The Impact of Self-Government, Comprehensive Land Claims, and Opt-In Arrangements on Income Inequality in Indigenous Communities in Canada

2021 ◽  
pp. e2020004
Author(s):  
Krishna Pendakur ◽  
Ravi Pendakur
Keyword(s):  
Income Inequality ◽  
Indigenous Communities ◽  
Community Level ◽  
Land Claims ◽  
Percentage Points ◽  
Indigenous Groups ◽  
Intergroup Inequality ◽  
Household Incomes ◽  
And Control ◽  
The Impact

In Canada, self-government agreements, comprehensive land claims agreements, and opt-in arrangements allow Indigenous groups to govern their internal affairs and assume greater responsibility and control over the decision-making that affects their communities. We use difference-in-difference models to measure the impact of such agreements on average income and income inequality in Indigenous communities at the community level. In comparison with earlier work, we additionally use data from the 2016 Census. Our results suggest that comprehensive land claims agreements increase community-level average (log) household incomes by more than C$10 thousand (0.25 log points). Attainment of other agreement types does not increase community-level average incomes. Communities that attain a self-government agreement or an opt-in arrangement related to land management see a decrease in the Gini coefficient for income inequality by 2.0 to 3.5 percentage points. Standalone comprehensive land claims agreements are associated with a smaller decrease of 1.2 percentage points. We also study intergroup inequality and find that an opt-in arrangement increases within-community income disparity between Indigenous and non-Indigenous households.

scholarly journals The impact of COVID-19 on education provision to indigenous people in Mexico

2021 ◽  
Vol 55 (1) ◽  
pp. 151-164 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elida Sánchez-Cruz ◽  
Alfred Masinire ◽  
Enrique Vez López
Keyword(s):  
Online Education ◽  
Indigenous People ◽  
Strong Dependence ◽  
Indigenous Communities ◽  
State Governments ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
Support Provision ◽  
School Communities ◽  
Indigenous Groups ◽  
The Impact

Abstract As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, measures have been taken globally to shut down schools at all levels and move education to the online arena, which entails a strong dependence on access to the internet and electronic gadgets. Measures such as these are bound to deepen already existing inequality and bring about major disruptions in the students’ learning process. In this context, the makeup of our diverse Mexican society and school communities calls for a political framework that promotes equal education and ensures a way of constructing knowledge that is accessible to all; a perspective in education that respects traditional groups and cultures, especially those who are usually financially disadvantaged, such as indigenous people. This article examines measures taken to support provision of online education, in general, and indigenous groups, in particular. The data collection approach to support the findings consisted of reviewing official websites from UNESCO, the Mexican Ministry of Education, and three states with the largest number of indigenous people (IP). The findings suggest that the production of TV programs and school booklets in indigenous languages show a considerable effort to reach out to indigenous communities throughout the country. Nevertheless, the measures taken by the national and state governments may still be deemed limited and somewhat biased in favor of monolingual students.

scholarly journals The spread of covid-19 and psychiatric impact on indigenous peoples

2021 ◽  
pp. 134-137
Author(s):  
Tainã Brito Siebra de Oliveira ◽  
Jorge Lucas de Sousa Moreira ◽  
Pedro Walisson Gomes Feitosa ◽  
Danielly Gonçalves Sombra Lima ◽  
Bárbara Silveira Dionízio ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Indigenous Peoples ◽  
Indigenous Communities ◽  
Panic Attacks ◽  
Background Information ◽  
Generalized Anxiety ◽  
Indigenous Cultures ◽  
Indigenous Groups ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Unipolar Major Depression

Background: Information on strategies adopted by Indigenous peoples against COVID-19 is scarce, and history shows that Indigenous peoples in the Amazon region may be particularly affected by the  pandemic. Method: The studies were identified in well-known international journals found in two electronic databases: Scopus and Embase. The data were cross-checked with information from the main international newspapers. Results: Mental disorders in the affective spectrum (unipolar major depression, dysthymia, bipolarity) and anxiety disorders (generalized anxiety disorder, panic attacks, social phobia) also mark the reality of Indigenous psychiatric vulnerability. Conclusions: To mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on Indigenous communities in Brazil, a health service for Indigenous groups, a crisis office, and a monitoring panel were created. In the state of Amazonas, home to more Indigenous people than any other Brazilian state, 95% of the intensive care beds are occupied.  Thus, mental health disparities between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples may be related to the underlying economic, social, and political inequities that are legacies of colonization and oppression of Indigenous cultures; the disproportionate rates of mental disorders must be understood in context, not as intrinsic predisposition of Indigenous peoples, but as reflecting persistent inequalities.

