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September 2008
Gender &
Indigenous People
Search Words |
indigenous08 |
Found 20 Matches |
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1. |
Date Added
to Site: Thursday, 28th August 2008 |
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Title |
Website: International Indigenous Women’s
Forum (in English and Spanish) |
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Document Type |
Tool |
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Publication Date |
January
2008 |
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Summary |
The
International Indigenous Women's Forum (FIMI) is a network of indigenous
women leaders from Asia, Africa and the Americas, whose purpose is to
strengthen indigenous women's networks, increase their participation and
visibility in the international arena and build capacity. |
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2. |
Date Added
to Site: Thursday, 28th August 2008 |
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Title |
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Document Type |
Report |
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Publication Date |
January
2008 |
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Summary |
This
report, presented to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Violence
Against Women in January 2008, considers why levels of abuse are so high
among indigenous women in Canada, providing some historical background. |
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3. |
Date Added
to Site: Monday, 1st September 2008 |
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Title |
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Document Type |
Guide |
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Publication Date |
January
2008 |
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Summary |
This
online resource of documents, interviews, testimonies and biographies focuses
on indigenous women of the Americas and aims to feed the voices of indigenous
women into regional political and academic agendas on women. |
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4. |
Date Added
to Site: Thursday, 28th August 2008 |
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Title |
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Author |
The
European Roma Rights Centre (ERRC) |
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Document Type |
Report |
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Publication Date |
August
2007 |
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Summary |
This
report reveals that Romani women experience barriers in accessing equal
education, health care and adequate housing, as well as facing high
unemployment levels, and experiencing barriers in accessing justice through
administrative or institutional channels. |
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5. |
Date Added
to Site: Friday, 31st August 2007 |
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Title |
Gender Dimensions of Intellectual Property and
Traditional Medicinal Knowledge |
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Author |
Gibb,
H. |
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Document Type |
Research |
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Publication Date |
July
2007 |
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Summary |
Trade
in medicinal and aromatic plants is big business. How can Intellectual
Property Rights (IPR) protect female practitioners of Traditional Medicinal
Knowledge (TMK)? |
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6. |
Date Added
to Site: Thursday, 27th September 2007 |
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Title |
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Author |
Secretariat
of the Pacific Community |
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Document Type |
Report |
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Publication Date |
June
2007 |
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Summary |
Participants
at this meeting discussed eight main agenda items, ranging from mainstreaming
gender into national policy; to advancing the process of gender-responsive
budgeting in the Pacific; and building a regional women's movement. |
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7. |
Date Added
to Site: Monday, 1st September 2008 |
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Title |
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Document Type |
Guide |
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Publication Date |
July
2006 |
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Summary |
To
feed into regional debates on race, ethnicity and gender the Economic
Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) put together this
online compilation of ECLAC studies and documents in Spanish. |
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8. |
Date Added
to Site: Friday, 29th August 2008 |
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Title |
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Author |
Cunningham,
C., Stevenson, B., Fitzgerald, E. and Rolls, R. |
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Document Type |
Report |
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Publication Date |
May
2006 |
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Summary |
This
report analyses survey data on Māori women in New Zealand in relation to
employment, education and cultural identity. |
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9. |
Date Added
to Site: Friday, 26th October 2007 |
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Title |
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Author |
Aubel,
J. / The Grandmother Project |
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Document Type |
Policy
Document |
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Publication Date |
February
2006 |
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Summary |
This
briefing note on older women as indigenous knowledge (IK) systems managers
outlines the rationale and expected outcomes of development interventions
that incorporate grandmothers and senior women. |
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10. |
Date Added
to Site: Wednesday, 24th January 2007 |
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Title |
Access to Land in Post-Apartheid South Africa:
Implications for the South African Black Woman |
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Author |
Yanou,
M.A. |
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Document Type |
Research |
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Publication Date |
January
2006 |
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Summary |
Black
women have been largely excluded from land ownership and inheritance.
