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Evering, Brigitte – Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences, 2012
This article contributes to a critical dialogue about what is currently called "knowledge integration" in environmental research and related educational programming. Indigenous understandings in particular are seen as offering (re)new(ed) ways of thinking that have and will lead to innovative practices for addressing complex environmental issues.…
Descriptors: Indigenous Populations, Environmental Research, Indigenous Knowledge, Innovation
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Moore, Sylvia – Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences, 2012
Written as a trickster tale and co-narrated by the researcher and a trickster figure (Crow), this writing considers the challenges of bringing traditional ecological knowledge to environmental studies and science programs. The researcher describes a project to raise and release salmon, which was collaboratively developed and carried out by members…
Descriptors: Indigenous Populations, World Views, Indigenous Knowledge, Researchers
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Kimmerer, Robin Wall – Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences, 2012
Scientific ecological knowledge (SEK) is a powerful discipline for diagnosing and analyzing environmental degradation, but has been far less successful in devising sustainable solutions which lie at the intersection of nature and culture. Traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) of indigenous and local peoples is rich in prescriptions for the…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Teaching Methods, Environmental Education, Science Education
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Bartlett, Cheryl; Marshall, Murdena; Marshall, Albert – Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences, 2012
This is a process article for weaving indigenous and mainstream knowledges within science educational curricula and other science arenas, assuming participants include recognized holders of traditional ecological knowledge (we prefer "Indigenous Knowledge" or "Traditional Knowledge") and others with expertise in mainstream…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Stakeholders, Environmental Education, American Indian Education
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Rich, Nancy – Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences, 2012
This paper introduces a mini-symposium on bringing Indigenous ways of knowing together with the teaching of environmental studies and sciences (ESS). Both knowledges share a fundamental interest in the relationship of humans with the Earth, yet until recently, Indigenous ways of knowing have rarely been visible in the teaching of ESS. Teaching…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Environmental Education, Ecology, Sustainable Development
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Hatcher, Annamarie – Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences, 2012
The educational gap between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Canadians is the most significant social policy challenge facing Canada (Richards 2008). This gap is particularly evident in the science fields. Educational institutions are still regarded as mechanisms of colonization by many Aboriginal people. Their "foreign" Eurocentric (or…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Environmental Education, Achievement Gap, Barriers