Linking Indigenous peoples' knowledge and Western science in natural resource management: A dialogue

First Nations knowledge keeper Henry Michel and ecologist Don Gayton, both extension specialists with FORREX�Forest Research Extension Partnership, engage in an extended dialogue on the prospects of linking Indigenous peoples� knowledge and Western science. Along the way, they discuss the philosophy...

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Main Authors: Michel, Henry, Gayton, Don
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Canadian Institute for Studies in Publishing Press 2003
Subjects:
first nations knowledge
ecology
extension
indigenous peoples
western science
philosophy
forest
natural resource management
collaboration
education
communication
understanding
dialogue
tradition
Henry Michel
Don Gayton
First Nations
Online Access:http://jem-online.org/index.php/jem/article/view/226
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Summary:First Nations knowledge keeper Henry Michel and ecologist Don Gayton, both extension specialists with FORREX�Forest Research Extension Partnership, engage in an extended dialogue on the prospects of linking Indigenous peoples� knowledge and Western science. Along the way, they discuss the philosophy surrounding each world view, and some practical guidelines for linking the two knowledge systems� something seen by Michel and Gayton as crucial to the future of forest and natural resource management in British Columbia.

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