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Traditional Ecological Knowledge: Learning from Indigenous Practices for Environmental Sustainability (New Directions in Sustainability and Society) - Hardcover

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9781108428569: Traditional Ecological Knowledge: Learning from Indigenous Practices for Environmental Sustainability (New Directions in Sustainability and Society)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1108428568 ISBN 13: 9781108428569
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2018

Synopsis

Provides an overview of Native American philosophies, practices, and case studies and demonstrates how Traditional Ecological Knowledge provides insights into the sustainability movement.

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About the Authors

Melissa K. Nelson is an ecologist and indigenous scholar-activist. She is an associate professor of American Indian Studies at San Francisco State University. Since 1993, she has also served as the president of The Cultural Conservancy. She is the editor of Original Instructions: Indigenous Teachings for a Sustainable Future (2008) and is an active media-maker, having produced several documentary short films.

Daniel Shilling worked at Arizona Humanities from 1994 until 2003, the last fourteen years as executive director, during which he developed award-winning environmental history/ethics projects. He is the author of Civic Tourism (2007) and earned the prestigious Distinguished Alumnus Award from Arizona State University.

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication date
2018
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1108428568
ISBN 13 
9781108428569
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
288
Editor
Nelson Melissa K., Shilling Daniel