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Mojo ♻️<p>New research shows Easter Island wasn’t as isolated as once thought—its ancient people were deeply connected with other Polynesian cultures. Oral history meets hard science, and the story only grows richer.</p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/polynesia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>polynesia</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/easterisland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>easterisland</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/archaeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>archaeology</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/indigenousknowledge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>indigenousknowledge</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/historymatters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>historymatters</span></a><br><a href="https://aus.social/tags/RapaNui" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RapaNui</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/archaeology/a65318308/easter-island-interconnected-polynesia/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">popularmechanics.com/science/a</span><span class="invisible">rchaeology/a65318308/easter-island-interconnected-polynesia/</span></a></p>
Willow 🏳️‍⚧️🏴🇵🇸<p>I got this book recommendation when I was complaining about finding only western views of the night skies, even from the southern hemisphere.</p><p>I am about an hour into the book and can already honestly say you need to read this. Seriously. Read it. I mean it!! GO!</p><p>The First Astronomers;<br>How Indigenous Elders read the Stars.<br>by Duane Hamacher with Elders and Knowledge Holders.</p><p><a href="https://piipitin.fi/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://piipitin.fi/tags/indigenous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>indigenous</span></a> <a href="https://piipitin.fi/tags/indigenousKnowledge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>indigenousKnowledge</span></a> <a href="https://piipitin.fi/tags/southernHemisphere" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>southernHemisphere</span></a> <a href="https://piipitin.fi/tags/firstAstronomers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>firstAstronomers</span></a> <a href="https://piipitin.fi/tags/bookton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bookton</span></a> <a href="https://piipitin.fi/tags/bookRecommendation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bookRecommendation</span></a> <a href="https://piipitin.fi/tags/elders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>elders</span></a></p>
Catherine Babault<p>Wow, there are 40 species of native fern in British Columbia! 😮 </p><p>Ferns: A long and nearly forgotten history of health use: <a href="https://www.hashilthsa.com/news/2025-06-26/ferns-long-and-nearly-forgotten-history-health-use" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">hashilthsa.com/news/2025-06-26</span><span class="invisible">/ferns-long-and-nearly-forgotten-history-health-use</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IndigenousKnowledge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndigenousKnowledge</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fern</span></a></p>
mementomaori<p>“In mātauranga, we would connect everything wider, and I think that’s where the richness is, because when we concentrate too much on one particular smaller element, we can lose the bigger picture of what's really happening around us.” — Dr Pauline Harris <a href="https://indg.club/tags/M%C4%81ori" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Māori</span></a> <a href="https://indg.club/tags/Indigedon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Indigedon</span></a> <a href="https://indg.club/tags/Aotearoa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Aotearoa</span></a> <a href="https://indg.club/tags/ETangata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ETangata</span></a> <a href="https://indg.club/tags/M%C4%81tauranga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mātauranga</span></a> <a href="https://indg.club/tags/IndigenousKnowledge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndigenousKnowledge</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://e-tangata.co.nz/korero/pauline-harris-looking-to-the-stars/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">e-tangata.co.nz/korero/pauline</span><span class="invisible">-harris-looking-to-the-stars/</span></a></p>
PermaSolarPotter<p><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/YacoubaSawadogo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>YacoubaSawadogo</span></a> (1946-2023) was known as “the man who stopped the desert.” His remarkable success builds on experimenting with traditional planting pits for soil, water and biomass retention, called “zaï” in the local language.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gardening</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/permaculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>permaculture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/IndigenousKnowledge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndigenousKnowledge</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/BurkinaFaso" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BurkinaFaso</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Africa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Africa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Za%C3%AF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Zaï</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/permaculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>permaculture</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://rightlivelihood.org/the-change-makers/find-a-laureate/yacouba-sawadogo/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">rightlivelihood.org/the-change</span><span class="invisible">-makers/find-a-laureate/yacouba-sawadogo/</span></a></p>
