Resources
MORE TO COME!
Brief introduction to IKs (TEK) with some recent literature cited (Newman 2021 Bulletin ESA)
⇒ Scroll down for a good starter list of reports, publications, and online resources (updated 7/10/2023)
Podcast: The Native Seed Pod (Melissa Nelson, creator)
August 5, 2024
- TEK is a verb: activating Indigenous Ecologies at ESA and Beyond.
- featuring Lydia Jennings and Frank Lake
July 27, 2023
- TEK WARRIORS INDIGENIZE ECOLOGY WITH ETHICAL SPACE
- featuring James Rattling Leaf and Gwen Bridge, hosted by Melissa Nelson
Forum on Enhancing ESA and Tribal Nations’ Engagement (Nov 30, 2021)
- moderator – James Rattling Leaf, Chair, ESA Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) section
- Opening remarks – Dennis Ojima, President, ESA
- Panelists (ESA TEK section leadership team) – Gwen Bridge, Joseph Gazing Wolf, Frank Lake, Ellen Simmons)
Water Cooler Chat
Jan 28, 2022 (Recording is here)
Two-eyed Ecology in the Practice of TEK and Western Science: A Student Perspective
Joseph Grazing Wolf, Arizona State University
Andrea Salazar, University of California – Berkeley
Sana Saiyed, University of Notre Dame
Webinars hosted by ESA
May 20, 2022 (Recording is here)
Indigenous Science: A Non-Western Epistemology of Knowledge
Dr. Vivian Delgado
In these times of uncertainty, the TEK Section recognizes the importance of sharing Indigenous knowledge with our ESA community so that valuable lessons of reclaiming Indigenous languages, culture and traditions can be shared in a way to create better understanding of TEK. It’s an opportunity for Indigenous thought leaders to share their wisdom, knowledge and experiences with the ESA community to reflect on questions arising within the western scientific community of how we build an emerging space that honors and respects both Ways of Knowing.
Join this presentation by Dr. Vivian Delgado.
In these times of uncertainty, the TEK Section recognizes the importance of sharing Indigenous knowledge with our ESA community so that valuable lessons of reclaiming Indigenous languages, culture and traditions can be shared in a way to create better understanding of TEK. It’s an opportunity for Indigenous thought leaders to share their wisdom, knowledge and experiences with the ESA community to reflect on questions arising within the western scientific community of how we build an emerging space that honors and respects both Ways of Knowing.
Join this presentation by Dr. Vivian Delgado.Topic
Indigenous Science: A Non-Western Epistemology of Knowledge
Description
The ESA Traditional Ecological Knowledge Section is hosting a webinar series to facilitate a virtual space to welcome and hear from Indigenous voices who work to help sustain and nurture TEK within their communities. The speakers share tools, processes and practices they have learned through activities that work for them in their journey to utilize TEK.
In these times of uncertainty, the TEK Section recognizes the importance of sharing Indigenous knowledge with our ESA community so that valuable lessons of reclaiming Indigenous languages, culture and traditions can be shared in a way to create better understanding of TEK. It’s an opportunity for Indigenous thought leaders to share their wisdom, knowledge and experiences with the ESA community to reflect on questions arising within the western scientific community of how we build an emerging space that honors and respects both Ways of Knowing.
Join this presentation by Dr. Vivian Delgado.
In these times of uncertainty, the TEK Section recognizes the importance of sharing Indigenous knowledge with our ESA community so that valuable lessons of reclaiming Indigenous languages, culture and traditions can be shared in a way to create better understanding of TEK. It’s an opportunity for Indigenous thought leaders to share their wisdom, knowledge and experiences with the ESA community to reflect on questions arising within the western scientific community of how we build an emerging space that honors and respects both Ways of Knowing.
Join this presentation by Dr. Vivian Delgado.
In these times of uncertainty, the TEK Section recognizes the importance of sharing Indigenous knowledge with our ESA community so that valuable lessons of reclaiming Indigenous languages, culture and traditions can be shared in a way to create better understanding of TEK. It’s an opportunity for Indigenous thought leaders to share their wisdom, knowledge and experiences with the ESA community to reflect on questions arising within the western scientific community of how we build an emerging space that honors and respects both Ways of Knowing.
Join this presentation by Dr. Vivian Delgado.
