Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Preface 1
5. Introduction 9
6. The Lodge of Indigenous Knowledge in Modern Thought
7. Eurocentrism and the European Ethnographic Tradition 21
8. What Is Indigenous Knowledge? 35
9. Towards an Understanding of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples to Their Knowledge and Heritage
10. The Concept of Indigenous Heritage Rights 59
11. The Importance of Language for Indigenous Knowledge 73
12. Decolonizing Cognitive Imperialism in Education 86
13. Religious Paradoxes 97
14. Paradigmatic Thought in Eurocentric Science 117
15. Ethical Issues in Research 132
16. Indigenous Heritage and Eurocentric Intellectual and Cultural Property Rights 145
17. Existing Legal Régimes and Indigenous Knowledge and Heritage
18. The International Intellectual and Cultural Property Régime 171
19. The Canadian Constitutional Régime 201
20. The Canadian Legislative Régime 216
21. The Need for Legal and Policy Reforms to Protect Indigenous Knowledge and Heritage
22. Rethinking Intellectual and Cultural Property 241
23. Current International Reforms 251
24. Enhancing Indigenous Knowledge and Heritage in National Law 262
25. Canadian Policy Considerations 271
26. Conclusion
27. Conclusion 289
28. Index 313
29. Related Titles from Purich Publishing 325
30. About the Authors 326