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This dissertation explores the notion of Pueblo community engagement at multiple levels, from the communities’ role in engaging its members, the individual’s responsibility in engaging with the community, both the community and individual’s engagement relationship with external forces, and the movement towards new engagement as it relates to youth and community. This research recognizes both the existing and the changing nature of engagement in our Pueblo communities. Because the core value of contribution is critical to being a participant in community, both participants and communities need to think of what needs to be done to strengthen Pueblo community engagement , for community and for youth. On the community side, this dissertation examines past community programs impact to the social structures of Pueblo communities and highlights a couple of new strategies to incorporate community voice in programming efforts. In addition, this dissertation explores youth contribution to community. The notions of community recognizing and being receptive to new ideas for youth engagement and of instilling their sense of community in youth is critical to the ‘new engagement’ paradigm. This dissertation proposes that one strategy is to incorporate youth in the governance structures of community through innovative programming with the ultimate goal of instilling in youth the feeling that they belong to their community.
ContributorsChosa, Carnell Terry (Author) / Sumida Huaman, Elizabeth (Thesis advisor) / Brayboy, Bryan (Thesis advisor) / Swadener, Elizabeth (Committee member) / Arizona State University (Publisher)
Created2015
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Development approaches have historically been driven by external forces, and they are short-term and lack fit and inclusiveness. For Indigenous communities, this approach to development has been severely disruptive to their means of livelihood as well as their social and cultural norms. This has led to rethinking development as a process that places greater emphasis on engaging communities to ensure that their context-specific needs are met. Simultaneously, rising interest in information and communications technology (ICT) has drawn elite attention from development agencies about its potential roles in enhancing development through inclusion. However, the growing literature on ICT for development (ICT4D) is vague on how to nurture inclusion to pursue development activities in Indigenous communities. This qualitative study examined a) the processes required for formulating local development objectives in Indigenous communities in the Rupununi Regions of Guyana, b) the potential roles that ICT can play in enhancing those development processes, and c) the institutional and policy innovations warranted to facilitate this kind of inclusive development with ICT. The results suggest that Indigenous communities can be empowered to determine their development processes and objectives, and ICT can aid the processes. However, policies are required to ensure that the people are empowered to participate in development processes, equitable access to ICT is provided to the communities, and training and awareness of ICT are provided to guard against the dark side of ICT and to ensure that citizens are able to perceive the value of ICT. The findings i) challenge established development orthodoxies, ii) give voice to the Indigenous communities to craft their own development goals and objectives, iii) guide policymakers about the use of ICT4D in Indigenous communities, iv) generate discussions on ICT-led approach for inclusive development, v) and improve the literature on ICT-enhanced inclusive development strategies in Indigenous communities.
ContributorsPersaud, Girendra (Author) / Scornavacca, Eusebio ES (Thesis advisor) / Chhetri, Netra NC (Committee member) / Parmentier, Mary Jane MJP (Committee member) / Arizona State University (Publisher)
Created2023