Jebunnessa Chapola
Biographic Data
| ID | 786125 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jebunnessa Chapola |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jebunnessa |
| FAMILY NAME | Chapola |
| SIGNATURE | CHAPOLA J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Regina |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 23 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Decolonial perspectives on climate change: Learning from the Kainai First Nation in Canada
This study focuses on the reflections and insights of Indigenous Elders from the Kainai First Nation in Canada regarding climate change challenges and potential solutions. Through a decolonial and Elder-led land-based learning process, the research team captured the traditional land-based knowledge of the Elders, rooted in their profound understanding of the interconnectedness between humans, nature, and climate. The findings showcase the shared …
Land-Based Activities as a Form of Immigrant Health Resiliency During Covid-19
Indigenous women-led climate crisis solutions from decolonial feminist perspectives in Western Canada
This paper critically explores Indigenous women-led climate change solutions through an anti-racist lens. Indigenous communities, particularly women, have long been disproportionately affected by the adverse impacts of climate change. However, they also possess invaluable knowledge and resilience rooted in their deep connection to the land and environment. Centering Indigenous women's voices and experiences, this reflection aims to shed light on …
Land‐based meanings of disaster adaptations from Woodland Cree First Nation, Canada
This paper showcases how climate disaster presents unique challenges to many northern Indigenous communities in Canada. Disasters further exacerbate historical traumas related to colonialism, including forced displacement, land loss, and cultural disconnection. Indigenous cultural barriers and the imposition of external interventions deter effective communication and disrespect Indigenous sovereignty and traditional Indigenous land‐based adaptati…
Climate change adaptation through traditional Buffalo knowledge: Learning reflection from the Blackfoot indigenous community
This paper highlights the potential of Indigenous Buffalo knowledge as a valuable resource for adapting to the impacts of climate change. Buffalo, particularly in regions where they have been traditionally reared, have played a crucial role in Indigenous cultures and livelihoods. Indigenous communities have developed an intimate understanding of buffalo behaviour, ecological interactions, and their relationship with changing environmental conditi…
Climate change and its impact on the mental health well‐being of Indigenous women in Western cities, Canada
This collaborative paper explores the interconnections between climate change and the mental health and well‐being of Indigenous women in Western Canada. As the impacts of climate change intensify globally, vulnerable populations, particularly Indigenous communities, face disproportionate and multifaceted challenges. Centering on Indigenous women in Western Canada, this study explores how the climate crisis magnifies Indigenous communities' menta…
Decolonizing meanings climate crisis and land-based adaptions: From Indigenous women's perspectives in Western Canada
This paper explores the critical issue of decolonizing meanings within the context of the climate crisis and land-based adaptations, specifically focusing on Indigenous women's perspectives in Western Canada. The study focuses on the intricate relationship between Indigenous knowledge, culture, and the environment, emphasizing the unique insights that Indigenous women bring to the discourse surrounding climate change and adaptation. Drawing on th…
Being anti-racist as ceremonial journey: From and Within Reflective Learning Stories
The Covid-19 Pandemic: An Immigrant Family Story on Reconnection, Resistance, and Resiliency
The COVID-19 pandemic has created a significant effect on the vulnerable portion of society, particularly on Indigenous and visible minority immigrants. We, as a minority family from Bangladesh who are on Indigenous land in Saskatchewan Canada, explore family-based pandemic resiliency, mainly focusing on Indigenous notions of resistance and reconnection. This article discusses our family-based resiliency on family interaction, social distancing, …
Indigenous and Western Environmental Resource Management: A Learning Experience with the Laitu Khyeng Indigenous Community in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT), Bangladesh
Ranjan Datta, Jebunnessa Chapola, Indigenous and Western Environmental Resource Management: A Learning Experience with the Laitu Khyeng Indigenous Community in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT), Bangladesh, Native American and Indigenous Studies, Vol. 4, No. 2 (2017), pp. 52-80
Participatory action research and researcher’s responsibilities: An experience with an Indigenous community
This paper seeks to explore the relational participatory action research (PAR) frameworks that have been developed to allow non-Indigenous researchers, along with Indigenous co-researcher participants, to learn and honour Indigenous stories. Specifically, in the context of PAR research in the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh, we outline: (a) potential challenges between Indigenous research paradigms and Western research paradigms, (b) the sit…
Participatory action research and researcher’s responsibilities: An experience with an Indigenous community
This paper seeks to explore the relational participatory action research (PAR) frameworks that have been developed to allow non-Indigenous researchers, along with Indigenous co-researcher participants, to learn and honour Indigenous stories. Specifically, in the context of PAR research in the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh, we outline: (a) potential challenges between Indigenous research paradigms and Western research paradigms, (b) the sit…
The Covid-19 Pandemic: An Immigrant Family Story on Reconnection, Resistance, and Resiliency
The COVID-19 pandemic has created a significant effect on the vulnerable portion of society, particularly on Indigenous and visible minority immigrants. We, as a minority family from Bangladesh who are on Indigenous land in Saskatchewan Canada, explore family-based pandemic resiliency, mainly focusing on Indigenous notions of resistance and reconnection. This article discusses our family-based resiliency on family interaction, social distancing, …
Indigenous and Western Environmental Resource Management: A Learning Experience with the Laitu Khyeng Indigenous Community in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT), Bangladesh
