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Thursday, 27 April 2017

B.C. First Nation leads with green technology, sustainability http://www.cbc.ca/1.4067833

Six Nations of Grand River lead the charge on green energy https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2017/04/26/six-nations-of-grand-river-lead-the-charge-on-green-energy.html via @torontostar
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Wednesday, 26 April 2017

Call for papers 2017 International Conference on the Centenary of the Abolition of Indentureship in the British Empire

Indenture Abolition Centenary Conference

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Senate House, University of London
6­-7 October 2017
Partners
The School of Advanced Study
Royal Holloway University of London
The Yesu Persaud Centre for Caribbean Studies, University of Warwick
We are delighted to announce a call for papers for an interdisciplinary conference marking the centenary of the abolition of indentureship in the British Empire. The conveners wish to place special emphasis on new research in the field of indentureship studies. Three early career scholars, working on different aspects of the indenture system and its legacies, will deliver the joint keynote address to this conference. In addition, confirmed speakers include Grace Anezia Ali, Ananda Devi, Prof. Heidi Safia Mirza, Dr Nalini Mohabir, Dr Sumita Mukherjee, Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo, Dr Atreyee Phukan, Dr Anna Schultz, Prof. Brinsley Samaroo, Agnes Sam and Prof. Clem Seecharan.
 Keynote Speakers
Reshaad Durgahee (PhD Candidate, University of Nottingham)
Gitanjali Pyndiah (PhD Candidate, Goldsmiths, University of London)
Dr Kavyta Raghunandan (Associate Fellow, Institute of Commonwealth Studies)
The abolition of slavery was the catalyst to the arrival of the first Indian labourers in the sugar colonies of Mauritius (1834), Guyana (1838) and Trinidad (1845). This was followed by the inception of indentureship in South Africa (1860) and Fiji (1879). By the time indentureship was abolished in the British Empire (1917), over one million Indians had been contracted under this system of labour, the overwhelming majority of this number never returned to India.
Opposition to indentureship was present throughout the system. Intermittently, politicians, missionaries and members of the colonial judiciary argued indentureship constituted nothing more than ‘a new system of slavery’. On the plantations, resistance was demonstrated in collective and individual action directed against plantocracies and the colonial government. This was manifested in high suicide rates (Fiji and South Africa) and labour strikes and protests (Guyana and Trinidad). In India, the activism of nationalists and returned labourers arguably proved to be the most significant destabilising force to indentureship.
Research and reflection on the history of indentureship and the Indian experience was undertaken in the final stages of British imperial belonging (Ruhomon, 1938). In some cases, such research pointed to ongoing relations with India (Vatuk, 1964). In others, writers focused on their own place in a national history (Gillon, 1962 and Nath, 1950). From the 1980s onwards, a more concentrated focus on the history of indentureship emerged (Dabydeen and Samaroo, 1987). This research underpinned postcolonial readings of the cultural and creative legacies of Indian indentured experiences, especially in relation to music (Ramnarine, 2001, Niranjana, 2006) and literature (Subramani, 1979, Birbalsingh, 1989).
Scholarship on the system of indenture and its legacies is being further established and, in addition, undertakings such as the UNESCO International Indentured Labour Route Project reflect the growing acknowledgement of this diverse history.
The conveners welcome submissions for papers of 20 minutes in length for this multidisciplinary conference that address the following or related areas:
  • historical perspectives on the 19th-century system of indentureship
  • the abolition of indentureship in the British Empire in 1917
  • the legacies of indentureship as evidenced in the language, literature and music of the Indian indentured labour diaspora
  • creative responses to indentureship histories
  • The experiences of African, Chinese, Portuguese, Adavasi, Muslim and South Indian indentured labourers
  • India and indentureship
Please send proposals and a brief biography to: maria.kaladeen@sas.ac.uk by April 29th.
Further Details
Papers from the conference will be selected for an edited publication on research perspectives on Indian indentureship in the centenary of its abolition. All papers will undergo further review processes. The official language of the conference is English.
Conveners
Prof. David Dabydeen
(University of Warwick)
Dr Maria del Pilar Kaladeen
(Centre for Postcolonial Studies, School of Advanced Study, University of London)
Prof. David Lambert
(Yesu Persaud Centre for Caribbean Studies, University of Warwick)
Prof. Tina K. Ramnarine
(Royal Holloway, University of London)
Dr William Tantam
(Centre for Integrated Caribbean Research, School of Advanced Study, University of London)
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Tuesday, 25 April 2017

Botanicals With Dermatologic Properties Derived From First Nations Healing - Feb 02, 2017

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1203475417690306#.WNPIgkO8q3A.twitter

Introduction:

First Nations people have a long history of working with medicinal plants used to treat skin diseases. The purpose was to assess the dermatologic therapeutic potential of western red cedar, white spruce, birch, balsam poplar, and black spruce.

Methods:

Based on expert recommendations, 5 trees were selected that were used in First Nations medicine for cutaneous healing and have potential and/or current application to dermatology today. We searched several databases up to June 12, 2014.

Results:

Western red cedar’s known active principal compound, β-thujaplicin, has been studied in atopic dermatitis. White spruce’s known active principal compound, 7-hydroxymatairesinol, has anti-inflammatory activity, while phase II clinical trials have been completed on a birch bark emulsion for the treatment of actinic keratoses, epidermolysis bullosa, and the healing of split thickness graft donor sites. Balsam poplar has been used clinically as an anti-aging remedy. Black spruce bark contains higher amounts of the anti-oxidant trans-resveratrol than red wine.

Discussion:

North American traditional medicine has identified important botanical agents that are potentially relevant to both cosmetic and medical dermatology. This study is limited by the lack of good quality evidence contributing to the review. The article is limited to 5 trees, a fraction of those used by First Nations with dermatological properties.

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