Traditional Ecological Knowledge Syllabus APPENDIX A – Winter 2015
NESC 315 Syllabus Appendix A: Detailed Schedule of Topics (with Assignments, Due Dates and References)
Specific details of weekly topics are presented below along with assignments, due dates and references with hypertext links that may be used to access the specified reference materials.
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Week 1 Topic:
Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) and the Practices, Beliefs and Relationships inherent in TEK
Week 1 Essay #1 Question (due on Friday of Week 2):
Western Science and TEK share a common aspect: that of observation and interpretation. Western science uses the Scientific Method to observe, hypothesize, test and conclude, and then to formulate a practice (or management decision). Please address the following question in Essay #1: Do you think there is a similar process in TEK? (Be specific and cite details at least two references in support of your writing.)
Week 1 Assigned References:
· Definitions of traditional ecological knowledge. (n.d.). Retrieved January 1, 2015, from The Resource Centre for Aboriginal Forestry Issues in Canada website: http://nafaforestry.org/forest_home/documents/TKdefs-FH-19dec06.pdf [compilation of various definitions of traditional knowledge and related terms]
· Greenwood, K. (n.d.). Traditional ecological knowledge an introduction [PowerPoint slides]. Retrieved December 31, 2014, from U.S. Fish and Wildlife Native American Liaison Traditional Ecological Knowledge - Basic FWS Information website: http://www.fws.gov/nativeamerican/traditional-knowledge.html [contains link to downloadable PDF, also available directly from http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.fws.gov/nativeamerican/pdf/tek-introduction-greenwood.pdf&sa=U&ei=LTCkVIeFA4mvoQTe4YH4Ag&ved=0CBkQFjAA&sig2=Sa8g3mutWkSbGSENNN_ECw&usg=AFQjCNHuauMk3T90eRhg7dj85-b2zJWlPA]
· Pierotti, R., & Wildcat, D. (2000, October). Traditional ecological knowledge: The third alternative (commentary). Retrieved January 4, 2015, from http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CCUQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fws.gov%2Fnativeamerican%2Fpdf%2Ftek-pierrotti-wildcat-2000.pdf&ei=BYmpVK6KF5C0oQT7y4CgCQ&usg=AFQjCNHu4BYgP8LUEY7b8ho1FsNw6NS5aA&bvm=bv.82001339,d.cGU&cad=rja [downloadable PDF of article published in Ecological Applications, Vol.
10, No. 5 (Oct., 2000), pp. 1333-1340]
Week 1 Related References:
· Barnhardt, R., & Kawagley, A. O. (2005). Indigenous knowledge systems and Alaska Native ways of knowing. Retrieved from Diné College Center for Diné Teacher Education website: http://www.dinecollege.edu/cdte/docs/Barnhardt-Kawagley.pdf [downloadable PDF of article published 2005 in Anthropology and Education Quarterly, vol. 36, Issue 1, pp. 8-23 and also available at http://ankn.uaf.edu/Curriculum/Articles/BarnhardtKawagley/Indigenous_Knowledge.html]
· Berkes, F. (2005). Traditional ecological knowledge. Retrieved December 31, 2014, from University of Manitoba Natural Resources Institute website: http://umanitoba.ca/institutes/natural_resources/nri_cbrm_publications.html [downloadable PDF available via link; In: Encyclopedia of Religion and Nature (B.R. Taylor, Ed.) Thoemmes Continuum, London and New York, pp. 1646-1649; Note: Several other TEK resources are also available from this source as PDFs.]
