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Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Natural Resource Management
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by Charles R. Menzies (Editor)
Charles R. Menzies
Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Natural Resource Management
274
by Charles R. Menzies (Editor)
Charles R. Menzies
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Overview
Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Natural Resource Management examines how traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) is taught and practiced today among Native communities. Of special interest is the complex relationship between indigenous ecological practices and other ways of interacting with the environment, particularly regional and national programs of natural resource management.
Focusing primarily on the northwest coast of North America, scholars look at the challenges and opportunities confronting the local practice of indigenous ecological knowledge in a range of communities, including the Tsimshian, the Nisga'a, the Tlingit, the Gitksan, the Kwagult, the Sto:lo, and the northern Dene in the Yukon. The experts consider how traditional knowledge is taught and learned and address the cultural importance of different subsistence practices using natural elements such as seaweed (Gitga'a), pine mushrooms (Tsimshian), and salmon (Tlingit). Several contributors discuss the extent to which national and regional programs of resource management need to include models of TEK in their planning and execution.
This volume highlights the different ways of seeing and engaging with the natural world and underscores the need to acknowledge and honor the ways that indigenous peoples have done so for generations.
Charles R. Menzies is a member of the Tsimshian nation and an associate professor of anthropology at the University of British Columbia. He is a coauthor of BC First Nations Studies.
The contributors include Kimberly Linkous Brown, Caroline Butler, Helen Clifton, John Corsiglia, David Griffith, Stephen J. Langdon, James McGoodwin, Charles R. Menzies, Paul Nadasdy, Gloria Snively, and Nancy Turner.
Focusing primarily on the northwest coast of North America, scholars look at the challenges and opportunities confronting the local practice of indigenous ecological knowledge in a range of communities, including the Tsimshian, the Nisga'a, the Tlingit, the Gitksan, the Kwagult, the Sto:lo, and the northern Dene in the Yukon. The experts consider how traditional knowledge is taught and learned and address the cultural importance of different subsistence practices using natural elements such as seaweed (Gitga'a), pine mushrooms (Tsimshian), and salmon (Tlingit). Several contributors discuss the extent to which national and regional programs of resource management need to include models of TEK in their planning and execution.
This volume highlights the different ways of seeing and engaging with the natural world and underscores the need to acknowledge and honor the ways that indigenous peoples have done so for generations.
Charles R. Menzies is a member of the Tsimshian nation and an associate professor of anthropology at the University of British Columbia. He is a coauthor of BC First Nations Studies.
The contributors include Kimberly Linkous Brown, Caroline Butler, Helen Clifton, John Corsiglia, David Griffith, Stephen J. Langdon, James McGoodwin, Charles R. Menzies, Paul Nadasdy, Gloria Snively, and Nancy Turner.
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780803232464 |
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| Publisher: | Nebraska |
| Publication date: | 11/01/2006 |
| Pages: | 274 |
| Product dimensions: | 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.00(d) |
About the Author
Charles R. Menzies is a member of the Tsimshian nation and an associate professor of anthropology at the University of British Columbia. He is a coauthor of BC First Nations Studies.
The contributors include Kimberly Linkous Brown, Caroline Butler, Helen Clifton, John Corsiglia, David Griffith, Stephen J. Langdon, James McGoodwin, Charles R. Menzies, Paul Nadasdy, Gloria Snively, and Nancy Turner.
Table of Contents
Introduction: Understanding Ecological Knowledge Charles R. Menzies Caroline Butler 1
Indigenous Practices and Natural Resources
Tidal Pulse Fishing: Selective Traditional Tlingit Salmon Fishing Techniques on the West Coast of the Prince of Wales Archipelago Steve J. Langdon 21
As It Was in the Past: A Return to the Use of Live-Capture Technology in the Aboriginal Riverine Fishery Kimberly Linkous Brown 47
The Forest and the Seaweed: Gitga'at Seaweed, Traditional Ecological Knowledge, and Community Survival Nancy J. Turner Helen Clifton 65
Ecological Knowledge, Subsistence, and Livelihood Practices: The Case of the Pine Mushroom Harvest in Northwestern British Columbia Charles R. Menzies 87
Local Knowledge and Contemporary Resource Management
Historicizing Indigenous Knowledge: Practical and Political Issues Caroline Butler 107
The Case of the Missing Sheep: Time, Space, and the Politics of "Trust" in Co-management Practice Paul Nadasdy 127
Local Knowledge, Multiple Livelihoods, and the Use of Natural and Social Resources in North Carolina David Griffith 153
Integrating Fishers' Knowledge into Fisheries Science and Management: Possibilities, Prospects, and Problems James R. McGoodwin 175
Learning from LocalEcological Knowledge
Honoring Aboriginal Science Knowledge and Wisdom in an Environmental Education Graduate Program Gloria Snively 195
Traditional Wisdom as Practiced and Transmitted in Northwestern British Columbia, Canada John Corsiglia 221
Afterword: Making Connections for the Future Charles R. Menzies 237
References 243
List of Contributors 261
Index 265
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