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AlterNative: an international journal of indigenous peoples
AlterNative: an international journal of indigenous peoples and a recent addition to NMIT’s online eJournal collection.
Image: Cover image of 'Because this is who we are', shared in AlterNative in July 2024(external link).
Since 2005, AlterNative: an international journal of indigenous peoples has been the go-to place for academic research by indigenous peoples and those working with indigenous communities.
Launched by Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga (New Zealand’s Māori Centre of Research Excellence), AlterNative shares unique perspectives, agendas, and highlights different indigenous methodologies and value systems in the academic world. page
AlterNative: an international journal of indigenous peoples covers topics across various fields including Social Sciences, Humanities, Education, Health, Business, and Law, also diving into other areas such as:
- Cultural Studies
- Human Geography
- History
- Politics
- Philosophy
- Literature
- Visual and Performing Arts
- Environmental Studies
- Psychology
- Sociology
You can access AlterNative via the:
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Library catalogue(external link). Just do a title search and find AlterNative: an international journal of indigenous peoples (external link)in the catalogue. You will find a link to the eJournal from there
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Database A-Z(external link) page under the title
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Databases and websites by programme area(external link) page. This eJournal is linked on related programme areas pages
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Direct link AlterNative: an international journal of indigenous peoples(external link) (don’t bookmark it as you need the special link from the NMIT webpages to gain full access)