A-Dub 🥝<p>these First Nations kids played a song to attract grizzly bears — and it worked </p><p><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/squamish-nation-grizzly-bear-song-1.7564142" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbc.ca/news/canada/british-col</span><span class="invisible">umbia/squamish-nation-grizzly-bear-song-1.7564142</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndigenousKnowledge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndigenousKnowledge</span></a></p>
Wild Sown<p>Improving Arctic food security through DNA science and respectful collaboration with Indigenous&nbsp;Peoples</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/arctic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>arctic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/inuit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>inuit</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/foodsecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>foodsecurity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kitikmeot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>kitikmeot</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/foodsovereignty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>foodsovereignty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nunavut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nunavut</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/indigenousknowledge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>indigenousknowledge</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sciencenews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sciencenews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/climatechange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>climatechange</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://theconversation.com/improving-arctic-food-security-through-dna-science-and-respectful-collaboration-with-indigenous-peoples-255758" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/improving-</span><span class="invisible">arctic-food-security-through-dna-science-and-respectful-collaboration-with-indigenous-peoples-255758</span></a></p>
IPBES<p>Explore how <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Indigenous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Indigenous</span></a> and local knowledge shaped the <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mas.to/@ipbes" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>ipbes</span></a></span> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/TransformativeChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TransformativeChange</span></a> Assessment! 🌍</p><p> <br>📽️ Watch the English webinar recording:</p><p>🔗 <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CC_MLplAT1w" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=CC_MLplAT1</span><span class="invisible">w</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/IndigenousKnowledge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndigenousKnowledge</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Biodiversity</span></a></p>
IHC<p>🆕 On 25 May, the exhibition Angola: Saberes em movimento [Angola: Knowledge on the Move] will open at the Frei Manuel do Cenáculo National Museum in Évora, as part of the KNOW.AFRICA project.</p><p>👉 We tell you all about it here: <a href="https://ihc.fcsh.unl.pt/en/knowafrica-exhibition-evora/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ihc.fcsh.unl.pt/en/knowafrica-</span><span class="invisible">exhibition-evora/</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/histodons" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>histodons</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://masto.pt/tags/Histodons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Histodons</span></a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/ColonialCollections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ColonialCollections</span></a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/AfricanExpeditions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AfricanExpeditions</span></a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/PortugueseColonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PortugueseColonialism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/HistoryOfScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HistoryOfScience</span></a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/Exhibition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Exhibition</span></a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/HistoryInThePublicSphere" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HistoryInThePublicSphere</span></a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/IndigenousKnowledge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndigenousKnowledge</span></a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/Colec%C3%A7%C3%B5esColoniais" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ColecçõesColoniais</span></a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/Expedi%C3%A7%C3%B5esAfricanas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ExpediçõesAfricanas</span></a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/Hist%C3%B3riaDaCi%C3%AAncia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HistóriaDaCiência</span></a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/ColonialismoPortugu%C3%AAs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ColonialismoPortuguês</span></a></p>
MárciaW<p>Historic recognition of Lake Titicaca as a subject of rights</p><p>The Region of Puno (Peru) approved an ordinance declaring Lake Titicaca as a subject of rights and established indigenous participation in the basin's national management body. The measure was promoted by Aymara and Quechua women in response to the advance of water pollution and the damage this causes to their worldview and indigenous peasant production. In Sp</p><p><a href="https://agenciatierraviva.com.ar/historico-declaran-sujeto-de-derechos-al-lago-titicaca-en-peru/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">agenciatierraviva.com.ar/histo</span><span class="invisible">rico-declaran-sujeto-de-derechos-al-lago-titicaca-en-peru/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://ohai.social/tags/IndigenousKnowledge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndigenousKnowledge</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/Hope" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hope</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a></p>
