Indigenous earth : praxis and transformation / edited by: Ellen Simmons.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Simmons, Ellen, 1966- editor.

George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

Language:

English

Spanish

Subjects (All):

Ethnoscience.

Ethnoecology.

Indians of North America--Science.

Indians of North America.

Sustainable development.

Physical Description:

416 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Penticton, BC : Theytus Books, [2013]

Language Note:

Includes 1 paper presented in Spanish. Following each paragraph is a translation of the text into English.

Summary:

Indigenous Earth: Praxis and Transformation, is a collection of essays that bring together voices from a diverse range of academics and practitioners in environmental and social concerns. Topics vary in range from practice in conservation biology to sustainable natural resource management as well as research and development of theory ranging from Indigenous environmental ethics to critical issues in cultural heritage and intellectual property. Contributing essays include voices from Peru, Bolivia, Philippines, Norway, United States, and Canada. To preserve the integrity of the variety of disciplines of the contributors, the editor decided to maintain the variety of styles featured in the separate essays. Book jacket.

Contents:

Indigenous Knowledges and Environmental Ethics: From Guidelines to Governance / Deborah McGregor McGregor, Deborah 9

Constructing Indigeneity: Syilx Okangan Oraliture and Tmix^w Centrism / Jeannette C. Armstrong Armstrong, Jeannette C. 37

Indigenous Knowledge Challenges the Established Research Paradigm / Dr. Jelena Porsanger Porsanger, Jelena, Dr. 47

Indigenous Knowledge and Sustainability: Strengthening Collaborations and Closing Local-Global Gaps Through a Restorative Economy of Respect / Carol Kalafatic Kalafatic, Carol 64

Cariño O Tecnología Care or Technology / Zenón Porfidio Gomel Apaza Translated by: Pedro Lara Almuedo Almuedo, Zenón Porfidio Gomel Apaza Translated by: Pedro Lara 77

Positioning Indigenous Peoples on the Sustainability of Local Indigenous Agri-Cultures and Agrobiodiversity in Times of Climate Change and Climate Change Crisis Tirso Gonzales 100

Summary of Work in Progess - Building a Movement Indigenous Food Systems Network Website / Dawn R. Morrison Morrison, Dawn R. 124

Indigenous Water Rights: From the Local to the Global Reality / Marlowe Sam Sam, Marlowe 138

Use of Indigenous Knowledge in Mathematical Modeling of Water Quality Dynamics / Arzu Sardarli Sardarli, Arzu 152

Community Perspectives on Water Resources in the Shuswap Nation Tribal Council, South-Central British Columbia / Sima Mostofi Javid Javid, Sima Mostofi 168

Running Head: The Meaning of Water Nipewaskekimew Clear Water: The Meaning of Water, From the Words of Elders and the Interconnections of Health Education, Law and the Environment / Darlene Sanderson Sanderson, Darlene, Mona Polacca Polacca, Mona 182

Connecting the Dots: Developing Methodologies of Intercultural Communication in Environmental Decision-Making / Deirdre A. Wilcock Wilcock, Deirdre A., Frank J. (Jim) Munroe Munroe, Frank J. (Jim) 220

Coming Full Circle: A Case Study in Forest Co-Management and the Planning Cycle / Melanie Karjala Karjala, Melanie, Sue Grainger Grainger, Sue 252

First Nations and Canada's Species at Risk Act: Moving Towards Co-Shaping the Species at Risk Agenda / Zoe Dalton Dalton, Zoe 276

Summary Comparison of Governance Models that Consider Aboriginal Traditional Knowledge / Teresa Ryan Ryan, Teresa 324

Ethnobotanical and the Law: Powerful Plants, Prohibition, and the Need for Reform / Bryan L Kennelly Kennelly, Bryan L 362

The Complementarity of Indigenous Kincentric Ecology and Western Science in Ecocultural Restoration and Ecosystem-Based Adaptation to Climate Disruption / Dennis Martinez Martinez, Dennis 390.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

ISBN:

1926886283

9781926886282

OCLC:

820617302

Publisher Number:

99954927978