· Kimmerer, R. W. (2002, May). Weaving traditional ecological knowledge into biological education: A call to action. Retrieved January 4, 2015, from http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CCgQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.esf.edu%2Fnativepeoples%2Fdocuments%2Fweaving.pdf&ei=WIipVJq3BonroAS-0oLQBg&usg=AFQjCNExKhd7CXSf8cHmw7ba2ub7tGkKjg&bvm=bv.82001339,d.cGU [downloadable PDF of article published in BioScience May 2002 / Vol. 52 No. 5]
· Traditional ecological knowledge - links of interest. (2014, December 11). Retrieved January 2, 2015, from U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Native American Liaison website: http://www.fws.gov/nativeamerican/tek-links.html [links to various TEK topics]
· Traditional ecological knowledge. (2015). Retrieved January 2, 2015, from SER: Society for Ecological Restoration, IPRN: Indigenous Peoples' Restoration Network website: http://www.ser.org/iprn/traditional-ecological-knowledge [definition of TEK and related topics]
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Week 2 Topic:
Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) and the Practices, Beliefs and Relationships Inherent in TEK (continued)
Week 2 Essay Question (See Week 1)
· Due Friday @ 5:00 pm (submitted electronically to instructor): Essay #1
Week 2 Assigned References:
· Ben, N. (2010, July 21). The world of wolf and raven: TEK as scientific knowledge [PowerPoint slides]. Retrieved December 31, 2014, from Native American Science Curriculum website: http://www.nativeamericanscience.org/powerpoints-resources [PDF available from link: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/17BoHGF2hXqTnPEizdJlBQJ-QSi_0YkU623kHwzMPQ9U/present#slide=id.i0; Note: Several other TEK resources are also available from this source as PDFs and hypertext links.]
· ICTMN Staff. (2014, July 14). Video: National climate assessment focuses on natives bearing the brunt. Retrieved January 3, 2015, from Indian Country Today Media Network website: http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2014/07/14/video-noaa-climate-change-assessment-focuses-natives-suffering-brunt-155841 [includes link to video, 2:09 mins.]
· Nesbitt, L. (2011, May 11). Climate change on Great Bear Lake [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOGZgppcdUE [14:47 mins.; This short documentary was produced for the Déline Renewable Resources Council in collaboration with the elders of Déline, NT. It focuses on the elders' traditional ecological knowledge of the impacts of climate change on Great Bear Lake, Canada.]
Week 2 Related References:
· Bennett, T.M. B., Maynard, N. G., Cochran, P., Gough, R., Lynn, K., Maldonado, J., . . . Cozzetto, K. (n.d.). Indigenous peoples, lands, and resources. Retrieved January 3, 2015, from National Climate Assessment website: http://nca2014.globalchange.gov/report/sectors/indigenous-peoples
· Guidelines for considering traditional knowledges in climate change initiatives. (n.d.). Retrieved January 3, 2015, from Climate and Traditional Knowledges Workgroup (CTKW) website: https://climatetkw.wordpress.com/ [includes links to resources, etc.]
· Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals. (2014, December 24). Webinar 3: The role of traditional knowledges in climate change initiatives - June 16, 2014. Retrieved January 12, 2015, from Northern Arizona University Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals website: http://www4.nau.edu/itep/climatechange/tcc_archived_webinars.asp [Includes links to archived materials by several presenters; The significance and role of traditional knowledges is being explored among indigenous groups, and within many regional and national climate change initiatives. This webinar will explore the ways in which indigenous traditional knowledges may inform understanding how climate change is impacting indigenous cultural resources and life ways, and help lead to culturally-relevant adaptation strategies. The webinar will also examine the critical need for indigenous peoples and non-indigenous entities to understand what may be at risk when traditional knowledges are shared in non-indigenous forums, and what is needed to ensure that traditional knowledges are only shared with the Free, Prior and Informed Consent of indigenous governments and knowledge holders. Recognizing and obtaining FPIC can help bolster successful collaboration between indigenous and non-indigenous partners through equitable relationships, reduced disputes through mutual understanding of roles and responsibilities and lead to culturally appropriate adaptation strategies. The webinar will also share the experiences of the Yurok Tribe in utilizing traditional ecological knowledge to inform climate change priorities.]