RUTHFI1234<p>Did you know Peru has over 4,000 varieties of potatoes?<br>From tiny blue tubers to heart-shaped reds and giant golden spuds, Peru is the birthplace of the potato and home to a biodiversity you can taste.<br>In the high Andes.<br>Source:<a href="https://landsoftheincas.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">landsoftheincas.com/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PotatoVarieties" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PotatoVarieties</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PeruAgriculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PeruAgriculture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AndeanFood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AndeanFood</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IndigenousKnowledge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndigenousKnowledge</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PeruTravel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PeruTravel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FoodHeritage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FoodHeritage</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Biodiversity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/QuechuaTraditions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>QuechuaTraditions</span></a></p>
Headlines Africa<p>Africa: Reclaiming Africa - a Call for Bold Leadership Rooted in Indigenous Realities: [FrontPageAfrica] Across Africa, a quiet but powerful revolution is underway--led not by slogans or promises, but by action. From Rwanda to Burkina Faso, we are witnessing a bold new leadership philosophy that rejects imported governance systems and embraces practical, homegrown strategies to uplift… <a href="http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TKdhdC" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">newsfeed.facilit8.network/TKdh</span><span class="invisible">dC</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Leadership" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Leadership</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/AfricaRising" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AfricaRising</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/IndigenousKnowledge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndigenousKnowledge</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/EmpowerAfrica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EmpowerAfrica</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/SustainableDevelopment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SustainableDevelopment</span></a></p>
The Bright Side<p>Indigenous communities in Oaxaca are showcasing low-tech methods to keep water flowing during droughts, like fog catchers and micro-tunnels.</p><p>It’s inspiring to see creativity blooming in adversity.</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/IndigenousKnowledge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndigenousKnowledge</span></a></p>
ubi<p>Not many people know that the stem of the banana plant is edible, Malaysians call it 'umbut pisang'. We remove the soft inner section of the stem to use in salads or curries. The stems are soft, tender and soak up flavours really well. Usually only eaten during celebrations</p><p>I personally believe that this was how people used to consume wild banana plants before domestication</p><p> Some additional information in this blog (in Malay)<br><a href="https://animhosnan.blogspot.com/2012/02/umbut-batang-pisang.html?m=1" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">animhosnan.blogspot.com/2012/0</span><span class="invisible">2/umbut-batang-pisang.html?m=1</span></a></p><p><a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/makanApaToday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>makanApaToday</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/indigenousKnowledge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>indigenousKnowledge</span></a></p>
Deborah Thorpe<p>If you are around (or could be around) The Hague on 8 May, you may be interested in this workshop that explores the CARE Principles in relation to fieldwork and participatory research contexts: </p><p>Explore how the <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/CAREPrinciples" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CAREPrinciples</span></a> — Collective Benefit, Authority to Control, Responsibility, and Ethics—can inform ethical data governance and sharing within fieldwork and participatory research contexts. We will feature lightning presentations and interactive discussions to explore how current ethics and data management practices at Dutch universities already support the CARE principles and identify barriers to their implementation. </p><p>🔸 Learn to balance community engagement with research objectives. <br>🔸 Exchange insights and experiences with fellow researchers. <br>🔸 Contribute to shaping ethical data governance and sharing practices.</p><p>Registration is free but spaces are limited! Registration link: <a href="https://dans.knaw.nl/en/agenda/the-ethics-of-sharing-fieldwork-data-and-the-care-principles/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">dans.knaw.nl/en/agenda/the-eth</span><span class="invisible">ics-of-sharing-fieldwork-data-and-the-care-principles/</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/DataSharing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DataSharing</span></a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/FAIR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FAIR</span></a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/SocialSciences" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSciences</span></a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/OpenScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenScience</span></a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/IndigenousKnowledge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndigenousKnowledge</span></a></p>
