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Newly digitized records reveal how Indigenous people shared their knowledge of New Zealand's plants with Captain Cook's crew
On October 6, 1769, a sailor on Captain James Cook’s research vessel, the Endeavour, serendipitously earned himself a gallon ...
The facilities and instruction funded by the grant will help connect learners with Indigenous centered knowledge about caring ...
Learn how Indigenous knowledge and modern science reveal the rare cookiecutter shark, which hunts on moonless nights.
Federally funded Indigenous-led conservation programs are delivering highly effective climate and biodiversity outcomes, ...
Natural languages and dialects, specificity of local terms, and community input should all be taken into account when classifying and indexing indigenous materials. That was the key takeaway at ...
As the United States observes Earth Day this year, many will be thinking about their personal relationship with—and responsibility to—the planet. But in an era of multiple planetary crises, including ...
Learn how the Native American Center for Cancer Health Excellence addresses cancer health disparities through bidirectional ...
In "Dismantling the Divide between Indigenous and Scientific Knowledge", Arun Agrawal argues the distinction between indigenous and scientific knowledge is problematic. Currently, indigenous knowledge ...
It’s not a secret to anyone that our world is facing an existential crisis brought on by climate change. But what many people may not know is that embracing the knowledge that Indigenous people have ...
Over a quarter of the world’s land area is owned, managed, or occupied by Indigenous peoples and local communities. Indigenous peoples have a close, centuries-old and usually sustainable relationship ...
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