‘Canadian Rangers: Community, Autonomy, and Sovereignty’

Indigenous members of the Canadian Forces (CF) are an integral part of the organization, working and fighting alongside their non-Indigenous colleagues all over the world. As a non-combative sub-set of the CF, however, the Canadian Rangers are a unique branch of the Reserves that are without compare. Functioning primarily for their communities, the Rangers represent the potential for the CF to effectively work with Indigenous communities and culture, while maintaining CF operational objectives in the Arctic. This article explores how the Rangers balance the sovereignty of their communities with the aims of the CF by integrating Indigenous cultures, language, and ways of knowing into their operational and capabilities, while remaining semi-autonomous from the CF culture and hierarchy. This article concludes that while the Rangers are an example of the potential for Indigenous and Canadian partnerships, there is also an alarming disparity and inequitable access to secure full-time employment and healthcare. Moreover, Rangers face many of the same issues as those in the communities they strive to serve. Therefore, this article argues that if Canada is serious about reconciliation and creating more opportunities for Indigenous persons in the Arctic, then part of that aim should also include providing the Rangers with the same support other areas of the CF are privileged to receive.

PENGUATAN CLASS ACTIONS DAN LEGAL STANDING DALAM PEMIKIRAN PERBARUAN UUPPLH DENGAN PERSPEKTIF HUKUM PROGRESIF

Increasing cases of pollution and environmental destruction are closely related to environmental law instruments as the pillars of law enforcement in the settlement of environmental disputes. Environmental law instruments are regulated by Law no. 32/2009 on Environmental Protection and Management. The type of this research is normative law research with statute approach and conceptual approach with research object that is Law no. 32 of 2009 on the Protection and Management of the Environment and various practices of class action and legal standing lawsuits. This study aims to examine the form of settlement of environmental disputes through litigation accommodated by the Environmental Law through class action (legal action) and legal standing (lawsuit of Environmental Organization). Even class action movements have been recognized in the juridical formal level, but are still constrained by the understanding of the shallow society in practical terms. Likewise, the legal standing is hampered by its own procedural petition which is considered to be limiting and reducing the space of the Environmental Organization to defend with compensation. This is the importance of the UUPPLH's renewal concept in order to better accommodate the power of community autonomy in environmental advocacy with a progressive legal perspective as a breakthrough. More concretely, the expected long-term goal of creating an upcoming environmental law reform is directed to a number of things, among others, the idea of ​​a certified judge in the field of environment, the formulation of KLH institutional strengthening and greater access placement for communities to strengthen community autonomy towards civil society

Funding, Power and Community Development

This book critically explores the funding arrangements governing contemporary community development and how they shape its theory and practice. The chapters consider the evolution of funding in community development, and how changes in policy and practice can be understood in relation to the politics of neoliberalism and contemporary efforts to build global democracy from the ‘bottom up’. Thematically, the book explores matters such as popular democracy, the shifting contours of the state–market relationship, prospects for democratising the state, the feasibility of community autonomy, the effects of managerialism, and hybrid modes of funding such as social finance. The book is positioned to stimulate critical debate on both policy and practice within the broad field of community development.

COOPERATIVISM, REGIONAL AND ORGANIC PRODUCTS: THE DESIGN PERSPECTIVE FOR THE VALORIZATION OF THE BRAZILIAN FOOD SECTOR

The goal of this paper is to show how some design actions can be used for the valorization regional products from organic production. Therefore, three activities made by family farming cooperatives located into different Brazilian states (Copacaju-CE, Cooperjap-MG, Coopercuc-BA) were analysed. Aiming verify how can the design support the strengthening of identity, community autonomy and products valorization, contributing to their characteristics and values to be perceived by consumers. The research that guides this study has a qualitative exploratory approach. Through bibliographic review of design domain authors Krucken (2009) and Bistagnino (2009) the cooperatives were analysed, evaluating how product characteristics and their correlation with an identity in the territory, the relations of production and commerce, the valorization of the place and the relation of the man and the environment.

Maximizing Community Voices to Address Health Inequities: How the Law Hinders and Helps

This paper highlights the need to apply an equity lens when assessing the impact of preemption and related legal doctrines on community health. Community autonomy to set and pursue public health priorities is an essential part of achieving health equity. Unfortunately, the priorities of organized industry interest groups often conflict with health equity goals. These groups have a history of successfully using law to limit community autonomy to pursue public health measures, most notably through preemption and related legal doctrines. We examine this phenomenon using two examples. First, we look at dental association efforts to block the spread of dental therapists in Indian Country. Native dental therapists have been improving the oral health of native people in Alaska for over a decade; yet the national and state dental associations have sought with mixed success to leverage state and federal laws to hinder other tribal governments from utilizing these providers. We compare these efforts with a restaurant association-led movement to limit what municipal governments can do to address food-based health inequities, focusing on a “model” ALEC bill that started in Ohio. Finally, we discuss how municipalities and Tribes are fighting back and continuing to pursue health equity for their communities.