Headlines Africa<p>Africa: Repatriate Africa's Climate-Smart Wisdom That Was Suppressed By Colonialism.: [African Union] The urgency of climate change compels us to revisit lost wisdom in the African Agricultural Sector. Dr. Ibrahim Assane Mayaki is African Union Special Envoy for Food Systems observes that extreme weather, erratic rainfall, and rising temperatures threaten the staple crops that… <a href="http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TJx2SK" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">newsfeed.facilit8.network/TJx2</span><span class="invisible">SK</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/SustainableAgriculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SustainableAgriculture</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/FoodSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FoodSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/IndigenousKnowledge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndigenousKnowledge</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/AfricanWisdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AfricanWisdom</span></a></p>
Shani KomulainenMy photo made it to The Hollywood Reporter! <br> Alanis Obomsawin's film is the reason, I'm proud it's been a promotional handout all these years. (I'm also in one scene of the film with a group of media covering the crisis in 1990, but not significantly.) <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Photography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Photography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Canada?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Canada</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/documentary?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#documentary</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/CanadianHistory?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CanadianHistory</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/indigenouspeoples?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#indigenouspeoples</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/indigenousknowledge?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#indigenousknowledge</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/indigenous?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#indigenous</a>
nathanlovestrees<p>from Rowen White: </p><p>“Seneca scholar John Mohawk wrote that according to his culture, ‘an individual is not smart but merely lucky to be part of a system that has intelligence. Be humble about this. The real intelligence isn’t the property of an individual; the real intelligence is the property of the universe itself.’”</p><p><a href="https://disabled.social/tags/IndigenousKnowledge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndigenousKnowledge</span></a></p>
Lukas VFN 🇪🇺<p>Researchers partner with <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/IndigenousKnowledge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndigenousKnowledge</span></a> holders to protect threatened great desert skink Tjakuṟa <a href="https://phys.org/news/2025-01-partner-indigenous-knowledge-holders-threatened.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">phys.org/news/2025-01-partner-</span><span class="invisible">indigenous-knowledge-holders-threatened.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://scholar.social/tags/Metabarcoding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Metabarcoding</span></a> clarifies the diet of the elusive and vulnerable Australian <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/tjakura" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tjakura</span></a> (Great Desert <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/Skink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Skink</span></a>, Liopholis kintorei) <a href="https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/ecology-and-evolution/articles/10.3389/fevo.2024.1354138/full" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">frontiersin.org/journals/ecolo</span><span class="invisible">gy-and-evolution/articles/10.3389/fevo.2024.1354138/full</span></a></p><p>"Tjakuṟa is a large <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/lizard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lizard</span></a> that lives in multi-tunneled communal burrows in <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a>... scientists rely on <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/A%E1%B9%89angu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Aṉangu</span></a> Traditional Knowledge to locate Tjakuṟa burrows, estimate burrow occupancy, identify predator tracks"</p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fires</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> and the Loss of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndigenousKnowledge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndigenousKnowledge</span></a></p><p>On returning from filming a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/wildfire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wildfire</span></a> documentary, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PeterKnapp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PeterKnapp</span></a> explains how fascism and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/racism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>racism</span></a> are connected to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/wildfires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wildfires</span></a>. LA is just the latest example.</p><p>"Replacing the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndigenousPeople" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndigenousPeople</span></a> and the fire-resistant natural forests with flammable buildings, fences, bushes, leaf piles, and other colonist infrastructure has made the area much more prone to catastrophic wildfires. This needs to be recognised and the natural balance achieved by the Native Californians needs to be realised and rapidly scaled up to avoid similar catastrophes."