The Baniwa Indigenous people of the upper Rio Negro refer to otters as “Shamans of the Water,” recognizing them as guardians of fish populations. During the mid-20th century, however, intensive hunting for the global fur trade drove otters to near local extinction. Since international wildlife trade bans in the 1970s, otter populations have rebounded, prompting renewed Baniwa reflections on their…
As always, an Aussie who wishes to remain anonymous sent me this link, and noted that New Zealand isn’t the only country in the Antipodes that tries to make science (again “Western science”) coequal with indigenous knowledge. Clicking on the screenshot below will take you to the strategy developed by the Aussie government: the “Australian … Continue reading Australia puts fostering “indigenous k…
Scientists, conducting research in partnership with the Coquille Indian Tribe, gathered soil cores from the Coos Bay estuary in Oregon to learn more about the region’s past. Credit: Katya Podkovyroff
The Desert Research Institute’s Native Climate education team, Ileah Kirchoff and Crystal Miller, hosted a collaborative workshop between the Walker River Paiute Tribe and the Fallon Paiute Shoshone Tribe on May 4, 2024. The session focused on Indigenous curriculum development and the incorporation of Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK), particularly in lessons about the climate crisis. The po…
Many talks and posters at the Ecological Society of America’s upcoming Annual Meeting in Portland, Oregon, Aug. 6-11, will highlight collaborative and tribal-led research initiatives that bridge diverse knowledge systems.