scholarly journals Wildlife hunting practices of the Santal and Oraon communities in Rajshahi, Bangladesh

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. 19484-19491
Author(s):  
Azizul Islam Barkat ◽  
Fahmida Tasnim Liza ◽  
Sumaiya Akter ◽  
Ashikur Rahman Shome ◽  
Md. Fazle Rabbe
Keyword(s):  
Questionnaire Survey ◽  
Wildlife Conservation ◽  
Conservation Management ◽  
Indigenous Communities ◽  
Wild Animals ◽  
Indigenous Groups ◽  
Ancient Times ◽  
The Impact

Humans have been depending on wild animals from ancient times for food, medicine, economy, tools, and others. Santal and Oraon are two of the indigenous communities present in the Rajshahi district of Bangladesh. They practice wildlife hunting as part of their traditions. We investigated the wildlife hunting practice of these indigenous communities using a closed-ended questionnaire survey.  We interviewed 100 households of both communities from four villages. The study indicated that 76% of respondents hunted (88% Santal and 67% Oraon); and they usually hunt mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians, of which the bird is the most preferred (73%) and snake the least (1%). The response of hunting among the two communities significantly differed for tortoise, bird, rabbit, mongoose, jackal, and the Jungle Cat. Eighteen sets of animal taxa were significantly correlated indicating that households exercised preferences in terms of prey. The result also showed that only 14% of Santal and 7% of Oraon were familiar with the Bangladesh Wildlife (Conservation and Security) Act, 2012.  Although the impact of wildlife hunting of these indigenous groups is still ambiguous, the present study provides a preliminary database of hunting practices of these communities for future conservation management.

scholarly journals The impact of income inequality on rental affordability: An empirical study in large American metropolitan areas

Urban Studies ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 55 (10) ◽  
pp. 2106-2122 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hongwei Dong
Keyword(s):  
Income Inequality ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Gini Coefficient ◽  
Metropolitan Areas ◽  
County Level ◽  
Longitudinal Analyses ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Past ◽  
Percentage Points ◽  
The Impact

American metropolitan areas have experienced rising income inequality and worsening rental affordability in the past few decades. Has the rise of inequality caused worsening rental affordability? This study conducts both cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses to examine the impact of income inequality on rental affordability for low-income tenant households at the county level in America’s largest 100 metropolitan areas. The cross-sectional analyses reveal that, everything else equal, an increase of Gini coefficient by 0.1 in a county was associated with 2.2 and 4.4 percentage points more severely rent-burdened low-income households in 2000 and 2008–2012, respectively. The longitudinal analyses confirm that rising income inequality caused worsening rental affordability for low-income tenant households in large American metropolitan areas between 2000 and 2008–2012. On average, counties that experienced a 0.1 greater increase in Gini coefficient from 2000 to 2008–2012 saw faster growth of severely rent-burdened low-income tenant households by 2.9 percentage points.

scholarly journals Current state of infection and prevalence of giardiasis in Malaysia: a review of 20 years of research

PeerJ ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
pp. e12483
Author(s):  
Norhamizah Roshidi ◽  
Nur Hassanah Mohd Hassan ◽  
Asma Abdul Hadi ◽  
Norsyahida Arifin
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Giardia Duodenalis ◽  
Indigenous Communities ◽  
Diagnostic Tools ◽  
Genotype Distribution ◽  
Wild Animals ◽  
Surveillance Studies ◽  
Developmental Problems ◽  
And Control ◽  
The Impact

