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What is Indigenous Studies

Modernization and Accountability in the Social Economy Sector
Studies in the academic field that examines the history, culture, politics, contemporary issues, and experiences of Native peoples of the land. Considering the people regarded as the original inhabitants of an area, as opposed to settlers from elsewhere.
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Circular Economy for India: Perspectives on Stewardship Principles, Waste Management, and Energy Generation
Saravan Krishnamurthy (Symbiosis International University (Deemed), India), Geoffrey Fudurich (Ryerson University, Canada), and Prakash Rao (Symbiosis International University (Deemed), India)
Copyright: © 2019 |Pages: 27
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-8482-7.ch015
Abstract
The stewardship of resources for the good of the people is an ancient concept in India, practiced by revered kingdoms. This chapter discusses the original ideals of stewardship and how colonization caused a deterioration of this philosophy in favor of materialistic wealth generation. Colonization followed by the development of an industrialized and capitalistic leaning in the economy brought wealth and increased consumption for Indian people and also created multiple waste-related issues. These issues require a drastic overhaul of waste management practices, with particular attention to industrial ecology. Modern stewardship by India's CSR community is essential to prevent further environmental degradation due to poor waste management practices. The circular economy holds promise as a new economic system and philosophy that can refocus society towards the values of stewardship espoused by the nation's ancestors, while transitioning to a circular economy.
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Critical Pedagogy and Place: Indigenous Austronesian Seafaring, Communication, and Education in Oceania
A field of study that centers around the cultural, social, and theoretical traditions that arise from Indigenous peoples, communities, and histories. The field provides a respectful and rigorous space to learn from Indigenous knowledge sets that have often been sidelined and destroyed by the effects of colonialism and its legacies within Western education and society.
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