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Item Open Access Colonialism Continues to Impact the Health and Diet of Native Peoples(2011) Johnson, Jon; Bodirsky, MonicaThe impact of colonialism on First Nations is rarely looked at the through the result of food abuse and health. Institutions like residential schools attempted to disrupt the relationship between Native peoples with food. Food is a central area for community and spiritual life. However, traditional knowledge continues to thrive in new forms of media, including Indigenous food ways and ceremony.Item Open Access Experiences of New Hebrides Housegirls Sheds Light on the History of Colonialism(2009) Critchlow, Margaret; Rodman, Margaret; Kraemer, Daniela; Bolton, Lissant; Tarisesei, Jean; Rutherford, NoelStudying the experiences of New Hebrides house girls is a powerful way to understand the way colonialism shaped working conditions around the world.Item Open Access Museums 2.0: Advancing Decolonizing and Participatory Approaches to Developing Museum Websites in the Global South(2014) Morbey, Mary Leigh; Villamor, Lourdes; Muwanga, Maureen Senoga; Griffith, Jane A.Web 2.0 and its participation-based culture offer rich possibilities for developing websites with museums in the Global South museum. It also offers spaces for virtual learning, and representing and expressing one’s culture. However, technology and partnerships between the Global North and South have a recolonizing potential. Decybercolonizing viewpoints and methods are needed to create web spaces for Global South museums. They bring attention to virtual spaces that can be colonized by the ideologies of the Global North.Item Open Access The Theory and Practice of International Social Work Is Affected by a History of Colonialism(2010) Razack, NardaInternational social work is taught under colonial terms. As a result, there is an unequal relationship between the global North and the global South when collaborating on social work projects. This also affects the way people learn about international social work. Since many students come from countries outside the global North, they challenge a Western world view on international social work issues.