suggests that a large proportion of the Sámi population in Norway reside in urban areas and that new generations of Sámi are growing up in cities; a phenomenon coined as a geographical re-organization of Sápmi. This thesis is an investigation of ... -
The New Scope: Forest Policy, Indigenous Involvement and Welfare Considerations. The case of Kyirayaso in the Ashanti Region of Ghana
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2016-05-20)This study examines the Forest and Wildlife Policy of Ghana, how it involves the indigenous people of Kyirayaso in the management process of the forest reserve from which they derive their livelihood and how the forest policy takes into consideration the welfare of the people. The objective is to gain insight into the practicalities of managing the reserve based on the stories, views and reflections ... -
Nils-Aslak Valkeapää and Mari Boine: Song lyrics and Themes. Thematic Study of their song lyrics and the long lines
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2021-08-29)The topic of this thesis is the development of the song lyrics to Nils-Aslak Valkeapää and Mari Boine. How they have been evolving and changing through times and looking for the long lines of the song lyrics, what is possible to see when looking at them. The Sámi society and communities have been changing in the last 50 years since the Sámi pop music in Sámi language made its way to the scenes. All ... -
The Nordnorsk Kunstmuseum 2014–2020: Decolonisation in Practice
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2021-06-01)National art museums are integral to a nation’s cultural landscape, acting as both a witness to the past, and a source of inspiration going forward. Yet the boundaries of Indigenous cultural regions don’t necessarily coincide with officially recognised national borders. Northern Norway is both a part of Norway, as well as a part of Sápmi, yet Sámi representation in national Norwegian cultural ... -
North Sámi language revitalization: Shifting from passive language carrier to active language user. A case study of individuals who have successfully become new speakers of Sámi in the Márka Sámi areas
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2023-05-13)Language is for many a significant part of one’s identity, culture and livelihood. The strict assimilation-policy that the Norwegian state conducted against the Sámi people for over a hundred years led to a severe loss of the Sámi language in many areas. This thesis is about indigenous language revitalization in a Sámi area that suffered a great language loss because of the policy. By analyzing the ... -
The Norwegian Press and the Reception of Donald Trump’s Native American Narratives
(Mastergradsoppgave; Master thesis, 2021-11-02)Abstract Indigenous Peoples face a challenge in gaining visibility in western news outlets. It is well established that when they are made visible, coverage leans into representing stereotypes rather than giving voice to members of Indigenous Peoples or their spokespersons. This study aims to determine to what extent this dynamic can be found in the Norwegian Press. Specifically, it investigates ... -
Oil development in the North - concerted dialogue or a dialogue for concern? : a study of CSR and consultations as dialogues between an oil company, the state, municipalities and the Sami Parliament
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2012-02-20)The thesis is a case study about the Goliat oil development off the coast of Finnmark, in the North of Norway. The Arctic is opening up for oil and gas development, however, demands from the public and from international actors that the oil companies operate in a sustainable and responsible manner have led the oil companies to use principles of corporate social responsibility in their operations. ...