Decentralisation and devolution in Nicaragua’s North Atlantic autonomous region: Natural resources and indigenous peoples’ rights

Indigenous Peoples’ Rights to Culture and Individual Rights to Access

Using the methods of philosophical analysis and concepts from moral and political philosophy Indigenous Peoples’ human right to control access to their cultural information is defended. The concept of a “right” is delineated and different types of rights are differentiated. The method of an “overlapping consensus” is used. In attempting to articulate the moral foundation for Indigenous Peoples’...

Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights of Indigenous Peoples

Traditional Use of Natural Resources by the Indigenous Peoples of the North in the Modern World a Conflict of Interests

Despite some progress in the struggle of aboriginal peoples for their right to influence the development of their historic lands, there still exist various conflicts of interest and collisions between traditional ways of life and industrial civilization. The issue of the legal status of indigenous peoples of the Far North cannot be considered outside the context of global ecological, social and...

QUALITY OF HUMAN RESOURCES: GENDER AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLES – Emerging Environmental Issues For Indigenous Peoples In Northern Australia - Marcia Langton EMERGING ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES FOR INDIGENOUS PEOPLES IN NORTHERN AUSTRALIA

Indigenous Peoples of North America: Environmental Exposures and Reproductive Justice

BACKGROUND Indigenous American communities face disproportionate health burdens and environmental health risks compared with the average North American population. These health impacts are issues of both environmental and reproductive justice. OBJECTIVES In this commentary, we review five indigenous communities in various stages of environmental health research and discuss the intersection of...