3 articles for “indigenous identity”

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsTeaching Indigenous American Culture and History: Perpetuating Knowledge or Furthering Intellectual Colonization?Michael Kent WardProblem statement: This study addresses a number of ongoing and important issues related to teaching the history and culture of Native Americans in the public setting. As part of the social science curriculum, the study and academic interpretations of American Indian culture and history regularly attracts educators and students alike, but remains problematic for reasons of cultural property and identity. … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 2 · 2 Feb 2011 · 8,123 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsAn Application of Indigenous Knowledge for Conservation and Development of the Production Process of Silk ClothsNuananong Prathumnet, Songkoon Chantachon, Kosit Paengsoi et al.Problem statement: This study generated from the process of production of silk cloths as the Isan (northeast Thailand) identity with complicated production stages. It takes a long time with low compensations and it is unworthy of investment. Isan people of a new generation have gone to be hired to do other kinds of work. They are not interested in adhering … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 6, Issue 3 · 30 Sep 2010 · 8,133 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractProcesses of Acculturation Khakases (Indigenous People of Southern Siberia), Living Outside of the Khakassia in the Urban and Student EnvironmentNatalia Koptseva, Vladimir KirkoThis article represents an applied research to form principles of state and regional policy preserve the unique culture of Khakassia-the indigenous people of Southern Siberia (Russia). Presents the results of sociological research strategy of acculturation Khakases who live in the urban and students living environment of the city of Krasnoyarsk (Siberia, Russia). The basic approach of this study is a … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 11, Issue 12 · 3 Jan 2015 · 7,318 accessesView PDF Cite