scholarly journals Surveilling Indigenous Communities in a Time of Pandemic

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 422-425
Author(s):  
Simon Lambert ◽  
Robert Henry
Keyword(s):  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Indigenous Peoples ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Indigenous Health ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Indigenous Communities ◽  
Digital Tools ◽  
Ethical Challenges ◽  
Indigenous Resistance

Ongoing racism continues to violently impact on the cultures, lands, and bodies of Indigenous Peoples. While many health researchers are meeting the ethical challenges in working with Indigenous communities, this commentary draws attention to the often-uncritical adaption or use of digital tools. Many digital technologies, deliberately or accidently, lend themselves to overt or covert surveillance of communities. Indigenous resistance to surveillance must be understood in the context of colonization, and reassurances must be provided if the benefits of new technologies are to be fully realized for better Indigenous health outcomes.

Improving Health Disaster Risk Management with Indigenous Peoples: Methodology for Simulation Exercises using Parallel Perspectives

2019 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Indigenous Peoples ◽  
Indigenous Communities ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
Disaster Risk Management ◽  
Simulation Exercise ◽  
Health Practitioners ◽  
Emergency Interventions ◽  
Simulation Exercises

The use of scenarios with parallel perspectives in a simulated health emergency helps participants to see that the exercise is appropriately realistic for all participants involved—both health practitioners and members of indigenous communities... The objective of this document is to adapt the rationale and the methodology for conducting a simulation exercise so that the discussion leads to improved disaster risk management, post-emergency interventions, and health outcomes for indigenous peoples. To achieve this objective, hypothetical scenarios are developed in which the same facts and occurrences are presented, both from a traditional perspective as well as from a perspective that reflects an indigenous cosmovision.

‘Best Intentions’ Lives on: Untoward Health Outcomes of Some Contemporary Initiatives in Indigenous Affairs

2002 ◽  
Vol 36 (5) ◽  
pp. 575-584 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ernest Hunter
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Services ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Indigenous Health ◽  
Indigenous Communities ◽  
Indigenous Populations ◽  
Royal Commission ◽  
Indigenous Mental Health

Objective: A shortened version of a presentation to the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies, this paper raises questions regarding policy and program directions in Indigenous affairs with consequences for Indigenous health. Method: The author notes the inadequate Indigenous mental health database, and describes contemporary conflicts in the arena of Indigenous mental health, drawing on personal experience in clinical service delivery, policy and programme development. Results: Medicalized responses to the Stolen Generations report and constructions of suicide that accompanied the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody are presented to demonstrate unforeseen health outcomes. Examples are also given of wellintentioned social interventions that, in the context of contemporary Indigenous society appear to be contributing to, rather than alleviating, harm. Problems of setting priorities that confront mental health service planners are considered in the light of past and continuing social disadvantage that informs the burden of mental disorder in Indigenous communities. Conclusions: The importance of acknowledging untoward outcomes of initiatives, even when motivated by concerns for social justice, is emphasized. The tension within mental health services of responding to the underpinning social issues versus providing equity in access to proven mental health services for Indigenous populations is considered.

scholarly journals Coping with Hypertension among Indigenous Peoples in Brazil and the Role of the Primary Care Nurse: A Critical Review from a Transcultural Perspective

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 942-954
Author(s):  
Mauricio Viana Gomes Oliveira ◽  
Ângela Maria Mendes Abreu ◽  
James R. Welch ◽  
Carlos E. A. Coimbra
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Nursing Education ◽  
Indigenous Peoples ◽  
Keyword Search ◽  
Indigenous Health ◽  
Indigenous Communities ◽  
National Standards ◽  
Clinical Communication ◽  
Manual Search

Our objective is to critically review the literature addressing the strategic role of nurses in the daily primary care of arterial hypertension in Indigenous communities in Brazil. We selected studies based on an initial keyword search of major bibliographic indexing databases for the years 2000 to 2020 and manual search. Further selection was based on topical, methodological, and thematic relevance, as well as evaluation of scholarship quality and pertinence to our chosen narrative. The literature demonstrates Indigenous peoples do not receive health services that measure up to national standards in large part due to a marked lack of academic and employer preparation for nurses operating in transcultural settings. Inequities were apparent in recurrent reports of victim-blaming, deficient clinical communication with patients, clinical malpractice, devaluation of hypertension as a problem for Indigenous peoples, insufficient intercultural training for nurses, and discrimination against Indigenous students in nursing education programs. This systemic problem needs to be addressed by universities and the Indigenous Health Care Subsystem in Brazil.

