- Social Anthropology, Identity (Culture), Violence Prevention, Child protection, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence, Enskillment, and 38 moreCommunity Cultural Development, Bodos, Bodoland, Language and Identity, Ontology, Scottish Culture, Human Trafficking, Scottish Studies, Traditional Crafts, Scottish Traditional Music, Human Ecology, Diasporas, Scottish Diaspora, Hebrides, Native American Studies, Indigenous or Aboriginal Studies, Community Based Natural Resources Management, Traditional Ecological Knowledge, Western Isles, Scottish Gaelic Studies, Scottish Gaelic Music, Native American Indian Studies, Material Culture, Sustainable Rural Development, Nonprofit Advocacy, Technology through the crafts have been organizing an observatory of crafts related to the use and processing of natural resources for traditional processes., Traditional Environmental Knowledge, Ethnomusicology, Song collecting, Scottish song, Gaelic Language, Literature, History, Music, Indigenous Studies, Sense of Place, Indigenous Feminisms, Native Pacific Islander Cultural Studies, Transnational Genders and Sexualities, and Decolonizationedit
- I am primarily focused on the challenges facing indigenous and local societies, and interested in community-led approaches aimed at creating opportunities for healing and sustainable prosperity through the employment of traditional craft... moreI am primarily focused on the challenges facing indigenous and local societies, and interested in community-led approaches aimed at creating opportunities for healing and sustainable prosperity through the employment of traditional crafts, skills, and aspects of community life that can reinforce ideas of connectedness and belonging.
Since 2012, I've been involved with Weaving Destination UK, a social enterprise benefitting Indigenous women who have been victims of trafficking in the Bodoland Territorial Council, Assam, India: This non-profit enterprise has been instrumental in creating a safe place for women vulnerable to trafficking to live and work, developing their own sustainable pathway to self-sufficiency.
https://www.changemakers.com/fabricofchange/entries/weaving-destination
I'm very honoured to have been involved for two years with The Long March to Rome, an Indigenous-led human rights campaign, whose aim was to engage with the Pope and the Vatican Council regarding the Papal Bulls of Discovery and how they continue to have destructive effects on the lives of Indigenous Peoples worldwide.
http://longmarchtorome.com/the-creator-has-been-heard/
I've also devoted focus to academic research in Child Protection, Gender Equality and Violence Prevention, and have contributed to several published academic journal articles and reports.edit - Dr. Tony Crookedit
The Red Dog Mine is a joint venture between NANA Regional Corporation, Inc., owned by the Iñupiat people of Northwest Alaska, and Teck Alaska Incorporated, Canada’s largest diversified mining corporation. The mining operation is... more
The Red Dog Mine is a joint venture between NANA Regional Corporation, Inc., owned by the Iñupiat people of Northwest Alaska, and Teck Alaska Incorporated, Canada’s largest diversified mining corporation. The mining operation is based upon a rather singular agreement whereby the Canadian company, Teck is the mine operator and NANA is the landowner.
The Website of the Red Dog Mine claims that the venture was ‘founded on the principles of consensus, cooperation and mutual respect’ and that the Red Dog Mine ‘demonstrates that mining can be compatible with Iñupiat values,’ and is ‘committed to protecting the region’s natural resources for generations to come’ while promising to create jobs, benefit future generations, and to ‘act as a catalyst for regional economic benefits without infringing upon the Inupiat culture and way of life.’
Is resource extraction seen as a necessary compromise in the wake of the Alaskan Native Claims Settlement Act, and is it truly compatible with Iñupiat community values and a traditional lifestyle of subsistence hunting?
The Website of the Red Dog Mine claims that the venture was ‘founded on the principles of consensus, cooperation and mutual respect’ and that the Red Dog Mine ‘demonstrates that mining can be compatible with Iñupiat values,’ and is ‘committed to protecting the region’s natural resources for generations to come’ while promising to create jobs, benefit future generations, and to ‘act as a catalyst for regional economic benefits without infringing upon the Inupiat culture and way of life.’
Is resource extraction seen as a necessary compromise in the wake of the Alaskan Native Claims Settlement Act, and is it truly compatible with Iñupiat community values and a traditional lifestyle of subsistence hunting?
Research Interests: Indigenous Studies, Indigenous Peoples Rights, Alaska Native Studies, American Indian & Alaska Native, Indigenous Land Rights, and 12 moreColonisation, Indigenous People and Land, History and Culture of Alaska Natives, Land Grabbing, Native Alaska Ethnology and Ethnohistory, Land as a Resource, Inupiat, Mineral extraction, American Indians and Alaska Natives Subsistence, Alaskan Native, American Indian and Alaska Native Communities, and Inupiaq
Violence against children – “encompassing physical or mental violence, injury and abuse, neglect or negligent treatment, and maltreatment or exploitation, including sexual abuse”– is prevalent in all societies (UN CRC, 1989; Gilbert et... more
Violence against children – “encompassing physical or mental violence, injury and abuse, neglect or negligent treatment, and maltreatment or exploitation, including sexual abuse”– is prevalent in all societies (UN CRC, 1989; Gilbert et al., 2009; Krug et al., 2002; Pinheiro, 2006). Violence against children can have profound and damaging consequences in childhood, adolescence and throughout adulthood. Lifelong adverse health, social, and economic consequences exist for those affected by violence, including mental and physical health conditions; increased health and other risk behaviours; exposure to further violence; disability from physical injury; reduced health-related quality of life; lower educational attainment; and lower levels of adult economic well-being (Gilbert et al., 2009; Fang et al., 2012).
