Indigenous environmental knowledge and climate change adaptation

Burkett, Maxine

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“…This story, and the process of bringing these voices together offers a means for helping us remember our history and for forming our own self-determined pathways forward. Collective, and dynamic bodies of knowledge generated from centuries of observation, often referred to as "Indigenous knowledge" "Native science," "Indigenous ways of knowing" or "traditional knowledge" (Berkes, 2008(Berkes, , 2009bBurkett, 2013;Cajete, 2000;International Council for Science, 2002;D. Nakashima & Roué, 2002), serve to guide a wide range of environmental practices, including sustainable agriculture (Altieri, 2004), watershed management (Kagawa & Vitousek, 2012), and intentional burning in forest management (Kimmerer & Lake, 2001 Simpson, 2004).…”

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“…Following this understanding, the concept of "Indigenous knowledge systems" is included in this study to mean dynamic systems of knowledge collectively held by Indigenous community members that draw from intergenerational, place-based, culturally embedded relationships and experiences. Shared terms also used in academia and policy that reflect these unique systems of knowledge include: 'Indigenous environmental knowledge', 'indigenous knowledge', 'indigenous ways of knowing', 'Native science', 'traditional ecological knowledge', and 'traditional knowledge' (Berkes, 2008(Berkes, , 2009bBurkett, 2013;Cajete, 2000;International Council for Science, 2002;D. Nakashima & Roué, 2002).…”

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A guiding model for decolonizing environmental science research and restoring relational accountability with Indigenous communities

Davíd-Chavez¹

2019

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In this body of work, I examine the process and methodologies applied in scientific research by, on, and with Indigenous communities with an emphasis on diverse ways of knowing in environmental sciences, natural resources, and climate research. Effectively addressing complex social-ecological issues faced within our current and future generations, such as extreme climate variability and environmental justice, will require all relevant sources of knowledge and data, including those held by historically marginalized communities who remain close to the land. Indigenous knowledge systems, informed through generations of careful observation of dynamics of environmental changes are recognized as critical resources for understanding and addressing social-ecological concerns, yet many institutions and researchers have yet to directly address colonial-rooted legacies, including centuries of oppression, ethical violations, and lack of accountability towards the communities who maintain these knowledge systems. My dissertation research draws from theoretical developments in Indigenous methodologies, community-based participatory research, participatory action research, and constructivist grounded theory to enhance our contextual understanding regarding factors inhibiting or supporting diverse knowledge exchange in the sciences. Conceptual contributions include an evidence-based, practitioner-informed analytical framework that can be applied for guiding and evaluating responsible Indigenous community engagement across a wide range of research fields. Using this framework, I provide data findings from the first global systematic review assessing Indigenous community engagement in climate research studies, improving understanding of how research design connects to broader social outcomes for Indigenous communities. In this work I also provide conceptual contributions in the form of a working model for decolonizing community-based science research with Indigenous communities through a cross-disciplinary synthesis of codes of ethics, principles and methodologies for supporting Indigenous sovereignty and self-determination in research. My dissertation explores this model through the values of integrity, respect, humility, and reciprocity to shape intentional commitments and actionable methods that can be applied to raise ethical standards and long-term relational accountability within Indigenous lands and communitiesEmpirical contributions within my dissertation include a case study field-testing and grounding the working model for decolonizing science research through an Indigenous community-based climate study led by youth and elders within two rural agricultural communities in the mountainous central region Borikén (Puerto Rico). This case study highlights innovative participatory methods, resources, and lessons learned to inform processes for aligning cultural and academic institutional protocols for research integrity. My dissertation also explores benefits, barriers, and resources for Indigenous scholars and practitioners engaging Indigenous knowledge systems in their work and research through an in-depth regional case study in the Caribbean. Findings from this research enhance our understanding of how colonial legacies manifest as unique and complex challenges and identifies sources of capacity-building for overcoming these challenges, centering underrepresented narratives from those community members directly impacted by colonial histories. Together, these contributions shape our understanding of how every stage of research process itself, beyond solely the outputs, serve a critical role in decolonizing research and how researchers and institutions can adapt this process towards raising ethical standards in research.

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A guiding model for decolonizing environmental science research and restoring relational accountability with Indigenous communities

Davíd-Chavez¹

2019

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“…In addition to providing data to inform the understanding of change, ILK's associated worldviews, perspectives of the environment, and value systems are instructive for guiding how humans interact with and adapt to our natural environment (e.g., Turner and Berkes 2006, Burkett 2013, Leonard et al 2013; Fig. 1).…”

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Small islands, valuable insights: systems of customary resource use and resilience to climate change in the Pacific

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Ticktin²,

Friedlander³

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ABSTRACT. Understanding how social-ecological systems are and can be resilient to climate change is one of the world's most crucial problems today. It requires knowledge at local and global scales, the integration of natural and social sciences, and a focus on biocultural diversity. Small Pacific Islands and the knowledge-practice-belief systems of their peoples have a long history of resilience to environmental variability and unpredictability, including in areas with marginal habitats and with periodic, severe disturbance (e.g., drought, flood, storms, and tsunami). We review the state of research on these knowledge systems as it pertains to resilience and adaptation, and we highlight critical research needs to address the interrelated areas of: (1) local-scale expertise and observations of change with regard to weather, life-history cycles, and ecological processes; (2) customary resource management institutions and practices (i.e., with agroforests and the nearshore marine environment); and (3) the roles of leaders, social institutions, and social networks in the context of disturbance and change. We conclude that these knowledge systems can contribute high-resolution observations, benchmark data, and insights into practices that enhance resilience and adaptive capacity in integrated terrestrial and marine systems. Community-based and participatory approaches can complement and ground-truth climate models and direct culturally appropriate resource management, research, and adaptation measures. Although most islands in the Pacific are small, their knowledge systems include valuable insights on seasonal cycles, ecological processes, and the management of biocultural diversity that are relevant at a broad scale for understanding resilience and adaptability to the social-ecological effects of climate change.

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“…As we find ourselves at the dawn of the Anthropocene and a 6th global mass extinction (Lewis and Maslin 2015), societies urgently seek solutions that address climate change in the context of habitat degradation and loss, as well as the overextraction of natural resources, while supporting larger populations (Mora et al 2018, IPCC 2019. It is imperative to engage ILK in this process (Grossman 2008, Nakashima et al 2012, Burkett 2013. Prioritizing applied research to focus limited time, energy, and resources on identifying positive and negative drivers of ecosystem services will inform adaptive comanagement in sitespecific contexts.…”

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Collaborative research to inform adaptive comanagement: a framework for the Heʻeia National Estuarine Research Reserve

Winter¹,

Rii²,

Reppun³

et al. 2020

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A guiding model for decolonizing environmental science research and restoring relational accountability with Indigenous communities

A guiding model for decolonizing environmental science research and restoring relational accountability with Indigenous communities

Small islands, valuable insights: systems of customary resource use and resilience to climate change in the Pacific

Collaborative research to inform adaptive comanagement: a framework for the Heʻeia National Estuarine Research Reserve

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A guiding model for decolonizing environmental science research and restoring relational accountability with Indigenous communities

A guiding model for decolonizing environmental science research and restoring relational accountability with Indigenous communities

Small islands, valuable insights: systems of customary resource use and resilience to climate change in the Pacific

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