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    The Intergenerational Effects of Residential Schools on Children’s Educationa...

    The intergenerational effects of Canada’s Indian Residential Schools have been widely discussed, but limited empirical work exists. I use the confidential wave of the 2001...
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    The Three R’s of Seeking Transitional Justice: Reparation, Responsibility, an...

    In Canada an officially mandated truth commission inquiring into the forced assimilation and abuse of Indigenous children in state-organized and funded residential schools...
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    Apologies to Indigenous Peoples in Comparative Perspective

    Australia, Canada, and the United States formally apologized to their Indigenous peoples in February 2008, June 2008, and December 2009, respectively. The Indigenous peoples in...
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    Traditional Knowledge: Considerations for Protecting Water in Ontario

    In Canada, the water crisis increasingly felt around the world is being experienced primarily in small, usually Indigenous, communities. At the heart of this issue lies an...
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    Renewing "That Which Was Almost Lost or Forgotten": The Implications of Old E...

    The pressure on traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) to solve socio-economic issues globally begs the question: What is the state of TEK today, given the economic, social, and...
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    Priority Setting in Indigenous Health: Why We Need an Explicit Decision Makin...

    Indigenous Australians have significantly poorer health outcomes than the non-Indigenous population worldwide. The Australian government has increased its investment in...
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    Health Care as Commons: An Indigenous Approach to Universal Health Coverage

    Modern health care systems of today are predominantly derived from Western models and are either state owned or under private ownership. Government, through their health...
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    Indigenous Mobilisation and the Law of Consultation in Peru: A Boomerang Patt...

    Prior to 2009, it was difficult to speak of a national level Indigenous movement in Peru with an impact on national politics. However, the situation changed after the tragic...
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    The Nagoya Protocol and Indigenous Peoples

    This article is about Indigenous peoples’ involvement in the Nagoya Protocol negotiations from 2006 to 2010, as well as in its implementation to stop biopiracy in order to...
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    Implementation of Indigenous Rights in Russia: Shortcomings and Recent Develo...

    After more than 20 years of active engagement in Indigenous issues, RAIPON, the umbrella organization of the Indigenous peoples of the North, Siberia, and the Far East, was...
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    The Cross-Fertilization of Human Rights Norms and Indigenous Peoples in Afric...

    Beginning in the 20th century, international law expanded beyond law between nations to eventually embrace the concept of human rights. However, until recently, human rights...