This report builds on the previously published systematic review of evidence from the East Asia and Pacific Region on the prevalence and consequences of violence against children. This current report represents an update and consolidation of these findings, covering literature published between 2000-2013 in any of the 30 countries in the region. Over 6,000 articles and reports were reviewed and 239 prevalence studies and 178 consequences studies are included in this synthesis.
This report builds on the previously published systematic review of evidence from the East Asia and Pacific Region on the prevalence and consequences of violence against children. This current report represents an update and consolidation of these findings, covering literature published between 2000-2013 in any of the 30 countries in the region. Over 6,000 articles and reports were reviewed and 239 prevalence studies and 178 consequences studies are included in this synthesis.
Research Interests: Child protection, Violence Prevention, Child Protection Social Work, Cross-cultural Issues in Domestic Violence, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence, and 5 moreSafeguarding, Child Protection, Child Health and Development, Child Protection Issues and Child Rights Issues, Sexual Violence Prevention, Violence Against Women and Children, and social norms, measurement, UNICEF
Nearly five hundred and sixty years have passed since the ethics of the conquest of the New World were debated by theologians and philosophers at Valladolid, Spain. The debates were prompted by Bartolomé de las Casas, a Dominican Friar... more
Nearly five hundred and sixty years have passed since the ethics of the conquest of the New World were debated by theologians and philosophers at Valladolid, Spain. The debates were prompted by Bartolomé de las Casas, a Dominican Friar who had owned land and slaves in South America, but had lost faith in the colonial endeavour due to the abysmal treatment of the native population by Spanish Conquistadores and Clergy.
The debate hinged upon two Papal Bulls (decrees), which explicitly stated that non-Christian peoples were sub-human, and that the lands they occupied were "Terra Nullius," to be claimed by Christian Kings to hold dominion over indefinitely.
These two Bulls are still active, and they inform land rights, as well as the way in which indigenous peoples and societies are treated by Western nations.
The United Nations Declaration of Rights of Indigenous Peoples established human rights for these populations, yet their territories are still encroached upon or seized for sale to private corporations, and indigenous peoples worldwide continue to be marginalised and mistreated.
The debate hinged upon two Papal Bulls (decrees), which explicitly stated that non-Christian peoples were sub-human, and that the lands they occupied were "Terra Nullius," to be claimed by Christian Kings to hold dominion over indefinitely.
These two Bulls are still active, and they inform land rights, as well as the way in which indigenous peoples and societies are treated by Western nations.
The United Nations Declaration of Rights of Indigenous Peoples established human rights for these populations, yet their territories are still encroached upon or seized for sale to private corporations, and indigenous peoples worldwide continue to be marginalised and mistreated.
Research Interests: Native American Studies, Indigenous Studies, Human Rights, American Indian History, International Human Rights Law, and 16 moreCatholic Theology, International Humanitarian Law, Indigenous Peoples Rights, Native American, Indigenous Peoples, Native American (History), American Indian Studies, South American Indians, Southeastern Native American History, Catholic Church History, Bartolome de las Casas, Debate de Valladolid, fray Bartolome de Las Casas, Native American and Indigenous Studies, Valladolid, and Bartolomé De Las Casas
Research Interests: Ethnomusicology, Community Engagement & Participation, Community Development, Sustainable Development, Land tenure, and 20 moreGaelic Scotland, Scottish Gaelic Studies, Scottish Diaspora, Empire, Land Rights, Conflict and security, Scotland, Hebrides, Song collecting, Scottish song, Western Isles, Hebridean history, culture and heritage, Post Colonial Theory, Outer Hebrides, Governance and Democracy, Colonialism and Imperialism, Nationalism and Decolonization, Belonging and Citizenship, Ethnicity and Nationality, and Nation building and State making
This report summarises the presentations, discussion and emerging themes in child protection from two four-nations seminars hosted by The University of Edinburgh/NSPCC Child Protection Research Centre. These events were designed to create... more
This report summarises the presentations, discussion and emerging themes in child protection from two four-nations seminars hosted by The University of Edinburgh/NSPCC Child Protection Research Centre. These events were designed to create a space to reflect, share knowledge and debate developing issues in child protection across the UK. Invited speakers and representatives included senior level policy makers, inspectors, voluntary sector managers, academics and practitioners from each part of the UK. This report offers: an overview of developments in child protection across the UK; information about the Munro Review and the resulting initiatives; a synopsis of the seminar presentations focusing in particular on structural change, new developments and emerging issues. Finally, the report consolidates information from across the four parts of the UK, draws out themes of commonality and difference and identifies areas that may warrant further consideration.