Background Giardiasis is a neglected parasitic zoonotic disease caused by Giardia duodenalis that is often overlooked despite the damage inflicted upon humans and domestic/wild animals. Lack of surveillance studies, low sensitivity of diagnostic tools, and resistance to giardiasis treatment add to the challenge in managing giardiasis, leaving a gap that continues to render giardiasis a silent threat to public health worldwide. This situation is not much different in Malaysia, where giardiasis remains a public health problem, especially in the indigenous communities. Realizing the existence of gaps in the literature and information on giardiasis in Malaysia, this review aims to revisit and update the situation of giardiasis in Malaysia based on articles published in 20 years from 2000 to 2020, providing estimates on the incidence of giardiasis in humans, animals, and the environment, which may inform efforts to prevent and control the impact of giardiasis in the country. Methodology We searched PubMed, Science Direct, and Scopus using MeSH terms and text keywords “Giardia duodenalis OR Giardia intestinalis OR Giardia lamblia OR intestinal protozoa AND Malaysia”. Information was collected from all giardiasis reports published between 2000 and 2020. Results Giardiasis in Malaysia is more prevalent among the poorest segments of the population, namely the indigenous communities and people living in densely populated areas such as slums and prisons, due to low standard of personal hygiene, unsafe water resources, and improper sanitation. While the prevalence data is hugely dependent on microscopic fecal examination in epidemiological studies of giardiasis, current studies mostly focused on species identification and genotype distribution by multilocus genotyping. Thus far, the outbreak of giardiasis has not been reported in the country, but the disease was found to be significantly associated with stunting, wasting, and malnutrition among children of the indigenous communities. Surveillance studies also discovered the simultaneous presence of Giardia in the animal-environments, including wild animals, ruminants, and treated and untreated water. The data collected here will be a useful addition to the literature body on giardiasis in Malaysia, which can be exploited in efforts to prevent and control the impact of giardiasis in the country. Conclusions The last 10 years have shown that the overall mean rate of giardiasis in Malaysia is quite encouraging at 13.7%. While this figure appears to be declining, there has been a slight increase in the prevalence of underweight, stunting, and wasting among rural children in 2019. The fact that giardiasis is linked to long-term childhood developmental problems, indicates that addressing and providing better disease control against giardiasis should be a priority in supporting the national agenda to achieve Malaysia Global Nutrition Targets by 2025.

scholarly journals The Impact of Financialization and Income Inequality on Economic Growth, Investment Processes and Innovation

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 57-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. K. Karayev
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Income Inequality ◽  
Wealth Distribution ◽  
Aggregate Demand ◽  
Bank Loans ◽  
Economic Agents ◽  
Education Levels ◽  
Skill Improvement ◽  
Household Incomes ◽  
The Impact

For the macroeconomic policy to be effective, macroeconomic models must take into account the interrelations between the financial and real sectors of the national economy. The subject of the research is the impact of financialization (expansion of the financial sector influence) and heterogeneity of investment decisions made by households and organizations on the inequality of income and wealth distribution as well as on household consumption and investment demand generated by organizations. The purpose of the research was to simulate the integrated influence and inter- influence of financialization of the economy leading to the following phenomena: an increase in the financial capabilities of economic agents, households and organizations and an increase in their debt; heterogeneity of decisions made by households (with account for different education levels) towards investment in their professional skill improvement, in particular through bank loans; heterogeneity of decisions made by organizations towards investment in expanding the existing production or mastering innovative product manufacturing; inequality in distribution of household incomes, components of aggregate demand in the economy, unemployment, etc. The research was carried out using an agent-oriented AB-SFC model with consistent flows and reserves that takes into account the specifics of investment behavior of economic agents (households and companies). The paper concludes that the financialization can contribute to the economic growth and the leverage and, accordingly, to the debt of economic agents and a higher volatility of macroeconomic aggregates such as aggregate demand components. The research finding also show that innovation and technological changes resulting from investment preferences of organizations and households can also, along with the financialization, aggravate the income inequality of households.

scholarly journals A typology of small-scale multilingualism

2021 ◽  
pp. 136700692110231
Author(s):  
Brigitte Pakendorf ◽  
Nina Dobrushina ◽  
Olesya Khanina
Keyword(s):  
Linguistic Diversity ◽  
Language Attitudes ◽  
Indigenous Communities ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Language Ecology ◽  
Marriage Patterns ◽  
Nation States ◽  
Indigenous Groups ◽  
The Impact

