“Our human relationship with fire goes back thousands and thousands of years,” says Damon Panek, wildland fires operations specialist for the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa and enrolled ...

A new global review reveals a critical “gap between advocacy and evidence” when it comes to scaling traditional agriculture ...

Mitákuye Oyásʼiŋ is a Lakota phrase that roughly translates to “all my relations” or “we are all related.” It is in this phrase, simultaneously brief and full of depth, that we can begin to comprehend ...

A science teacher at Ronan High School is introducing traditional ecological knowledge to teach students about sustainable agriculture and land stewardship.

A science teacher at Ronan High School is introducing traditional ecological knowledge to teach students about sustainable agriculture and land stewardship.

Traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) is a living body of knowledge that evolves through experimentation, learning and interaction with environments. It plays a vital role in supporting ...

Traditional Indigenous knowledge, also called traditional ecological knowledge or traditional knowledge, is compiled by tribes according to their distinct culture and generally is transmitted orally ...

A memorandum of understanding between the agency and leaders of 35 U.S. tribal colleges and universities attempts to solidify efforts to blend Western scientific methods with traditional Indigenous ...

Introduction : Understanding ecological knowledge / Charles R. Menzies and Caroline Butler -- Tidal pulse fishing : selective traditional Tlingit salmon fishing techniques on the west coast of the ...

Native study of the natural world is exceptionally deep and nuanced at understanding and protecting ecosystems. Take a swim through Clear Lake, North America’s oldest (and California’s largest) ...

Many talks and posters at the Ecological Society of America’s upcoming Annual Meeting in Portland, Oregon, Aug. 6-11, will highlight collaborative and tribal-led research initiatives that bridge ...

Prior to the arrival of the first European settlers early in the 17th Century, an estimated 50 million Native Americans tilled the land in the area that became the United States, gathered food in the ...