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Bezig met laden... Fresh Banana Leaves: Healing Indigenous Landscapes through Indigenous Sciencedoor Jessica Hernandez Ph.D.
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. There are some interesting ideas in this book such as the welcome guest and uninvited guest to help think through the issues of colonialism and the complexity of prejudice and racism. But I wish a more rigorous editor had been assigned to this book to help clean up some of the writing. ( ) nonfiction/indigenous history and ongoing damage of current social policy- author's parents are from indigenous communities in El Salvador and Zapotec (Oaxaca area). I muddled through about 80 pages of this but unfortunately wasn't getting much out of it. There is a lot more history than I was expecting (which, fair, I could stand to learn a lot more about the ongoing and historical destruction of indigenous people and culture by the practices of colonization, including Western systems of thought) so I thought I would try to at least learn more about that, but my brain wasn't retaining much and I wasn't finding a lot of practical, realistic ways to start improving things (not that I could do personally, at least). So this wasn't terribly helpful for me (like most PhD dissertations-turned-books). geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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An Indigenous environmental scientist breaks down why western conservationism isn't working--and offers Indigenous models informed by case studies, personal stories, and family histories that center the voices of Latin American women and land protectors. Despite the undeniable fact that Indigenous communities are among the most affected by climate devastation, Indigenous science is nowhere to be found in mainstream environmental policy or discourse. And while holistic land, water, and forest management practices born from millennia of Indigenous knowledge systems have much to teach all of us, Indigenous science has long been ignored, otherized, or perceived as "soft"--the product of a systematic, centuries-long campaign of racism, colonialism, extractive capitalism, and delegitimization. Here, Jessica Hernandez--Maya Ch'orti' and Zapotec environmental scientist and founder of environmental agency Piña Soul--introduces and contextualizes Indigenous environmental knowledge and proposes a vision of land stewardship that heals rather than displaces, that generates rather than destroys. She breaks down the failures of western-defined conservatism and shares alternatives, citing the restoration work of urban Indigenous people in Seattle; her family's fight against ecoterrorism in Latin America; and holistic land management approaches of Indigenous groups across the continent. Through case studies, historical overviews, and stories that center the voices and lived experiences of Indigenous Latin American women and land protectors, Hernandez makes the case that if we're to recover the health of our planet--for everyone--we need to stop the eco-colonialism ravaging Indigenous lands and restore our relationship with Earth to one of harmony and respect. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)304.2082Social sciences Social Sciences; Sociology and anthropology Factors affecting social behavior Human ecologyLC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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