Essays about: "native peoples"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 16 essays containing the words native peoples.

1. 1. Ecosystem services from woody vegetation in East African rangelands

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and Management

   Author : Anna Linnéa Elisabeth Swärd; [2023]
   Keywords : dryland ecosystems; rangelands; rangelands; woody vegetation; restoration; Karamoja; West Pokot; pastoralists; agro-pastoralists; East Africa;

   Abstract : Drylands cover nearly half of the Earth's land surface and are dominated by croplands and rangelands. Dryland ecosystems worldwide are affected by land degradation. Increased population pressure, climate change and unsustainable land use threaten essential ecosystem services and adversely impact people’s livelihoods and well-being. READ MORE

3. 2. Administrative Transfers by Settler Colonial States and Their Subjugation of Native Populations’ Land Use - A study on mechanisms of settler colonial states in Sweden and Canada during the second half of the nineteenth century

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Cajsa Sjölin; [2023]
   Keywords : Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis examines how administrative transfers by settler colonial states in nineteenth-century Sweden and Canada contributed to the subjugation of indigenous land use. Using qualitative analysis of historical documents and legal sources, the study reveals the pervasive presence of administrative transfers and their implications. READ MORE

4. 3. Comparison between the SiP-test (Situated Phoneme test) and conventional Swedish SIN (TiB)-test (Speech in Noise Test). : An experimental comparison of two methods for speech perception in people with Arabic as mother tongue.

   University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för hälsovetenskaper

   Author : Elpida Saridou; [2023]
   Keywords : Speech perception; speech recognition test; speech in noise test; speech test; Swedish speech perception test; situated phoneme test; non-native; bilingualism;

   Abstract : Background: The difficulties for people to understand and perceive speech in second languages in the presence of background noise is well documented in the literature. Similar difficulties have been reported in bilinguals. READ MORE

5. 4. What are the Underlying Factors for the Poor Implementation of the Free, Prior, and Informed Consent Principle in Australia, Canada, and the United States? : A Qualitative Comparative Study

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

   Author : Isra Bashir Ahmed; [2022]
   Keywords : Settler-Colonialism; FPIC Extractive Industry; Stakeholder approach; Power Asymmetries; Logic of Elimination; Doctrine of Discovery; Terra Nullius; Global Capitalism; Dakota Access Pipeline; Canadian Land Claims; Native Title Act; John v M’intosh; FPIC CSR.;

   Abstract : It has been 15 years since the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples recognized the Free, Prior and Informed consent Principle, yet it has not been able to function to its fullest potential. This Thesis aims to carry out a Qualitative Comparative Analysis of the following three countries of Australia, Canada, and the United States. READ MORE

6. 5. Monsters versus Humans : A Comparative Study of the Storytelling about Sasquatch and Stallo

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kulturantropologi och etnologi

   Author : Emma Elliott; [2021]
   Keywords : Sasquatch; Stallo; indigenous people; Native Americans; Sami; North America; Europe; ethnology; folklore; Sasquatch; Stalo; ursprungsbefolkning; ursprungsamerikaner; samer; Nordamerika; Europa; etnologi; folklore;

   Abstract : Abstract Elliott, E. 2022. Monsters versus Humans – A Comparative Study of the Storytelling about Sasquatch and Stallo This essay aims to get a deeper knowledge of how indigenous peoples have created discursive narratives to explain and understand the inexplicable occurrences in existence. READ MORE