Creating Music with Technology

2019 ◽  
pp. 171-186
Author(s):  
Rena Upitis
Keyword(s):  
New Technologies ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
The Body ◽  
Digital Tools ◽  
Digital Music ◽  
Music Learning ◽  
The Future ◽  
Retrospective Examination

This chapter advances several ideas for using digital technologies to enable children to improvise and compose, while also cautioning that the use of these technologies should not replace the primacy of learning music through the body. The chapter opens with a retrospective examination of the digital tools that were used in a particular school thirty years ago, with an emphasis on the elements that have endured over the ensuing decades. This allows for a broad discussion about the future of digital music tools in creative musicianship. The chapter closes with a discussion of “slow music”—music learning that is approached in a reflective, mindful way, combining old and local ideas with new technologies for recording, listening, performing, and creating.

scholarly journals Brazilian Amazon gold: indigenous land rights under risk

Elem Sci Anth ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara Villén-Pérez ◽  
Paulo Moutinho ◽  
Caroline Corrêa Nóbrega ◽  
Paulo De Marco
Keyword(s):  
Indigenous Peoples ◽  
Indigenous Health ◽  
Global Climate ◽  
Land Rights ◽  
Indigenous Communities ◽  
Economic Consequences ◽  
Mining Operations ◽  
Indigenous Lands ◽  
Indigenous Land Rights ◽  
Indigenous Land

Brazilian indigenous lands prevent the deforestation of the Amazon rainforest while protecting the land rights of indigenous peoples. However, they are at risk because they overlap with large areas of registered interest for mining. Indigenous lands have been in the spotlight of the pro-development wing of the parliament for decades, and the current president of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, promised that he would open up these territories for exploitation. Recently, bill PL191/2020 was released to downgrade the protection status of indigenous lands by regulating mining activities in these territories. Mining operations have an unavoidable socio-environmental impact on indigenous communities that is difficult to compensate. First, rapid demographic growth associated with the incoming migrant workforce often causes social disruption and threat indigenous societies. Moreover, sustained pollution related to mining procedures and accidental spills largely degrade the environment and imperil indigenous health. Finally, mining operations drive deforestation both within and beyond their operational boundaries. Mining is already an essential determinant of forest loss in the Amazon, where further deforestation may result in extended droughts with significant social and economic consequences. We conclude that, if mining operations were allowed in Brazilian indigenous lands, indigenous peoples would be imperiled along with regional and global climate and economies.

scholarly journals Social Talent Scouting: A New Opportunity for the Identification of Football Players?

2016 ◽  
Vol 70 (1) ◽  
pp. 28-43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elena Radicchi ◽  
Michele Mozzachiodi
Keyword(s):  
New Technologies ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Digital Tools ◽  
Football Players ◽  
Supply Side ◽  
Demand Side ◽  
Qualitative Exploration

AbstractThis paper investigates the diffusion of digital technologies within the football talent scouting process. A qualitative exploration based on open discussions and unstructured interviews with professionals involved in the football system (coaches, scouts, players’ agents, etc.) provides insights about how new technologies are used for recruiting athletes. The findings, which are mainly in the context of Italian football, indicate a cultural and generational gap in the use of new digital tools that creates a mismatch between young promising athletes (demand side) and “senior” team professionals (supply side).

scholarly journals Interventions to improve cancer survivorship among Indigenous Peoples and communities: a systematic review with a narrative synthesis

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wendy Gifford ◽  
Margo Rowan ◽  
Peggy Dick ◽  
Shokoufeh Modanloo ◽  
Maggie Benoit ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Cancer Survivorship ◽  
Indigenous Peoples ◽  
Psychosocial Support ◽  
Indigenous Health ◽  
Indigenous Communities ◽  
Narrative Synthesis ◽  
Holistic Wellness ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Quasi Experimental

Abstract Purpose The purpose of this systematic review is to synthesize the evidence on the types of interventions that have been utilized by Indigenous Peoples living with cancer, and report on their relevance to Indigenous communities and how they align with holistic wellness. Methods A systematic review with narrative synthesis was conducted. Results The search yielded 7995 unique records; 27 studies evaluating 20 interventions were included. The majority of studies were conducted in USA, with five in Australia and one in Peru. Study designs were cross-sectional (n=13); qualitative (n=5); mixed methods (n=4); experimental (n=3); and quasi-experimental (n=2). Relevance to participating Indigenous communities was rated moderate to low. Interventions were diverse in aims, ingredients, and outcomes. Aims involved (1) supporting the healthcare journey, (2) increasing knowledge, (3) providing psychosocial support, and (4) promoting dialogue about cancer. The main ingredients of the interventions were community meetings, patient navigation, arts, and printed/online/audio materials. Participants were predominately female. Eighty-nine percent of studies showed positive influences on the outcomes evaluated. No studies addressed all four dimensions of holistic wellness (physical, mental, social, and spiritual) that are central to Indigenous health in many communities. Conclusion Studies we found represented a small number of Indigenous Nations and Peoples and did not meet relevance standards in their reporting of engagement with Indigenous communities. To improve the cancer survivorship journey, we need interventions that are relevant, culturally safe and effective, and honoring the diverse conceptualizations of health and wellness among Indigenous Peoples around the world.