However, a recent court decision challenges this exclusion. |
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11. |
Date Added
to Site: Friday, 29th August 2008 |
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Title |
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Author |
The
International Indigenous Women’s Forum (FIMI/IIWF) |
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Document Type |
Policy
Document |
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Publication Date |
January
2006 |
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Summary |
What
is particular about the nature of violence against indigenous women, what are
their perspectives, and what specific responses are required to reduce
existing levels? |
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12. |
Date Added
to Site: Tuesday, 29th May 2007 |
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Title |
Human Security and Aboriginal Women in Canada
(in English and French) |
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Author |
Deiter,
C. and Rude, D. |
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Document Type |
Report |
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Publication Date |
December
2005 |
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Summary |
This
report highlights the actions taken by Aboriginal women in Canada to resist
threats to their land and culture. |
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13. |
Date Added
to Site: Friday, 17th March 2006 |
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Title |
Dossier on Domestic Violence in Latin America
and the Caribbean (in Spanish) |
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Document Type |
Report |
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Publication Date |
September
2005 |
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Summary |
A
report on the actions taken to combat domestic violence in the Latin America
and Caribbean region. |
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14. |
Date Added
to Site: Thursday, 12th January 2006 |
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Title |
Integrating Indigenous and Gender Aspects in
Natural Resource Management (in English and Spanish) |
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Author |
Kiørboe,
E., Vinding, D., Salazar, M., Tuxen, V. and Munk, H. |
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Document Type |
Guide |
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Publication Date |
August
2005 |
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Summary |
This
guide aims to offer some conceptual and practical tools for improving natural
resource management activities with a gender perspective. |
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15. |
Date Added
to Site: Friday, 20th January 2006 |
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Title |
Eroticism, Sensuality and “Women’s Secrets”
among the Baganda: A Critical Analysis |
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Author |
Tamale,
S. |
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Document Type |
Research |
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Publication Date |
May
2005 |
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Summary |
This
paper contests the idea that African women are simply victims of sexual
oppression through analysing the Ugandan institution of Ssenga (a form of
traditional sex education). |
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16. |
Date Added
to Site: Thursday, 29th March 2007 |
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Title |
Central American Forum on Microfinance, Gender
and Empowerment (in Spanish) |
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Author |
Red
Centroamericana de Microfinanzas (Redcamif) |
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Document Type |
Research |
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Publication Date |
March
2005 |
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Summary |
This
website hosts presentations on the situation of microfinance and gender in
Central America. |
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17. |
Date Added
to Site: Thursday, 28th August 2008 |
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Title |
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Author |
Amnesty
International |
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Document Type |
Report |
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Publication Date |
October
2004 |
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Summary |
This
report by Amnesty International presents nine case studies of discrimination
and violence against indigenous women and girls in Canadian cities. |
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18. |
Date Added
to Site: Wednesday, 29th September 2004 |
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Title |
Gender, Minorities and Indigenous Peoples (in
English and French) |
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Author |
Banda,
F. and Chinkin, C. |
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Document Type |
Report |
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Publication Date |
August
2004 |
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Summary |
This
report looks at how national and human rights laws can be used to advocate
for the rights of minority and indigenous women. |
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19. |
Date Added
to Site: Monday, 1st September 2008 |
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Title |
The Division of Matrimonial Real Property on
Reserve Lands (in English and French) |
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Author |
Rock,
L. and Wallace, N. |
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Document Type |
Report |
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Publication Date |
July
2004 |
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Summary |
How
do indigenous communities maintain their self-governance and community
cohesion while at the same time guaranteeing all community members' rights,
including women's? An extrajudicial system based on Aboriginal traditions
that protects and empowers women and their communities is needed. |
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20. |
Date Added
to Site: Wednesday, 20th October 2004 |
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Title |
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Author |
Kambel,
E. |
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Document Type |
Guide |
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Publication Date |
January
2004 |
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Summary |
This
practical guide explores the procedures by which indigenous women can use the
CEDAW to hold states accountable for human rights violations. |
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