April 8, 2022 (Recording is here)
Lessons Learned and Considerations for Conducting Research with Tribes and Indigenous Peoples
Frank Kanawha Lake-Ph.D., Research Ecologist, USDA Forest Service
Mar 11, 2022 (Recording is here)
The Biden-Harris Administration’s Initiative to Elevate Indigenous TEK in Federal Decision-making
Gretchen Goldman and Haley Case-Scott, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
Biocultural Restoration of Whitebark Pine on the Flathead Indian Reservation
Ms. Paulette Blanchard, PhD candidate in Geography at the University of Kansas.
Nov. 19 Recording is here
The Role of TEK in Building Circular Economies and Influencing Federal Land Tenure Policy Changes on Reservations.
Oct. 15 Recording is here
Indigenous Sovereignty and the Demise of Western Democracy
Joseph Gazing Wolf, Doctoral Fellow, Arizona State University
Sept. 24 Recording is here
Ethical Space, Science, Indigenous Knowledge: Conflict and Reconciliation in Ecological Management
Gwen Bridge, Gwen Bridge Consulting, Ltd.
Gwen, a member of the Saddle Lake Cree Nation in Alberta, Canada, works on developing relationships between indigenous and non indigenous peoples to support better natural resource management and indigenous equity.
Aug. 20 Recording is here
Integrating Western Science Into Indigenous Knowledge Processes
Steve DeRoy, Team Lead @The Firelight Group
Steve is an award-winning Anishinaabe professional and entrepreneur with a strong background in mapping and geographic information sciences, business development, natural resources management, and project management.
July 23 Recording is here
June 18 Recording is here
Kiʔlawnaʔ (grizzly bear) – Alternative ways of knowing – Indigenous Knowledge systems, complexity sciences and forestry in the Okanagan, BC, Canada.
Ellen Simmons, Ph.D. candidate, University of British Columbia – Okanagan
May 21 Recording is here.
TEK: Learning from our Mother, the Earth
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Collaborations and Partnerships with Indigenous Communities
Free, Prior and Informed Consent (United Nations)
UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP)
Indigenous Knowledge Guidance for Federal Agencies (White House OSTP) Press Release and links to documents
Webinar Series from USGS: Incorporating Indigenous Knowledges into Federal Research and Management. (Recordings are or will be posted at the link. 1. What are Indigenous Knowledges (IK)? from Melonee Montano (Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission) and Daniel Wildcat (Haskell Indian Nations University); 2. Understanding Federal Guidance on Engaging with Indigenous Knowledges from Haley Case-Scott (White House Office of Science and Technology Policy) and Paige Schmidt (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service); see link for the rest of the titles and speakers.
Actualizing Indigenous Knowledge in tribal wildlife management: basic preconditions. Wildlife Society Bulletin 2023.
INTERNATIONAL INDIAN TREATY COUNCIL
Working for the Rights and Recognition of Indigenous Peoples
White House memorandum on Indigenous Knowledges in Federal Decision Making
Building Authentic Collaborations with Tribal Communities (Climate Science Alliance and USGS SW-Climate Adaptation Science Center – lots of great resources linked)
Guidelines from NOAA – NIDIS NIDIS Tribal Drought Engagement Strategy: 2021–2025
Guidelines from the U.S. National Park Service Tribal Research Policies, Processes, and Protocols
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service National Native American Programs
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Tribal Consultation Handbook (2018)
EPA – Environmental Justice for Tribes and Indigenous peoples (information, webinar recordings and slides)
Guidelines for Considering Traditional Knowledges in Climate Change Initiatives
Indigenous Knowledge & Western Science: Collaboration, Relationship, and Climate Solutions (Global Council for Science and the Environment, with Sherri Mitchell and Darren Ranco, webinar recordings and bibliography)
Learning Series on Research and Land Stewardship Collaborations with Indigenous Peoples (the second series from Global Council for Science and the Environment, with Sherri Mitchell and Darren Ranco, information packed webinars and resources)
TRIBAL VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT RESOURCES (University of Washington)
Our Knowledge, Our Way guidelines
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Indigenous Knowledges at work (this is just a small sample, plus see papers below)
National Climate Assessment (NCA4)
Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) (each of the regional reports has sections on IKs)
GEO Indigenous Alliance An international organization co-founded by TEK section chair James Rattling Leaf, Sr, and others (2020 report linked here, with other resources)
ICCAs = Indigenous peoples’ and local Communities’ Conserved territories and Areas
National Fish, Wildlife and Plants Climate Adaptation Strategy (see section on Indigenous Knowledges and associated references, and section on tribal climate adaptation plans)
Tribal Adaptation Menu Team. 2019. Dibaginjigaadeg Anishinaabe Ezhitwaad: A Tribal Climate Adaptation Menu. Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission, Odanah, Wisconsin. 54 p.
