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Coming Full Circle: Indigenous Knowledge, Environment, and Our Future

Coming Full Circle: Indigenous Knowledge, Environment, and Our Future Coming Full Circle Indigenous Knowledge, Environment, and Our Future deborah mcgregor Traditional Ecological Knowledge (tek) as a construct of broader society is a relatively recent phenomenon, and the field that supports the acquisition of environmental knowledge from Aboriginal people has rapidly grown over the last two decades.1 In part, tek has emerged from the growing recognition that Indigenous people all over the world developed sustainable environmental knowledge and practices that can be used to address problems that face global society.2 David Suzuki, scientist and environmentalist, writes, "My experience with Aboriginal people convinced me . . . of the power and relevance of their knowledge and worldview in a time of imminent global ecocatastrophe." 3 The international community has also recognized the important role Indigenous people and their knowledge can play in global society. In 1987 the Report of the World Commission on Environment and Development (or the Brundtland Report) recognized the important role of Indigenous people in sustainable development. Five years later, at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, the Convention on Biodiversity (cbd) was signed, one of two legally binding agreements. The cbd reiterated the important role of Indigenous people and their knowledge for achieving http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The American Indian Quarterly University of Nebraska Press

Coming Full Circle: Indigenous Knowledge, Environment, and Our Future

McGregor, Deborah
The American Indian Quarterly , Volume 28 (3) – Apr 18, 2005
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Coming Full Circle Indigenous Knowledge, Environment, and Our Future deborah mcgregor Traditional Ecological Knowledge (tek) as a construct of broader society is a relatively recent phenomenon, and the field that supports the acquisition of environmental knowledge from Aboriginal people has rapidly grown over the last two decades.1 In part, tek has emerged from the growing recognition that Indigenous people all over the world developed sustainable environmental knowledge and practices that can be used to address problems that face global society.2 David Suzuki, scientist and environmentalist, writes, "My experience with Aboriginal people convinced me . . . of the power and relevance of their knowledge and worldview in a time of imminent global ecocatastrophe." 3 The international community has also recognized the important role Indigenous people and their knowledge can play in global society. In 1987 the Report of the World Commission on Environment and Development (or the Brundtland Report) recognized the important role of Indigenous people in sustainable development. Five years later, at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, the Convention on Biodiversity (cbd) was signed, one of two legally binding agreements. The cbd reiterated the important role of Indigenous people and their knowledge for achieving

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