Exploitation and commodification of indigenous tribal knowledge has raised wide human rights concerns. This is seen more rampant in the field of medicine. The knowledge of the indigenous communities on medicine is popularly known by the nomenclature “Traditional Medicine”. The focus of inquiry in this paper is the extent to which the existing legal regime especially the intellectual property paradigm attempts to protect and preserve the interest of the indigenous peoples over their knowledge. The paper
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Green Christianity; a sustainable future through faith Environmentalism is an advocacy toward protecting the natural environment from destruction or pollution. This is certainly not a static movement. Instead‚ it is constantly evolving in response to new scientific discoveries‚ leading to conscious awareness of an earth in danger. In the 1970s and 80s‚ environmentalism aimed at a candid approach by simply trying to preserve certain resources and nature reserves. Today‚ forward-looking environmentalists
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the Greek also”-Romans 1:16. Many people support the case that Judaism and Christianity had to diverge due to the new introduction of Christ and the early works of Paul. This is an error and this paper seeks to demonstrate that Romans is best seen as the piece of literature that bridges the gaps between all the books we read‚ and therefore there split of Judaism and Christianity was unnecessary. Paul’s mission‚ who states was given to him by God‚ is to “bring people of all nations to faith and obedience
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CHAPTER-2 FOREST POLICY AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLE IN COLONIAL AND POST COLONIAL PERIOD 2.0 Introduction Forest policy and management has been a subject of considerable debate and conflict ever since the British established a Forest Department and enacted legislations related to forestry in the 19th century. The imperial needs dictated the British interests in the Indian forest resources‚ which resulted in the establishment of control over forest resources. In the process‚ at least two crucial
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structure‚ especially in religion. If others do not realize what is the meaning of the ritual they have seen‚ those actions will seem to be unreasonable and arbitrary. Sometimes‚ the forming of ritual could be chased through history. Almost all the rituals are used for ceremony. Let’s take Christianity as an example. There are two important rituals in Christianity that everyone must know even when they do not belong to it. First‚ Baptism. People who believe in Christianity will being sprayed to
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Buddhism Buddhism and Christianity have some slight similarities‚ but are vastly different in respect to the spiritual perspective and approach to healing. Buddhism does not necessarily encompass a spiritual perspective and is based on The Four Noble Truths set forth by founder‚ Siddhartha Gautama. Gautama achieved self-salvation through meditation and had an epiphany about how to be free of suffering. In doing so‚ he became the “Enlightened One” and was hence known as the Buddha. The truths
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Final Paper Christianity in Rome Christianity has been around for many years‚ all the way back to the birth of Jesus. It developed out of Judaism in the first century C.E. Christianity was founded on the life‚ teaching‚ death‚ and resurrection of Jesus Christ‚ and those who follow him are known as Christians. Christianity is known for the emphasis on faith in Christ as the key religion. The belief of Christianity was they believed god created all human beings equally. They thought people should love
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eating disorders. For a very long time‚ the world’s Indigenous communities have been forgotten in the fight against obesity thus increasing its prevalence amongst Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women. For this group of people‚ obesity comes with so many burdens poor eating habits inclusive‚ which not only places financial constraints on them‚ but also contributes to the health gap that exists between the Indigenous and the Non-Indigenous women. It is for that reason that this particular research
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management. Over the years there have been programs that help aid the fight with this illness‚ and in that time there is still much to learn about it. On how it affects people based on their differences‚ how the culture may or may not hinder the prospect of growth and development‚ the well being of Australians‚ more so the Indigenous Australians as they are more susceptible to encounter this illness in their lifetime. Also further knowledge would enable to facilitate further understanding of the
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issue that is found in mental illness is that One-third (33%) of indigenous Adolescents had or experienced very high levels psychological stress and mental health (AIHW‚ 2011). From this research‚ it is found that young indigenous Australians are twice as likely to suffer from a mental illness (AIHW‚ 2011). This could also lead to more serve cases including self-harm and suicide by young indigenous kids. Statistics also show that Indigenous Adolescents are 5.2 times more likely to intentionally self-harm
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