Ranjan Datta, Jebunnessa Chapola, Indigenous and Western Environmental Resource Management: A Learning Experience with the Laitu Khyeng Indigenous Community in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT), Bangladesh, Native American and Indigenous Studies, Vol. 4, No. 2 (2017), pp. 52-80
Climate change and its impact on the mental health well‐being of Indigenous women in Western cities, Canada
This collaborative paper explores the interconnections between climate change and the mental health and well‐being of Indigenous women in Western Canada. As the impacts of climate change intensify globally, vulnerable populations, particularly Indigenous communities, face disproportionate and multifaceted challenges. Centering on Indigenous women in Western Canada, this study explores how the climate crisis magnifies Indigenous communities' menta…
Decolonizing meanings climate crisis and land-based adaptions: From Indigenous women's perspectives in Western Canada
This paper explores the critical issue of decolonizing meanings within the context of the climate crisis and land-based adaptations, specifically focusing on Indigenous women's perspectives in Western Canada. The study focuses on the intricate relationship between Indigenous knowledge, culture, and the environment, emphasizing the unique insights that Indigenous women bring to the discourse surrounding climate change and adaptation. Drawing on th…
Being anti-racist as ceremonial journey: From and Within Reflective Learning Stories
Participatory action research and researcher’s responsibilities: An experience with an Indigenous community
This paper seeks to explore the relational participatory action research (PAR) frameworks that have been developed to allow non-Indigenous researchers, along with Indigenous co-researcher participants, to learn and honour Indigenous stories. Specifically, in the context of PAR research in the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh, we outline: (a) potential challenges between Indigenous research paradigms and Western research paradigms, (b) the sit…
Indigenous and Western Environmental Resource Management: A Learning Experience with the Laitu Khyeng Indigenous Community in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT), Bangladesh
Ranjan Datta, Jebunnessa Chapola, Indigenous and Western Environmental Resource Management: A Learning Experience with the Laitu Khyeng Indigenous Community in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT), Bangladesh, Native American and Indigenous Studies, Vol. 4, No. 2 (2017), pp. 52-80
The Covid-19 Pandemic: An Immigrant Family Story on Reconnection, Resistance, and Resiliency
The COVID-19 pandemic has created a significant effect on the vulnerable portion of society, particularly on Indigenous and visible minority immigrants. We, as a minority family from Bangladesh who are on Indigenous land in Saskatchewan Canada, explore family-based pandemic resiliency, mainly focusing on Indigenous notions of resistance and reconnection. This article discusses our family-based resiliency on family interaction, social distancing, …
Climate change adaptation through traditional Buffalo knowledge: Learning reflection from the Blackfoot indigenous community
This paper highlights the potential of Indigenous Buffalo knowledge as a valuable resource for adapting to the impacts of climate change. Buffalo, particularly in regions where they have been traditionally reared, have played a crucial role in Indigenous cultures and livelihoods. Indigenous communities have developed an intimate understanding of buffalo behaviour, ecological interactions, and their relationship with changing environmental conditi…
Climate change and its impact on the mental health well‐being of Indigenous women in Western cities, Canada
This collaborative paper explores the interconnections between climate change and the mental health and well‐being of Indigenous women in Western Canada. As the impacts of climate change intensify globally, vulnerable populations, particularly Indigenous communities, face disproportionate and multifaceted challenges. Centering on Indigenous women in Western Canada, this study explores how the climate crisis magnifies Indigenous communities' menta…
Decolonizing meanings climate crisis and land-based adaptions: From Indigenous women's perspectives in Western Canada
This paper explores the critical issue of decolonizing meanings within the context of the climate crisis and land-based adaptations, specifically focusing on Indigenous women's perspectives in Western Canada. The study focuses on the intricate relationship between Indigenous knowledge, culture, and the environment, emphasizing the unique insights that Indigenous women bring to the discourse surrounding climate change and adaptation. Drawing on th…
Being anti-racist as ceremonial journey: From and Within Reflective Learning Stories
Land-Based Activities as a Form of Immigrant Health Resiliency During Covid-19
Indigenous women-led climate crisis solutions from decolonial feminist perspectives in Western Canada
This paper critically explores Indigenous women-led climate change solutions through an anti-racist lens. Indigenous communities, particularly women, have long been disproportionately affected by the adverse impacts of climate change. However, they also possess invaluable knowledge and resilience rooted in their deep connection to the land and environment. Centering Indigenous women's voices and experiences, this reflection aims to shed light on …
Land‐based meanings of disaster adaptations from Woodland Cree First Nation, Canada
This paper showcases how climate disaster presents unique challenges to many northern Indigenous communities in Canada. Disasters further exacerbate historical traumas related to colonialism, including forced displacement, land loss, and cultural disconnection. Indigenous cultural barriers and the imposition of external interventions deter effective communication and disrespect Indigenous sovereignty and traditional Indigenous land‐based adaptati…
Decolonial perspectives on climate change: Learning from the Kainai First Nation in Canada
This study focuses on the reflections and insights of Indigenous Elders from the Kainai First Nation in Canada regarding climate change challenges and potential solutions. Through a decolonial and Elder-led land-based learning process, the research team captured the traditional land-based knowledge of the Elders, rooted in their profound understanding of the interconnectedness between humans, nature, and climate. The findings showcase the shared …
Sociology (8 works) · Geography (7 works) · Political science (7 works) · Ecology (6 works) · Indigenous (6 works) · Indigenous Studies and Ecology (6 works) · Climate change (5 works) · Biology (4 works) · Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights (4 works) · Traditional knowledge (4 works)