· Mote, P., Snover, A. K., Capalbo, S., Eigenbrode, S. D., Glick, P., Littell, J., . . . Reeder, S. (n.d.). Northwest. Retrieved January 3, 2015, from National Climate Assessment website: http://nca2014.globalchange.gov/report/sectors/indigenous-peoples
· United Nations University - Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability: Traditional knowledge initiative. (2015). Retrieved January 3, 2015, from UNU-IAS: Institute of Advanced Studies Traditional Knowledge Initiative website: http://www.unutki.org/ [includes links to various topics, including TK and Climate Change (under link to Thematic Areas)]
· Vinyeta, K., & Lynn, K. (2013). Exploring the role of traditional ecological knowledge in climate change initiatives. Retrieved January 2, 2015, from U.S. Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station website: http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/pubs/pnw_gtr879.pdf [downloadable PDF]
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Week 3 Topic:
Transmission of TEK Across Generations
Week 3 Essay #2 Question (due on Friday of Week 4): How is TEK transmitted across generations and is it still done this way today? (Be specific and cite details at least two references in support of your writing.)
Week 3 Assigned References:
· Takako, H. (n.d.). Transmission mechanism of traditional ecological knowledge. Retrieved January 2, 2015, from Ritsumeikan University website: http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.ps.ritsumei.ac.jp/assoc/policy_science/111/111_10_haruyama.pdf&sa=U&ei=QlymVL-5NJa1oQSymYCQAQ&ved=0CBoQFjAB&sig2=Qbkwg7id4iL74pmWSCoeZg&usg=AFQjCNEyehjgnO2gCvG1JblniSRrBpWeBQ
· Thompson (Edosdi), J. C. (1994). Gitga'at plant project: The intergenerational transmission of traditional ecological knowledge using school science curricula. Retrieved from http://www.google.com/url?q=https://dspace.library.uvic.ca/bitstream/handle/1828/702/thompson_2004.pdf%3Fsequence%3D1&sa=U&ei=ylimVIvLBdDdoAS4j4KoAw&ved=0CBsQFjAB&sig2=Z7kbHS_AlvoBiQ73doFxCQ&usg=AFQjCNFBT2jsPMXrbh08gMgZvUM5kFSo_Q [M.S. Thesis, School of Environmental Studies; pp. 85-92: Transmission of Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK)]
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Week 4 Topic:
Relationship of TEK to Place and Management of Local Resources
Week 4 Essay #2 Question (See Week 3)
· Due Friday @ 5:00 pm (submitted electronically to instructor): Essay #2
Week 4 Assigned References:
· Global change in the Arctic and co-production of knowledge. (2012, September 27). Retrieved December 31, 2014, from UNESCO website: http://www.unesco.org/new/en/natural-sciences/priority-areas/links/single-view-indigenous-peoples/news/global_change_in_the_arctic_and_co_production_of_knowledge/
· Herman Kitka traditional ecological knowledge. (2001). Retrieved December 31, 2014, from Alaska Native Knowledge Network website: http://ankn.uaf.edu/Resources/course/view.php?id=11 [Tlingit traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) is the product of generations of learning and experience with the lands, waters, fish, plants, wildlife, and other natural resources of Southeast Alaska. As Sitka elder Herman Kitka Sr. shows, Tlingits were trained from an early age to be aware of and respect the community of living beings that surrounds them. Includes link to Quicktime recordings.]
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Week 5 Topic:
Place-based Examples of TEK
· Due Friday @ 5:00 pm (submitted electronically to instructor): Final Project Topic, Thesis (or equivalent) & Preliminary Bibliography
Week 5 Essay #3 Question (due on Friday of Week 6): It is said that TEK is “contextual” – seen in the context of Place. This leads to a similar concept of LEK – Local Ecological Knowledge. Please describe some examples of LEK and please also address, if possible, the following question: in the Big Picture, can we use “Local” experiences for “Global” issues? (Be specific and cite details at least two references in support of your writing.)
