IK: Other Ways of Knowing (Journal)
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No Easy Task: Making Permanent an Indigenous Knowledge Engagement Course that Changes Lives
Get PDFIn May 2015, Penn State University\u27s Curriculum Committee approved two related courses: CED 400, Exploring Indigenous Ways of Knowing in the Great Lakes Region, and CED 401, Exploring Indigenous Ways of Knowing among the Ojibwe. This article traces the evolution of the courses over its decade long history
The Preservation of Indigenous Knowledge in Contemporary Mexico in El cultivo del maize en Yojovi by Javier Castellanos
Get PDFThe author applies an ecocritical perspective to the study of Javier Castellanos\u27 1988 monograph of Yojovi corn farmers\u27 testimonies, El cultivo del maíz en Yojovi. The author\u27s ecocritical lens establishes Yojovi rights to determine food sustainability practices and to determine land resource use. In particular, the author examines the conflicts between Yojovi knowledge of corn varieties and their cultivation and the pressure to alter their practices to adhere to genetically modified corn crop production. She also reveals the conflicts between Yojovi narratives that situate humans within their natural habitats and the Western scientific paradigm\u27s narratives that tend to separate humans from the natural world
Traditional Methods of Rwandan Goat Production and Management
Get PDFThis report outlines the findings a 2013 & 2014 study of traditional methods of Rwandan goat production, and analyzes the incorporation of modern approaches with traditional knowledge
