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Jul 09 2015

Traditional Textiles of Cusco: Weaving Heritage

By Coreen Boucher

Project Contributor: Nilda Callañaupa The group of weavers working in Chinchero in April, 2007. This group has only gotten bigger since this photo was taken. The Center of Traditional…

Jul 09 2015

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Endangered Languages, Endangered Knowledge: Vanishing Voices of the Great Andamanese of India

By Coreen Boucher

Project Contributor: Anvita Abbi Project Website: www.andamanese.net Peje, an Andamanese, cutting bamboo for making bows Credit: Anvita Abbi The Andamanese represent the last survivors of the pre-Neolithic population of Southeast…

Jul 09 2015

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Indigenous Sacred Sites and Biocultural Diversity: A Case Study from Southwestern Ethiopia

By Coreen Boucher

Project Contributor: Desalegn Desissa Community gathering in the Dorbo sacred pasture land to get blessing from Indigenous religious leaders (sitting in the front row) Credit: Desalegn Desissa Community gathering…

Jul 09 2015

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The Kala Vernacular Education and Local Ecological Knowledge Project

By Coreen Boucher

Project Contributors: Christine Schreyer and John Wagner Tusi Nandang (on the right), research assistant, practicing his interviewing skills with Mathias Dagam. Kala is a language with four distinct dialects…

Jul 09 2015

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Talking the Walk in Tanzania: Language as the Missing Ingredient of Biodiversity Conservation?

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Project Contributor: Samantha Ross A Women’s Focus Group Discussing Changes in Plant Abundance in Goka, Tanzania. Credit: Samantha Ross The Eastern Arc Mountain Chain in Tanzania is one of…

Jul 09 2015

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Promoting Traditional Medicine, Indigenous Cultural Research, and African Spirituality in Uganda

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Project Contributor: Sekagya Yahaya Hill Traditional Healing Centre, Uganda Credit: THETA News The traditional African culture that acted as a social security system for the weaker sectors of society…

Jul 09 2015

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Working with Traditional Knowledge in Land Use Planning: Gwich’in Place Names, Land Uses, and Heritage Sites in the Northern Territories of Canada

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Project Contributor: Ingrid Kritsch Hills at Tl’oondih where summer and winter trails led to traditional Gwich’in hunting grounds in the Yukon, and a clearing where one Gwich’in Elder had his…

Jul 09 2015

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Aboriginal Traditional Knowledge and Assessment of Species at Risk: A Case Study from Northern Canada

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Project Contributor: Nathan Cardinal A wolverine sitting on a rock. Photo: Susanne Nilsson/Wikimedia Commons In Canada, both the inherent value and the lawful recognition of Aboriginal people’s traditional knowledge…

Jul 09 2015

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Indigenous Knowledge, Biodiversity Conservation, and Poverty Alleviation Among Ethnic Minorities in Yunnan, China

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Project Contributor: Xu Jianchu Within one hour, Tibetan villagers in northwest Yunnan collected more than 80 local species, which have been traditionally used for generations and are classified according to…

Jul 09 2015

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Culturally Rich Agroecosystems: Maintaining Traditional Beliefs for Food Security in Nepal

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Project Contributor: Laxmi Pant A rice worker in Nepal. Nepalese “rice culture” has provided important options to address the needs of ecosystems and local communities together, particularly in areas…

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Traditional Textiles of Cusco: Weaving Heritage

Endangered Languages, Endangered Knowledge: Vanishing Voices of the Great Andamanese of India

Indigenous Sacred Sites and Biocultural Diversity: A Case Study from Southwestern Ethiopia

The Kala Vernacular Education and Local Ecological Knowledge Project

Talking the Walk in Tanzania: Language as the Missing Ingredient of Biodiversity Conservation?

Promoting Traditional Medicine, Indigenous Cultural Research, and African Spirituality in Uganda

Working with Traditional Knowledge in Land Use Planning: Gwich’in Place Names, Land Uses, and Heritage Sites in the Northern Territories of Canada

Aboriginal Traditional Knowledge and Assessment of Species at Risk: A Case Study from Northern Canada

Indigenous Knowledge, Biodiversity Conservation, and Poverty Alleviation Among Ethnic Minorities in Yunnan, China

Culturally Rich Agroecosystems: Maintaining Traditional Beliefs for Food Security in Nepal

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