Week 5 Assigned References:
· Gwich'in traditional knowledge projects. (n.d.). Retrieved December 31, 2014, from Gwich'in Renewable Resources Board website: http://www.grrb.nt.ca/traditionalknowledge.htm [contains information and links regarding Gwich'in Environmental Knowledge Project (GEKP), etc.]
· iisdvideo. (2012, April 30). Sila alangotok - Inuit observations on climate change [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOZ5LLA-SKg [42:15 mins.; full-length video; teacher's guide and other materials available from Manitoba Education website: http://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/ks4/docs/support/sila_video/sila_video.pdf and http://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/k12/docs/support/sila_video/]
· Policy stream report: What is TEK/LEK? (n.d.). Retrieved December 31, 2014, from Forests and Oceans for the Future website: http://www.ecoknow.ca/policy8.html
· Tribal climate change project. (2015). Retrieved January 3, 2015, from University of Oregon website: http://tribalclimate.uoregon.edu/ [includes links to several tribal profiles, including those for the Nooksack Indian Tribe, Nez Perce Tribe, Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, Jamestown S'Klallam, Swinomish and Tsleil Waututh First Nations, Lummi; first foods and climate change, etc.]
· Williams, L. (2012, December 1). Traditional ecological knowledge - TEK [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4B3ZSjz6xY [2:00 mins., no audio; The term or language, Traditional Ecological Knowledge or TEK, is utilized to define the body of knowledge held by indigenous peoples concerning their cultural practices regarding their immediate environment. It defines the cultural practices, which shapes our relationship with our surroundings. Includes Lummi reef netting]
Week 5 Related References:
· Campbell, S. K., & Butler, V. L. (2010). Archaeological evidence for resilience of Pacific Northwest salmon populations and the socioecological system over the last ~7,500 years. Retrieved January 2, 2015, from Ecology and Society website: http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol15/iss1/art17/ES-2009-3151.pdf [downloadable PDF of article published in Ecology and Society 15(1): 17; link to online version included: http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol15/iss1/art17/]
· Johnsen, D. B. (2009). Salmon, science, and reciprocity on the Northwest Coast. Retrieved January 1, 2015, from George Mason University School of Law website: http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.law.gmu.edu/assets/files/publications/working_papers/1014SalmonScience.pdf&sa=U&ei=OaylVJ7SOpfjoATXjoHgCA&ved=0CBoQFjAB&sig2=38l1MqIkso5EVrNl_Fiiow&usg=AFQjCNHLjxWMrHD6ZSXDXZDs9-7ZvsW2oA [downloadable PDF of article originally published in Ecology and Society 14(2): 43; online version available at http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol14/iss2/art43/]
· Wolf, E. C., & Zuckerman, S. (Eds.). (2003). Salmon nation: People, fish, and our common home (Updated ed.). Portland, OR: Ecotrust. (Original work published 1999) [ISBN: 0-9676364-1-8; Whatcom County Library System: 597.5617 SALMON 2003]
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Week 6 Topic:
Place-based Examples of TEK (continued)
Week 6 Essay #3 Question: (See Week 5)
· Due Friday @ 5:00 pm (submitted electronically to instructor): Essay #3
Week 6 Assigned References:
· Gwich'in traditional knowledge projects. (n.d.). Retrieved December 31, 2014, from Gwich'in Renewable Resources Board website: http://www.grrb.nt.ca/traditionalknowledge.htm [contains information and links regarding Gwich'in Environmental Knowledge Project (GEKP), etc.]