Aims: The paper aims at providing an exhaustive overview of studies of small-scale multilingualism, a type of language ecology typical of—but not exclusive to—indigenous communities with small numbers of speakers. We identify the similarities and differences among situations of such multilingualism, which lay the foundations for a future typology of this kind of language ecology. Approach and data: We outline the importance of language ideologies for multilingualism in small-scale societies, highlight the sources of this type of language ecology, with a special focus on the impact of marriage patterns, discuss to what extent situations of small-scale multilingualism are truly egalitarian and symmetric, and survey the different methods used in the study of this domain. In order to do so, we survey studies devoted to multilingualism in indigenous communities of all continents: the New World (especially South America), Australia, Melanesia, Africa, Europe and Asia. Conclusions: The multilingual ecologies of the pre- and postcolonial world are extremely diverse, with many factors playing a role in their constitution. They are also highly endangered, and thus their study is of the utmost urgency. Originality: The domain of small-scale multilingualism is still novel for sociolinguistics and linguistic anthropology. Although the researchers working with indigenous groups have been describing the peculiarities of multilingual repertoires, language acquisition and language attitudes in various parts of the world, the domain lacks the kind of comparison and generalizations that we provide here. Significance: The increased interest in small-scale multilingualism has been boosted by the realization of its significance for reconstructing the social conditions that favoured linguistic diversity in the precolonial world. Furthermore, insights into this type of multilingualism—which differs considerably from the better-studied situations of bi- and multilingualism in urban contexts and large nation states—are of prime importance for a better understanding of the human language faculty.

Suppressed, but Not Forgotten

2011 ◽  
Vol 70 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beat Meier ◽  
Anja König ◽  
Samuel Parak ◽  
Katharina Henke
Keyword(s):  
Memory Trace ◽  
Thought Suppression ◽  
Test Phase ◽  
Indirect Test ◽  
Final Test ◽  
Test Experiment ◽  
And Control ◽  
Cue Words ◽  
The Impact

This study investigates the impact of thought suppression over a 1-week interval. In two experiments with 80 university students each, we used the think/no-think paradigm in which participants initially learn a list of word pairs (cue-target associations). Then they were presented with some of the cue words again and should either respond with the target word or avoid thinking about it. In the final test phase, their memory for the initially learned cue-target pairs was tested. In Experiment 1, type of memory test was manipulated (i.e., direct vs. indirect). In Experiment 2, type of no-think instructions was manipulated (i.e., suppress vs. substitute). Overall, our results showed poorer memory for no-think and control items compared to think items across all experiments and conditions. Critically, however, more no-think than control items were remembered after the 1-week interval in the direct, but not in the indirect test (Experiment 1) and with thought suppression, but not thought substitution instructions (Experiment 2). We suggest that during thought suppression a brief reactivation of the learned association may lead to reconsolidation of the memory trace and hence to better retrieval of suppressed than control items in the long term.

Research Participation Experiences of Informants of Suicide and Control Cases

Crisis ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 31 (5) ◽  
pp. 238-246 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul W. C. Wong ◽  
Wincy S. C. Chan ◽  
Philip S. L. Beh ◽  
Fiona W. S. Yau ◽  
Paul S. F. Yip ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Research Participation ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Initial Contact ◽  
Psychological Autopsy ◽  
Autopsy Study ◽  
The People ◽  
And Control ◽  
The Impact

Background: Ethical issues have been raised about using the psychological autopsy approach in the study of suicide. The impact on informants of control cases who participated in case-control psychological autopsy studies has not been investigated. Aims: (1) To investigate whether informants of suicide cases recruited by two approaches (coroners’ court and public mortuaries) respond differently to the initial contact by the research team. (2) To explore the reactions, reasons for participation, and comments of both the informants of suicide and control cases to psychological autopsy interviews. (3) To investigate the impact of the interviews on informants of suicide cases about a month after the interviews. Methods: A self-report questionnaire was used for the informants of both suicide and control cases. Telephone follow-up interviews were conducted with the informants of suicide cases. Results: The majority of the informants of suicide cases, regardless of the initial route of contact, as well as the control cases were positive about being approached to take part in the study. A minority of informants of suicide and control cases found the experience of talking about their family member to be more upsetting than expected. The telephone follow-up interviews showed that none of the informants of suicide cases reported being distressed by the psychological autopsy interviews. Limitations: The acceptance rate for our original psychological autopsy study was modest. Conclusions: The findings of this study are useful for future participants and researchers in measuring the potential benefits and risks of participating in similar sensitive research. Psychological autopsy interviews may be utilized as an active engagement approach to reach out to the people bereaved by suicide, especially in places where the postvention work is underdeveloped.

Discussion: How adult-child collaborations and control co-occur in socialization in indigenous communities of the Americas

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Coppens ◽  
David F. Lancy ◽  
Pablo Chavajay ◽  
Katie G. Silva-Chavez ◽  
Jean Briggs ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Adult Child ◽  
Indigenous Communities ◽  
And Control
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