Indigenous Knowledge, Ecology, and Evolutionary Biology
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Indigenous Knowledge, Ecology, and Evolutionary Biology

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Indigenous Knowledge, Ecology, and Evolutionary Biology

About this book

Indigenous ways of understanding and interacting with the natural world are characterized as Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK), which derives from emphasizing relationships and connections among species. This book examines TEK and its strengths in relation to Western ecological knowledge and evolutionary philosophy. Pierotti takes a look at the scientific basis of this approach, focusing on different concepts of communities and connections among living entities, the importance of understanding the meaning of relatedness in both spiritual and biological creation, and a careful comparison with evolutionary ecology. The text examines the themes and principles informing this knowledge, and offers a look at the complexities of conducting research from an indigenous perspective.

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Information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2010
Print ISBN
9780415517782
eBook ISBN
9781136939013
Edition
1
Topic
Social Sciences
Subtopic
Ecology
Index
Social Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Indigenous Peoples and Politics
  2. Contents
  3. Figures
  4. Acknowledgments
  5. Introduction
  6. 1 Defining Traditional Ecological Knowledge
  7. 2 All Things Are Connected
  8. 3 Predators Not Prey
  9. 4 Metaphors and Models
  10. 5 Cultural and Biological Creation and the Concept of Relatedness
  11. 6 Applying Principles of TEK Within the Western Scientific Tradition
  12. 7 Connected to the Land
  13. 8 Ecological Indians
  14. 9 A Critical Comment on Both Western Science and Indigenous Responses to the Western Scientific Tradition
  15. 10 Who Speaks for the Buffalo?
  16. 11 Traditional Ecological Knowledge
  17. References
  18. Index