· Hill, S. (2008). Traditional knowledge (ininiw kiskentamowin) [PowerPoint slides]. Retrieved December 31, 2014, from Manitoba Conservation and Water Stewardship website: http://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.gov.mb.ca/conservation/wno/pdf/lupw/5_trad_know.pdf&sa=U&ei=8tekVNyyBMXroASGhIGACg&ved=0CBQQFjAA&sig2=A6BReDkiFuyhZkzWdf35AQ&usg=AFQjCNH0dxly0MpbupP0-33gsJgMPvBf8g [PowerPoint on Cree traditional knowledge]
· Turner, N. J., Ignace, M. B., & Ignace, R. (2000). Traditional ecological knowledge and wisdom of aboriginal peoples in British Columbia. Retrieved December 31, 2014, from biophilosophy.ca: Stefan Linquist's homepage website: biophilosophy.ca/Teaching/4160materials/Turner.pdf [downloadable PDF of article originally published 2000 in Ecological Applications, Vol. 10, No. 5, pp. 1275-1287]
Week 6 Related References:
· Freeman, M. M.R. (1992). The nature and utility of traditional ecological knowledge. Retrieved December 30, 2014, from Canadian Arctic Resources Committee website: http://www.carc.org/pubs/v20no1/utility.htm [online article in Northern Perspectives, the journal of the Canadian Arctic Resources Committee]
· Traditional knowledge systems in the Arctic. (n.d.). Retrieved January 2, 2015, from Alaska Native Science Commission website: http://www.nativescience.org/html/traditional_knowledge.html [contains basic description of TEK with minimal reference to the Arctic]
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Week 7 Topic:
TEK and Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs)
· Due Friday @ 5:00 pm (submitted electronically to instructor): Final Project Annotated Bibliography
Week 7 Essay #4 Question (due on Friday of Week 8): Who owns TEK and how is this related to intellectual property rights? Please also make a case for why to protect TEK and how it should be done. (Be specific and cite details at least two references in support of your writing.)
Week 7 Assigned References:
· Scientific responsibility, human rights & law program. (2014, December 22). Retrieved January 1, 2015, from American Association for the Advancement of Science website: http://www.aaas.org/program/scientific-responsibility-human-rights-law
· Simeone, T. (2004, March 17). Indigenous traditional knowledge and intellectual property rights. Retrieved January 1, 2015, from Parliament of Canada website: http://www.parl.gc.ca/content/LOP/ResearchPublications/prb0338-e.htm [content also available as downloadable PDF]
· Traditional knowledge and intellectual property – background brief. (n.d.). Retrieved January 1, 2015, from WIPO: World Intellectual Property Organization website: http://www.wipo.int/pressroom/en/briefs/tk_ip.html
Week 7 Related References:
· Preservation of traditional knowledge at risk in UN agency. (2009). Retrieved January 1, 2015, from http://firstpeoples.org/wp/preservation-of-traditional-knowledge-at-risk-in-un-agency/
· Shiva, V. (1997). Biopiracy: The plunder of nature and knowledge. Boston, MA: South End Press. [ISBN: 0-89608-555-4; Whatcom County Library System: 179.1 SHIVA 1997; topics include biodiversity, Indigenous knowledge, intellectual property rights (IPRs)]
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Week 8 Topic:
TEK and Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) (continued)
Week 8 Essay #4 Question: (See Week 7)
· Due Friday @ 5:00 pm (submitted electronically to instructor): Essay #4
Week 8 References: (See Week 7)
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Week 9 Topic:
The Six Faces of TEK and Co-management of Resources
· Due Friday @ 5:00 pm (submitted electronically to instructor): Final Project DRAFT
Week 9 Essay #5 Question (due on Friday of Week 10): What are some management areas in which TEK may be effective to incorporate into mainstream resource management systems? (Be specific and cite details at least two references in support of your writing.)
Week 9 Assigned References:
· Casimirri, G. (n.d.). Problems with integrating traditional ecological knowledge into contemporary resource management. Retrieved from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations website: http://www.fao.org/docrep/ARTICLE/WFC/XII/0887-A3.HTM [original, unedited version of a paper submitted to the XII World Forestry congress, 2003, Québec City, Canada]
· Houde, N. (n.d.). The six faces of traditional ecological knowledge: Challenges and opportunities for Canadian co-management arrangements. Retrieved January 1, 2015, from Ecology and Society website: http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol12/iss2/art34/ [online version of article published in Ecology and Society 12(2): 34; downloadable PDF also available; be sure to follow all links]