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

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    • Title:Indigenous earth : praxis and transformation / edited by Ellen Simmons.
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    • Other Contributors/Collections:Simmons, Ellen, 1966- editor.
    • Published/Created:Penticton, BC : Theytus Books, [2013]

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    • Library of Congress Subjects:Traditional ecological knowledge.
      Ethnoscience.
      Ethnoecology.
      Indians of North America--Science.
      Sustainable development.
    • Description:416 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
    • 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.
    • Notes:Includes bibliographical references.
      Includes 1 paper presented in Spanish. Following each paragraph is a translation of the text into English.
    • ISBN:9781926886282 (pbk.)
      1926886283 (pbk.)
    • Contents:Foreword
      Indigenous Knowledges and Environmental Ethics: From Guidelines to Governance / Deborah McGregor
      Constructing Indigeneity: Syilx Okangan Oraliture and Tmix<sup>w</sup> 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
      Cariño O Tecnología Care or Technology / Zenón 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
      Use of Indigenous Knowledge in Mathematical Modeling of Water Quality Dynamics / Arzu Sardarli
      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
      Ethnobotanical and the Law: Powerful Plants, Prohibition, and the Need for Reform / Bryan L Kennelly
      The Complementarity of Indigenous Kincentric Ecology and Western Science in Ecocultural Restoration and Ecosystem-Based Adaptation to Climate Disruption / Dennis Martinez.
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