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This research responds to the need to systematize and give continuity to the social processes developed by the researcher for more than a decade to promote sustainable social and community development and the Peguche, Canton Otavalo, Ecuador community. The purpose was to build social dimensions, through the historical reconstruction of the indigenous community experience based on the practice of knowledge. The work is based on the qualitative paradigm with ethnographic approach of interpretative. It was structured Immersion in the context investigator to uncover social practices of the community and create educational dimensions for community sustainable social development. Obtaining information was performed by participant observation and interviews with key informants in depth community. The findings helped build the following dimensions: cognitive recognition and its relationship with nature; establishment of inter-agency partnerships; consolidation of learning and continuity of learning; school community integration in teaching community tourism and the incorporation of ancestral knowledge in the development of tourism.

16 pages ; How health is defined and assessed is a priority concern for Indigenous peoples due to considerable health risks faced from environmental impacts to homelands, and because what is "at risk" is often determined without their input or approval. Many health assessments by government agencies, industry, and researchers from outside the communities fail to include Indigenous definitions of health and omit basic methodological guidance on how to evaluate Indigenous health, thus compromising the quality and consistency of results. Native Coast Salish communities (Washington State, USA) developed and pilot-tested a set of Indigenous Health Indicators (IHI) that reflect non-physiological aspects of health (community connection, natural resources security, cultural use, education, self-determination, resilience) on a community scale, using constructed measures that allow for concerns and priorities to be clearly articulated without releasing proprietary knowledge. Based on initial results from pilot-tests of the IHI with the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community (Washington State, USA), we argue that incorporation of IHIs into health assessments will provide a more comprehensive understanding of Indigenous health concerns, and assist Indigenous peoples to control their own health evaluations.

How health is defined and assessed is a priority concern for Indigenous peoples due to considerable health risks faced from environmental impacts to homelands, and because what is "at risk" is often determined without their input or approval. Many health assessments by government agencies, industry, and researchers from outside the communities fail to include Indigenous definitions of health and omit basic methodological guidance on how to evaluate Indigenous health, thus compromising the quality and consistency of results. Native Coast Salish communities (Washington State, USA) developed and pilot-tested a set of Indigenous Health Indicators (IHI) that reflect non-physiological aspects of health (community connection, natural resources security, cultural use, education, self-determination, resilience) on a community scale, using constructed measures that allow for concerns and priorities to be clearly articulated without releasing proprietary knowledge. Based on initial results from pilot-tests of the IHI with the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community (Washington State, USA), we argue that incorporation of IHIs into health assessments will provide a more comprehensive understanding of Indigenous health concerns, and assist Indigenous peoples to control their own health evaluations. ; Science, Faculty of ; Non UBC ; Resources, Environment and Sustainability (IRES), Institute for ; Reviewed ; Faculty

How health is defined and assessed is a priority concern for Indigenous peoples due to considerable health risks faced from environmental impacts to homelands, and because what is "at risk" is often determined without their input or approval. Many health assessments by government agencies, industry, and researchers from outside the communities fail to include Indigenous definitions of health and omit basic methodological guidance on how to evaluate Indigenous health, thus compromising the quality and consistency of results. Native Coast Salish communities (Washington State, USA) developed and pilot-tested a set of Indigenous Health Indicators (IHI) that reflect non-physiological aspects of health (community connection, natural resources security, cultural use, education, self-determination, resilience) on a community scale, using constructed measures that allow for concerns and priorities to be clearly articulated without releasing proprietary knowledge. Based on initial results from pilot-tests of the IHI with the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community (Washington State, USA), we argue that incorporation of IHIs into health assessments will provide a more comprehensive understanding of Indigenous health concerns, and assist Indigenous peoples to control their own health evaluations.

Metadata only record ; This paper examines the characteristics of successful, locally-sponsored development of irrigated agriculture in the Sahel, through the presentation of a detailed case study. Particular attention is given to physical and organizational characteristics, and the historical development of an indigenous channel network which was designed to convey water from a natural lake to multiple users. Given certain economic and environmental conditions, it was found that necessary local resources could be mobilized for irrigation development and maintenance, independent of outside support from the national government and development agencies. It was also found that local communities were able to establish functional organizational structures necessary for the management of a shared irrigation water distribution system. Lessons derived from this case study could facilitate the development of more sustainable and autonomous irrigation systems in the region.

Since 1978 community councils have been able to directly qualify for Northern Territory government funding. Community councils have therefore become instruments for community governance as well as being responsible for delivering municipal services to Northern Territory Indigenous communities. The effectiveness of these councils are influenced by the community/cultural environment and the strategic environment. A community council plays an important role in negotiations between these two environments. The article observes that there is a strong separation of responsibilities in communities between those relating to municipal services and those relating to community/cultural issues and suggests a realignment of supervisory authority and de‐concentration of responsibilities within community councils.

Megaprojects are questionable development bets according to their objective and the social and economic impact they generate on the territories. The objective of this article is to know how the indigenous people of the Nutabe community reconstructed their daily life after the displacement caused by the construction of Hidroituango. It is shown that the members of the council, who now reside in Ituango, Sabanalarga; among others, always fought for the reestablishment of the right to a collective land, in order to preserve their culture. Finally, it is concluded that the community has been resilient, and it has reconfigured its daily life in order to continue the cultural legacy of the indigenous communities.