Toward a Culturally Centered Approach for Multi-sector Artificial Intelligence Collaborations in Indigenous Contexts
A collaborative position paper proposing a culturally centered AI framework that dismantles the "acultural" myth of technology to honor Indigenous sovereignty, relationality, and diverse ways of knowing.
Sami yoik, Sami history, Sami health: a narrative review
A scholarly review exploring how "yoik," the ancient vocal music tradition of the Sami people, functions as a salutogenic agent for individual emotion regulation and socio-cultural population resilience.
Hallucinatory ‘voices’ shaped by local culture, Stanford anthropologist says
Stanford research demonstrates how cultural context shapes the voice-hearing experiences of people with schizophrenia, contrasting harsh Western medicalization with benign, relational interpretations in Africa and India.
"Land is everything, land is us": Exploring the connections between climate change, land, and health in Fort William First Nation
Drawing from interviews with Elders and knowledge holders in Fort William First Nation, this paper illustrates how climate change impacts health through land degradation while centering "All Our Relations" as a framework for wholistic healing and climate action.
Capitalocene & Planetary Justice
A foundational text exploring the Capitalocene vs. Anthropocene framework, offering practical ways to dismantle the isolated self and step into the collective identity of land custodianship.