Native Science to Action: How Indigenous Worldviews Inform, Diversify, and Build Capacity in Environmental Science and Policy

Session ID#: 123848

Session Description:
Worldviews of Indigenous peoples can bring deep insights to the study and management of complex environmental systems through their holistic approaches to problem solving and ways of knowing. These perspectives can inform and enrich western scientific research and discussions of policy in areas related to sustainability, human-environment interactions, ecosystems, climate adaptation, geohealth, and more. Although western science has begun to acknowledge the importance of Indigenous knowledges, voices of Indigenous peoples are largely absent from scholarly discourse. With this in mind, we welcome submissions focusing on Indigenous voices and perspectives in environmental sciences and policy emphasizing meaningful collaborations between western scientists and Indigenous communities, or on Indigenous scholars’ experiences walking in both worlds. Submissions may be case studies, syntheses, or other scholarship focusing on one or more Indigenous tribe, group, or organization. We also welcome perspectives discussing relevant issues surrounding community-based participation, ethics, data governance, and respect for sacred knowledge.
Index Terms:

0232 Impacts of climate change: ecosystem health [GEOHEALTH]
0855 Diversity [EDUCATION]
6620 Science policy [POLICY SCIENCES & PUBLIC ISSUES]
6630 Workforce [POLICY SCIENCES & PUBLIC ISSUES]


Primary Convener:  Ryan E Emanuel, North Carolina State University Raleigh, Forestry and Environmental Resources, Raleigh, NC, United States
Conveners:  Andrew Martinez1, Lydia L L Jennings1 and Claire Cecelia McKinley2, (1)University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States(2)University of California Davis, Davis, CA, United States
Primary Liaison:  Andrew Martinez, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States
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