Years ago, I started a thread on an online platform that I no longer use. I would add articles and information to this thread every time I came across an example of Indigenous ways of knowing intersecting with western science.
I started the thread with a focus on microbiology and genetics. It all kicked off when I read about how bear population genetics match up along the same borders as Indigenous language families. This continues to blow my mind and I wondered what other traditional knowledge is finally being supported by science.
It’s a mind blowing list that keeps on growing! The hunt for researchers looking into wild rice genetics and three sisters microbiome …
Antimicrobial Kisameet clay
From Dr. Julian Davies group on antimicrobial Kisameet clay from the Heiltsuk First Nation!
Bison genomics project
The bear genomics project made me wonder whether there was anything going on with bison genomics. Turns out the answer is yes!
So if there’s a bear project and a bison project, is there a moose project? You guessed it! DYK that the reason there is no plural for moose is that moose is a partial translation from Anishnaabemowin?
More than one = moozog!
Salish smoked salmon is foodsafe
Science proves what indigenous cooks knew all along! Report proves Salish smoked salmon is foodsafe after more than a MONTH on a shelf at room temperature.
J.B. Williams is an ethnobotanist who dedicates himself to keeping traditional knowledge of native plants alive.
The fabulous JVN gets curious about Indigenous science with Dr. Jessica Hernandez
The next time you’re on the rocky west coast, consider how those rock piles ended up where they are
Now that we know Stonehenge is an ancient calendar that divided the month into 10-day weeks and accurately recorded 365.25 days in a year, it’s time to take a closed look at North America’s 28-spoke medicine wheel
Where government doesn’t reach with conservation policy, Indigenous guardians from the Kitasoo/Xai’Xais, Heiltsuk and Wuikinuxv First Nations are monitoring wildlife populations, fisheries, oil spills and illegal logging an approach that is spreading!
How to limit human salmon harvests to ensure the bears have enough to eat:
raincoast.org
Research: Fisheries management of the Wuikinuxv bear-salmon-human system guided by n̓àn̓akila and…
Guided by the Wuikinuxv principle of n̓àn̓akila (to keep an eye on something or someone; a protector or guardian), a new study shows how fisheries managers can allocate salmon for wildlife…
New paper from @ClaytonTLamb and West Moberly + Saulteau First Nations co-authors on bringing back Klinse-Za mountain caribou from brink of extirpation. Link esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ea
A tale of 2 guidelines: as the ancient DNA gold rush picks up steam, ethical recommendations pertaining to aDNA research have been published –
Ancient DNA Boom Underlines a Need for Ethical Frameworks
The field of ancient DNA, which combines archaeology and anthropology with cutting-edge genetics, is requiring scientists to have frank conversations about when research is justified and who it…
I am so happy to have been able to connect @AAFC_Canada
research scientist Mehdi Sharifi with
research scientist Mehdi Sharifi with
students who helped get
Westbank FN Indigenous food growing in Summerland! A great step towards decolonization for this federal facility
First federal Indigenous demonstration garden opens in B.C.’s Okanagan | CBC News
A federal agricultural research centre in Summerland, B.C., has opened its first Indigenous garden, a project aimed revitalizing food plants that are traditional to local Indigenous communities like…