Shifting Seasons Summit 2021, hosted by the College of Menominee Nation – Sustainable Development Institute (plenary speakers include Dr. Daniel Wildcat, Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer).
UNESCO Local and Indigenous Knowledge Systems (LINKS)
Alaska Native Science Commission
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Education
Alexiades, AV et al. 2021. Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Inclusive Pedagogy Increase Retention and Success Outcomes of STEM Students. Bulletin of ESA 00(00):e01924. https://doi.org/10.1002/bes2.1924.
Deloria, V., Jr. and DR Wildcat. 2001. Power and Place: Indian Education in America. Fulcrum Publishing, Golden, CO.
Indigenous Canada is a 12-lesson Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) from the Faculty of Native Studies that explores Indigenous histories and contemporary issues in Canada. From an Indigenous perspective, this course explores key issues facing Indigenous peoples today from a historical and critical perspective highlighting national and local Indigenous-settler relations. Topics for the 12 lessons include the fur trade and other exchange relationships, land claims and environmental impacts, legal systems and rights, political conflicts and alliances, Indigenous political activism, and contemporary Indigenous life, art and its expressions.
Medin, DL, and M Bang. 2014. Who’s Asking? Native Science, Western Science, and Science Education. MIT Press, Cambridge, MA.
Ramos, Seafha. TEK lesson plans (K-6)
Ruth Plenty Sweetgrass-She Kills, PhD and Jennifer Harrington, MS. 2021. Creating More Inclusive Spaces in STEM for Native Americans – SACNAS
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Books (there are many, but you should definitely know about these)
Berkes, F. 2018. Sacred Ecology, 4th ed. Routledge, New York, NY, USA. (a textbook of TEK)
Cajete, G. 2000. Native Science: Natural Laws of Interdependence. Clear Light Publishers, Santa Fe, NM, USA.
Hoagland, S.J. and S. Albert. 2023. Wildlife Stewardship on Tribal Lands. Johns Hopkins Press. https://www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/12630/wildlife-stewardship-tribal-lands
Kimmerer, RW. 2013. Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants. Milkweed editions. (Professor Robin Wall Kimmerer was one of the founding members of the TEK section and its first Chair).
LaDuke, W. 1999. All Our Relations: Native Struggles for Land and Life. Haymarket Books, Chicago, IL. (a classic and still highly relevant account of Indigenous encounters with environmental injustice in the United States. There are a lot of IKs woven throughout).
Mitchell, S. 2018. Sacred Instructions: Indigenous Wisdom for Living Spirit-Based Change. North Atlantic Books, Berkeley, CA, USA.
Nelson, MK and D Shilling (eds.). 2018. Traditional Ecology Knowledge: Learning from Indigenous Practices for Environmental Sustainability. Cambridge Univ. Press, Cambridge, UK.
Redvers, N. 2019. The Science of the Sacred: Bridging Global Indigenous Medicine Systems and Modern Scientific Principles. North Atlantic Books, Berkeley, CA, USA.
Smith, LT. 2021. Decolonizing Methodologies: Research and Indigenous Peoples. 3rd ed. Zed Books, London, UK.
Steeves, PFC. 2021. The Indigenous Paleolithic of the Western Hemisphere. U. Nebraska Press, Lincoln, NE, USA.
Turner, NJ (ed.). 2020. Plants, People and Places. The Roles of Ethnobotany and Enthoecology in Indigenous People’s Land Rights in Canada and Beyond. McGill-Queen’s University Press, Montreal, Canada.
Wildcat, DR. 2009. Red Alert! Saving the Planet with Indigenous Knowledge. Fulcrum Publishing, Golden, CO, USA. [a short but excellent guide to the important role of Indigenous Knowledges in environmental problem-solving, or how our relationship with the planet must change. Indigenous Realism.]
Context (there has been a lot of wisdom shared, if we care to be open to it)
Deloria, V. Jr. 1988. Custer Died For Your Sins: An Indian Manifesto. Univ. Oklahoma Press, Norman, OK. (Vine Deloria was a prolific author and any of his works are worth reading).
