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Title:

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

Publisher:

Theytus Books,

Copyright Date:

2013

Description:

416 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Ethnoscience.
Indigenous peoples--Ecology.
Indians of North America--Science.
Sustainable development.

Other Authors:

Simmons, Ellen, 1966-, editor.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Contents:

Indigenous Water Rights: From the Local to the Global Reality / Indigenous Knowledges and Environmental Ethics: From Guidelines to Governance / Marlowe Sam -- Constructing Indigeneity: Syilx Okangan Oraliture and Tmix[superscript]w Centrism / Jeannette C. Armstrong -- Indigenous Knowledge Challenges the Established Research Paradigm / Dr. Jelena Porsanger -- Indigenous Knowledge and Sustainability: Strengthening Collaborations and Closing Local-Global Gaps Through a Restorative Economy of Respect / Carol Kalafatic -- Cari©ło O Tecnolog©Ưa = Care or Technology / Zen©đn Porfidio Gomel Apaza ; translated by: Pedro Lara Almuedo -- Positioning Indigenous Peoples on the Sustainability of Local Indigenous Agri-Cultures and Agrobiodiversity in Times of Climate Change and Climate Change Crisis / Tirso Gonzales -- Summary of Work in Progess--Building a Movement Indigenous Food Systems Network Website / Dawn R. Morrison -- Indigenous Water Rights: From the Local to the Global Reality / Marlowe Sam --
Summary Comparison of Governance Models that Consider Aboriginal Traditional Knowledge / Teresa Ryan -- Community Perspectives on Water Resources in the Shuswap Nation Tribal Council, South-Central British Columbia / Sima Mostofi Javid -- 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, Mona Polacca -- Connecting the Dots: Developing Methodologies of Intercultural Communication in Environmental Decision-Making / Deirdre A. Wilcock, Frank J. (Jim) Munroe -- Coming Full Circle: A Case Study in Forest Co-Management and the Planning Cycle / Melanie Karjala, Sue Grainger -- First Nations and Canada's Species at Risk Act: Moving Towards Co-Shaping the Species at Risk Agenda / Zoe Dalton -- Summary Comparison of Governance Models that Consider Aboriginal Traditional Knowledge / Teresa Ryan --
The Complementarity of Indigenous Kincentric Ecology and Western Science in Ecocultural Restoration and Ecosystem-Based Adaptation to Climate Disruption / Dennis Martinez. The Complementarity of Indigenous Kincentric Ecology and Western Science in Ecocultural Restoration and Ecosystem-Based Adaptation to Climate Disruption / Dennis Martinez.

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.

ISBN:

1926886283 (pbk.)
9781926886282 (pbk.)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)820617302

LCCN:

2013412071

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)