This book highlights the contributions of the indigenous knowledge to sustainable development in public policy and administration.Seventh Generation was written by indigenous people from Canada, Mexico and India. Seventh Generation discusses how policies and institutions have pushed indigenous peoples to the fringe of society and the economy; and how, on the other hand, their view that the current form of development is not sound and the survival of humanity is at stake.
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Table of Contents
- Our Responsibility to The Seventh Generation Indigenous Peoples and Sustainable Development 1
- Table of Contents 2
- Preface 3
- Introduction 4
- Background 4
- Objectives and Scope 5
- Acknowledgements Notes about the Authors 6
- Overview 7
- Towards Understanding an Indigenous Perspective 9
- Barriers to Understanding 9
- Indigenous Perspectives and Relationships with the Environment 11
- The Context of an Indigenous Perspective 11
- Sacred Responsibility 12
- Natural Law and Spirituality 13
- The Evolution of Indigenous Institutions 14
- C R F S 14
- D -M D L 16
- Respect as the Basis of our Relationship to the Earth 19
- Contrasting Views 20
- S S G C R E 21
- C I R 22
- B W L L G 23
- R S G R S 24
- Processes of impoverishment 25
- The Disruption of the Traditional Economies 25
- T D T S I C C P . D M L 27
- T U A C I W E 29
- Integration into the Global Economy 30
- I N I E S 32
- T L E S L C F 33
- Modernization 35
- M I E T R 36
- M P I 38
- M S S I P The Attack on Indigenous Spirituality 39
- The Devaluation of Indigenous Knowledge and Practices 40
- Missionaries and Residential Schools 41
- Artificial Legal Distinctions 43
- Consumerism and Individualism 44
- Environmental and Social Degradation due to Destructive Development Schemes 44
- The Marginalization of Women and Youth 47
- A Y C E 50
- Well-Being of Current and Future Generations 52
- The Context of Well-Being for Indigenous and Non-Indigenous People 52
- Indigenous Identity and Social Conflict 53
- C R A R 54
- Indigenous Health and Healing Processes 56
- U C R 57
- T P 58
- M H The Healing Circle 60
- The Sweat Lodge Medicine People 61
- Mind Body and Spirit 62
- The Importance of Land in Strengthening the Process of Healing 64
- Control Over Local Economies 66
- A C O L 66
- P O T R R T R M S E E - P A C 68
- S E I K 69
- C I E D 70
- R T T S M 71
- The Importance of Indigenous Culture and Knowledge Based on the Respect for Life 72
- The Value of Indigenous Knowledge for Sustainable Development 72
- What Does the Indigenous perspective Have to Offer to the Wider Society 73
- A Call To Action Guiding Principles for Policy Change 77
- An international program on Indigenous peoples and sustainable development must focus on Traditional people youth and women. 77
- 1. Protection for the Traditional Way of Life 78
- P I . T I . 78
- I . T . I P - U N R O . 79
- E I . 80
- D I N S . T . 81
- 2. Documentation Promotion and Protection of Traditional Knowledge and Practices 81
- M I . T . N I . 82
- T I I I . C . 83
- T I . H - . H . 84
- 3. Healing Programs 84
- H - . H I . T . 85
- I . I - I . 86
- 4. Education for Cultural Survival 86
- I I . T . 87
- 5. Economic Self-Reliance 88
- . S I . P I . 88
- G . G I . 89
- T . . P . T . T I . 90
- T . P I . I . I . 91
- 6. The Development of a Communication Capacity 91