</p><p>Peter Knapp, January 21, 2025</p><p>"Firstly, let’s summarise the scale of the January 2025 fires in Los Angeles to the time of writing (16th Jan). Over an area roughly three times the size of Manhattan, over 12,000 homes have been reduced to ashes, forcing the evacuation of 150,000 people and leaving entire neighbourhoods in ruins. The fires have claimed 25 lives, with 24 individuals still missing. Economic losses and damages are estimated to reach $250 billion, potentially making this the most expensive wildfire in U.S. history, largely due to its destruction of some of the nation’s most valuable real estate. </p><p>"Not just celebrities’ homes were destroyed, of course. The Palisades Bowl trailer park, home to nearly 200 mobile units, was largely engulfed in flames. The diverse Altadena community saw over 14,000 acres burnt, including homes, schools, churches, and businesses. Yet, crowdfunding has supported wealthier neighbourhoods much more. This catastrophe, like so many others yet to come, disproportionately affects the poorest and most vulnerable.</p><p>"Throughout June-September 2024, I filmed an independent documentary looking at wildfires, their causes and impact. I interviewed 48 people in 6 different countries about their experiences with wildfires or their expertise in tackling them. This took me into a number of interesting side alleys, including the links with organised crime and political corruption. I looked at mental health, biodiversity loss, community-building, and wildfire resilience. But one theme kept returning again and again: the Far Right and fascism. Modern day fascism capitalises on any crisis and, in the case of wildfires, make them more likely.</p><p>"I was — and remain — deep in the editing phase of my film when the LA fires, including the Palisades fire, raged. And so I saw these links playing out again, in real time. Here are some reasons for how the LA fires have become so bad, how they are linked to the loss of Indigenous Knowledge — and fascism.</p><p>Fire suppression and controlled burning</p><p>"For more than 13,000 years before European <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/colonisation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>colonisation</span></a>, most <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Indigenous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Indigenous</span></a> Californians practiced controlled burning for a steady supply of food and medicinal plants while maintaining <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ecosystem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ecosystem</span></a> balance.</p><p>"This practice preserved old growth while burning the flammable shrub, grasses, and bushes to stop them building up, thereby reducing the chances of catastrophic fires.</p><p>"But the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LandGrabs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LandGrabs</span></a>, genocides, and removal of Indigenous Californians led to a loss of this vital sustainable practice. Soon after Western occupation, more than 37,000 Indigenous Californians died at the early Christian missions, and between 1850–1870 around 80% of their population were wiped out. Racist and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/colonial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>colonial</span></a> attitudes embodied in the '<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndianProblem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndianProblem</span></a>' gave Europeans the right to enslave native people and take custody of their children. </p><p>"In 1830, the Removal Act aimed to displace <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NativeAmericans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NativeAmericans</span></a> from their tribal lands, whereby the President could grant land west of the Mississippi River to Native Americans that agreed to give up their homelands. </p><p>"In 1850, the US government passed the Act for the Government and Protection of Indians, which outlawed intentional burning in California. In 1851, California’s first governor, Peter Burnett, declared that a 'war of extermination' needed to be waged upon Indigenous peoples. A series of unratified treaties of ‘peace and friendship’ forced them out of the coastal areas, including the LA region. </p><p>"In 1910, a string of disastrous wildfires, famously dubbed the '<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigBlowup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigBlowup</span></a>,' ravaged Idaho and Montana and claimed the lives of over 100 firefighters. These were pivotal in persuading Congress, under the advocacy of forest reserve supporters, to create an agency dedicated primarily to suppressing wildfires. </p><p>"As the destruction of the natural beauty of the forests was realised by politicians, a ‘zero burn’ strategy to preserve the forests was created, in part to protect the economy and the natural beauty. The Weeks Act of 1911, aimed at protecting nature in the east of the USA, made the indigenous practices of ‘cultural uses of fire’ illegal."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://medium.com/the-new-climate/fires-fascism-and-the-loss-of-indigenous-knowledge-f8609c630231" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">medium.com/the-new-climate/fir</span><span class="invisible">es-fascism-and-the-loss-of-indigenous-knowledge-f8609c630231</span></a></p><p>Archived version:<br><a href="https://archive.ph/VX9GF" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.ph/VX9GF</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateCrisis</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndigenousKnowledge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndigenousKnowledge</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Colonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Colonialism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StolenChildren" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StolenChildren</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BoardingSchools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BoardingSchools</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StolenLand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StolenLand</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OverDevelopment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OverDevelopment</span></a></p>