Dunbar-Ortiz, R. 2015. An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States. Beacon Press, Boston, MA. (this one’s about history, just like the title says, but very relevant / critical for understanding the present)
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Recent relevant publications (there are many, too many to list here, so this is just a starting point – see the BullESA article for more, and the resources in previous sections)
(bold are publications in ESA journals)
Buell, M., D. Ritchie, K. Ryan, and C. D. Metcalfe. 2020. Using Indigenous and Western knowledge systems for environmental risk assessment. Ecological Applications 30:e02146.
Carroll, S.R. et al. 2020. The CARE Principles for Indigenous Data Governance. Data Science Journal, 19: 43, pp. 1–12. doi.org/10.5334/dsj-2020-043
Ciocco, T. et al. 2023. Actualizing Indigenous Knowledge in tribal wildlife management: basic preconditions. Wildlife Society Bulletin e1467. DOI: 10.1002/wsb.1467.
Fernández-Llamazares, A. et al. 2021. Scientists’ Warning to Humanity on Threats to Indigenous and Local Knowledge Systems. J Ethnobiology, 41(2) : 144-169. doi.org/10.2993/0278-0771-41.2.144
Herse, MR et al. 2020. Engaging Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities in Environmental Management Could Alleviate Scale Mismatches in Social–Ecological Systems. Bioscience 70: 699–707. doi:10.1093/biosci/biaa06
Hessami, MA et al. 2021. Indigenizing the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation. Facets 6(1): https://doi.org/10.1139/facets-2020-0088
Hill, R., et al. 2019. Working with indigenous, local, and scientific knowledge in assessments of nature and nature’s linkages with people. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability 43:8–20.
Hird, C. et al. 2023. Moving beyond ontological (worldview) supremacy: Indigenous insights and a recovery guide for settler-colonial scientists. J Experimental Biology 226, jeb245302. doi:10.1242/jeb.245302.
Hoagland, SJ, et al. 2022. Perspectives of Native women in wildlife. Ch. 6 (pp. 147-179) In Women in Wildlife Science: Building Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (Chambers CL and KL Nicholson, eds.), Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, MD, USA.
McElwee, P., et al. 2020. Working with Indigenous and local knowledge (ILK) in large-scale ecological assessments: reviewing the experience of the IPBES Global Assessment. J Applied Ecology 57:1666–1676.
M’s-it No’kmaq, et al. 2021. “Awakening the sleeping giant”: re-Indigenization principles for transforming biodiversity conservation in Canada and beyond. FACETS 6: 839–869. doi:10.1139/facets-2020-0083
Ramos, SC. 2018. Considerations for culturally sensitive traditional ecological knowledge research in wildlife conservation. Wildlife Society Bulletin 42:358–365.
Ramos, SC. 2022. Understanding Yurok traditional ecological knowledge and wildlife management. J Wildlife Management 86:e22140. DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.22140
Reid, AJ. 2021. “Two-Eyed Seeing”: An Indigenous framework to transform fisheries research and management. Fish and Fisheries. 22:243–261. DOI: 10.1111/faf.12516
Robbins, J. 2021. How Returning Lands to Native Tribes Is Helping Protect Nature. Yale Environment 360 (blog).
Robinson, JM et al. 2021. Traditional ecological knowledge in restoration ecology: a call to listen deeply, to engage with, and respect Indigenous voices. Restoration Ecology doi: 10.1111/rec.13381
Schlingmann, A. 2021. Global patterns of adaptation to climate change by Indigenous Peoples and local communities. A systematic review. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability 51: 55-64. doi.org/10.1016/j.cosust.2021.03.002.
Smythe, WF, and S Peele. 2021. The (un)discovering of ecology by Alaska Native ecologists. Ecological Applications. 00(00):e02354. 10.1002/eap.2354
Stricker, H., et al. Managing North American Indigenous Peoples’ Wildlife Resources. Ch. 42. Pages 288–304 in N. J. Silvey, editor. The wildlife techniques manual.
Eighth edition, Volume 2. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Tran, TC, NC Ban, and J. Bhattacharyya. 2020. A review of successes, challenges, and lessons from Indigenous protected and conserved areas. Biological Conservation 241:108271. doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2019.108271
Trisos, CH, Auerbach, J & Katti, M. Decoloniality and anti-oppressive practices for a more ethical ecology. Nat Ecol Evol (2021). doi.org/10.1038/s41559-021-01460-w
Varghese, J., and SS Crawford. 2021. A cultural framework for Indigenous, Local, and Science knowledge systems in ecology and natural resource management. Ecological Monographs 91(1):e01431. 10.1002/ecm.1431
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