scholarly journals Subalternização e resistência indígena: Cenários a partir do contexto do estado de Rondônia

2020 ◽  
Vol 28 ◽  
pp. 168
Author(s):  
Rozane Alonso Alves ◽  
Maria Isabel Alonso Alves ◽  
Jonatha Daniel Dos Santos
Keyword(s):  
School Performance ◽  
Indigenous Peoples ◽  
Indigenous Communities ◽  
The State ◽  
Pedagogical Practices ◽  
Central Idea ◽  
Indigenous Resistance ◽  
Organic Structure ◽  
Indigenous Pedagogy ◽  
Ways Of Being

The central idea of this article is to problematize and present some scenarios of subalternization and indigenous resistance, specifically, in the State of Rondônia. We started from research developed in the context of Rondônia (Alves, 2017, 2018; Alves Santos, 2017; Scaramuzza, 2015, Santos, 2020, among others) to expose the strategies used by the indigenous peoples of Rondônia as a struggle and resistance of the indigenous communities, becoming protagonists in spaces of formation and school performance. Linked to protagonism, the indigenous school as an intercultural space, promotes pedagogical practices based on the curriculum that is not only effective due to the disciplinary contents, but also as a cosmological process that occurs through Indigenous Pedagogy produced not only by its teachers, but throughout organic structure of the community. Thus, we understand that the indigenous school as a space of resistance and indigenous struggle is constituted and presented as intercultural and produces ways of being specific to indigenous peoples.

scholarly journals Using Big Data in Social Science - Perspectives and Limitations

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 0
Author(s):  
Oleg Gurov
Keyword(s):  
Big Data ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Social Processes ◽  
Digital Tools ◽  
Modern World ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
The Public ◽  
Big Data Technologies ◽  
Ethical Norms

The article provides an overview of the development of big data technologies in terms of the potential of their use in the study of social processes. The development of these technologies makes it necessary to transform the usual methods of scientific research and revise the models of social reality. To meet the demands of the modern world, the researcher needs to adopt digital tools. However, the relevance of the stated topic is not limited solely to the possibilities, since the use of digital technologies in the study of society is associated with many risks that can lead to negative consequences. Speaking about the sphere of big data, it is important to remember that one of the main risks is the violation of the rights and freedoms of other people, therefore, a researcher of social processes must understand and assess the consequences of his actions, guided, first of all, by ethical norms that allow the use of new technologies for the public. the benefits and suppression of the threats of a technogenic society. The authors propose to consider the complex of risks associated with the use of big data technologies, and also present their own approach to their systematization and classification.

scholarly journals Through a Critical Lens: Expertise in Epidemiology for and by Indigenous Peoples

2019 ◽  
Vol 45 (6) ◽  
pp. 1142-1167
Author(s):  
Erica Prussing
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Public Policy ◽  
Indigenous Peoples ◽  
Science And Technology Studies ◽  
Indigenous Health ◽  
Indigenous Communities ◽  
Public Health Research ◽  
Ethnographic Study ◽  
Social Worlds ◽  
Aotearoa New Zealand

Epidemiology for and by Indigenous peoples uses quantitative and statistical methods to better document Indigenous health concerns, and is oriented around providing data for use in advocacy to promote Indigenous health equity. This advocacy-oriented, technoscientific work bridges the often distinct social worlds of Indigenous communities, professional public health research, and public policy-making. Using examples from a multisited ethnographic study in three settings (Aotearoa New Zealand, Hawai’i, and the continental United States), this paper examines the forms of expertise that researcher/practitioners enact as they conduct research that simultaneously harnesses epidemiology’s persuasive power in social worlds like public health and public policy, while also critically challenging legacies of colonialist erasures and misrepresentations of Indigenous health in population statistics. By demonstrating how these continual translations across multiple social worlds enact expertise, this analysis offers a new integration of discussions about both coloniality and expertise within science and technology studies (STS). By focusing on the experiences of technoscientific professionals themselves, this study’s findings also pose new questions for broader STS conversations about how activism is shaping the production of knowledge about health in the twenty-first century.

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