Indigenous Knowledge, Science and the Environment

Topics

• & 10 Knowledge Acquisition and Perceptions of Land
• & 28 Knowledge and Connection to the Land – Tripartite Reconciliation
• & 6 Community Health/Child and Family Services
• & 13 Indigenous Relationships with Water
• Presentations Group IV
• Indigenous Course Requirement Themes
• The class
• environmental and cultural sustainability. This has been an initial approach before defining
• knowledge and practice have been key themes in understanding the commonalities (knowledge and practices)
• environmental change
• Relationships This theme gives recognition to the tradition of Indigenous knowledge reflecting (historically) our
• culture, ecosystem approaches. The precautionary approach, for example, have been adapted into
• identity meaningful connection to all that is (intrinsic value)
• advantages of incorporating indigenous worldviews and practices into Western governance
• culturally and decision-making. Modern ‘toolkits’, TEK mapping and community action research are just
• ways of engagement today. This focus traces a period of marginalization to a future of co-management
• engaging (theory). Adaptive Co-management is embraced to provides advanced / more meaningful
• Indigenous concepts of engagement and shared decision-making. This discussion of co-management