ASU Electronic Theses and Dissertations
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- All Subjects: Indigenous Crafting
- Creators: Chhetri, Nalini
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The crafting of cultural goods and ethnic arts have been stable means for making a living within many Indigenous communities throughout the world. In order to understand how crafting can be an avenue towards sustainable entrepreneurship, an analysis of the relationships between Indigenous crafting, Indigenous community life, sustainable agency, Indigenous concepts of wellbeing, and sustainable entrepreneurship is needed. Through three-papers focused on an extensive literature review (aggregate to all three papers) and ethnographic field research (semi-structured interviews, verbal surveys, and ethnographic observation) this dissertation examines how the act of Indigenous crafting as carried out by individuals within families and by families within Indigenous communities, link with social relationships, making a living, gender roles, and cultural identity and how these aspects of community life intersect with sustainable forms of agency, Indigenous concepts of wellbeing, and small-scale social entrepreneurial activities in the context of Indigenous crafting in a bid to indigenize the concept of sustainable entrepreneurship. This dissertation proposes a series of conceptual frameworks that depict the discussed linkages between Indigenous crafting, Indigenous community life, sustainable forms of agency, sustainable livelihood, and Indigenous concepts of wellbeing, in the context of sustainable entrepreneurship along with the relevant literature associated with each element in the frameworks. This dissertation draws from a qualitative ethnographic study on Mazahua artisans and their communities in Mexico in an attempt to understand and expand sustainable entrepreneurship from Euro-Western perspectives to Indigenous perspectives in order to better apply SE concepts in the development of an Indigenous fashion goods venture called Vitu™. This Indigenous venture, through the Indigenized sustainable entrepreneurship concept of Adaptive-Transformative Agency, will more deeply address justice, equity, and inclusion for Indigenous peoples and their communities pursuing community development through entrepreneurial activities.
ContributorsTakamura, John Hiroomi (Author) / BurnSilver, Shauna (Thesis advisor) / Manuel-Navarrete, David (Thesis advisor) / Chhetri, Nalini (Committee member) / Arizona State University (Publisher)
Created2022
Description
This research will utilize the energy and poverty alleviation framework to investigate a sustainable energy ecosystem for the Wakapoa indigenous community of Guyana. Five questions guide the research – 1) Is there an energy access-development nexus? 2) Can the relationships and trends between key development indicators and electricity access guide policymakers on development activities? 3) Can small-scale concentrated solar and biomass systems provide adequate electrical power to meet the Wakapoa community's domestic and commercial loads economically? 4) What added social value could be generated from the energy system as per Wakapoa context? and 5) What governance systems can be considered to facilitate a sustainable energy ecosystem? In addressing questions 1 and 2, the research collected secondary data on selected countries' key development indexes from the World Bank and Our World in Data. Datasets include the human development index, human capital index, gross domestic product per capita, gross national income per capita, and electricity access. In addressing questions 3 to 5, the research utilized the convergent research design methods, where an inclusive data collection process targeted fifty (50) community residents as survey participants. Statistical analysis of the survey data proved useful in identifying the community needs for the renewable energy system design options utilizing system advisor model (SAM) software, identifying key economic activities that can add social value to the community, and giving key insight into governance practices preferred by the community. Key findings reveal that electricity access exerts a strong and moderate influence on key development indicators, the concentrated solar power and biomass hybrid system can satisfy the electricity demand of the community at the Tier-5 level that can support many traditional and non-traditional economic activities, while key governance support functions such as the community financial aid fund and community management committee can enhance the sustainability of the various operations as well as residents' well-being and livelihood. Future research can address project financing, community productive capacity, and the marketing of goods and services to promote a sustainable energy ecosystem.
ContributorsKanhai, Mahendra N. (Author) / Chhetri, Nalini (Thesis advisor) / Dirks, Gary (Thesis advisor) / Miller, Clark (Committee member) / Stechel, Ellen (Committee member) / Arizona State University (Publisher)
Created2023