Indigenous People and Minority Communities

Disability inclusion resources from around the world

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This page has curated news on Indigenous People and Minority Communities. There are resources from 8 countries and regions, with a total of 14 links.

Highlights

From International News:

Indigeneity and disability: A special edition from Disability Studies Quarterly on Kinship, Place, and Knowledge-Making. (2022)

From Australia:

Indigenous people with disabilities face racism and ableism. ‘I coined the term “racial-ableism” to capture the intersectionality of these experiences at the cultural interface.’ (2022, the Conversation)

From Europe:

Social exclusion of Roma with Disabilities. A briefing note. (2022, EDF)

Resources by country:

Global

International News

Intersectionality is a Practice: Inclusive Funding Must Resource Disability and Indigenous Rights. (2022, Cultural Survival)

Indigeneity and disability: A special edition from Disability Studies Quarterly on Kinship, Place, and Knowledge-Making. (2022)

Africa

Kenya

Eviction, flooding and disability in Baringo County (Jun, Minority and Indigenous Trends 2023)

Asia

India

Mental justice: Addressing the mental health of de-notified tribes. (Jan, IDR)

North America

Canada

Teachings tell us of the importance of uniqueness. The Anishinaabe story about Wenabozho losing his eyeballs. (Nov, Winnipeg Free Press)

Healthcare inclusion and Indigenous people (Jan, Abilities Canada)

United States

Indigeneity and Disability: The Teachings of our Ancestors. “In my Indigenous community, Diné (Navajo) ancestral teachings of disability are a relational concept that embodies a sophisticated value system of care” (Jun, Disability Visibility Project)

Understanding Disabilities in American Indian & Alaska Native Communities, a toolkit to increase awareness and knowledge. (Mar, NICOA)

Oceania

Australia

Indigenous people with disabilities face racism and ableism. ‘I coined the term “racial-ableism” to capture the intersectionality of these experiences at the cultural interface.’ (2022, the Conversation)

The I Am, Movement designs 'culturally safe' education resources for Indigenous children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. (2022, ABC News)

From employment barriers to food insecurity, the challenges of the pandemic have only intensified for First Nations Australians with disabilities (2022, Minority Rights Group International)

New Zealand

Cha'nel Kaa-Luke and her dreams for indigenous Deaf communities: research on indigenous Deaf people should show "how to better engage with our communities on terms that suit us". (Jun, D*List)

‘I’m Māori first’: The vision-impaired community finding strength in whakapapa (2022, The Spinoff)