This thesis is braiding the disciplines of Indigenous Studies, Social Sciences, and Environmental Studies by investigating the extent to which the currently implemented biosecurity measures interact with Indigenous peoples’ fundamental rights to self determination and rights to traditional lands. That is done in the context of Ngāi Tahu Tino rangatiratanga within Tititea area (Mt Aspiring ...

The Indigenous San in Botswana, frequently encounter development projects aiming to alleviate socio-economic disparities, often through a conservation-focused framework called Community-Based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM). However, this framework imposes Western notions of conservation and governance, thereby neglecting the Indigenous knowledge system of the San and their traditional conservation ...

This thesis examines the consultation process between the Sámediggi and the Norwegian government regarding the Education Act approved in 2023, adopting the Sámediggi’s perspective. Consultations are a central mechanism in international law for Indigenous peoples to influence decision-making processes and outcomes on matters that may affect their interests and cultures. However, there is a gap between ...

In the quest for glocal solutions to glocal ecological breakdown, in which sustainability and biodiversity conservation have become powerful concepts at an international level, the causes of the ecological crises must be understood by their socio-economic ontological roots. Today, international fora increasingly recognise the contribution of Indigenous Peoples in safeguarding biodiversity, and attempt ...

This paper addresses the repatriation debate about the South Sami Freavnantjahke gievrie that was taken from its owner, the Sami Bendix Andersen Frennings Fjeld, in 1723 by the missionary Thomas von Westen. After the confiscation, the drum came to the Danish royal family and was gifted in 1757 to the noble family Saxony-Hildburghausen in what is now Thuringia, Germany. Today the gievrie is in ...

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 ...

Abstract This thesis examines the concept of indigenous climate justice in a Sámi political context. The green transition taking place in Europe and globally requires resources such as minerals and land. Research shows that these green transition projects place a burden on different indigenous groups around the world, and their voices and concerns are seldomly addressed by those making climate ...

This thesis explores the concept of sacred in Sápmi, tracing the trails of its existence through the historical past into more contemporary ideologies affecting recent events. This inquiry attempts to describe the essence of Sámi self-consciousness through their unique tradition of interconnectedness, by asking if the concept of sacred has value and place in the struggles of the Sámi of today, to ...

This research aims to question how the Kurdish people is affected by the assimilation policies starting from the 1923 until today. It aims to explain how the education system serves the assimilation policies and how and for what reasons the Kurdish language and culture are being destroyed. The thesis provides reasons why Kurdish language and literature do not develop. In order to explain these ...

Nepal adopted ILO Convention No. 169 in 2007, and its principles have been applied in national legislation and policies to enhance the acknowledgment of indigenous peoples' rights in practice. The research highlights the changes in Nepal's acknowledgment and protection of indigenous peoples' rights after the country ratified of ILO 169. Thus, it will investigate the Nepalese government's adoption ...