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"Confronted with the complex environmental crises of the Anthropocene, scientists have turned to interdisciplinarity to grapple with challenges that are at once social and ecological. Indigenous knowledge holders have contributed critical observations and understandings and in doing so, have gained global recognition. Most recently, several arenas are calling for co-producing new knowledge by bringing together Indigenous knowledge and science. This new call to arms is rapidly gaining momentum, but little guidance is offered on how co-production can be achieved"--
List of contents
1. Co-production between Indigenous Knowledge and Science: Introducing a Decolonized Approach Marie Roué and Douglas Nakashima; Part I. From Practice to Principles: Methods and Challenges for Decolonized Knowledge Co-Production (DKC): 2. The Progression from Collaboration to Co-Production: Case Studies from Alaska Henry P. Huntington, George Noongwook, Anne K. Salomon, Nick M. Tanape, Sr.; 3. Learning about Sea Ice from the Kifikmiut: A Decade of Ice Seasons at Wales, 2006-2016 Hajo Eicken, Igor Krupnik, Winton Weyapuk, Jr., Matthew L. Druckenmiller; 4. Shaping the Long View: Iñupiat Experts and Scientists Share Ocean Knowledge on Alaska's North Slope Matthew L. Druckenmiller; 5. Indigenous Ice Dictionaries: Sharing Knowledge for a Changing World Igor Krupnik; 6. Mapping Land Use with Sámi Reindeer Herders: Co-Production in an Era of Climate Change Marie Roué, Lars-Evert Nutti, Nils-Johan Utsi, Samuel Roturier; 7. Sámi Herders' Knowledge and Forestry: Ecological Restoration of Reindeer Lichen Pastures in Northern Sweden Samuel Roturier, Lars-Evert Nutti, Hans Winsa; Part II. Indigenous Perspectives on Environmental Change: The Climate Agreements: What We Have Achieved and the Gaps That Remain Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim; 9. Reinforcing Traditional Knowledge in the City: Canoe Building and Navigation in the Changing Pacific Tikoidelaimakotu Tuimoce Fuluna; Reindeer Herding in a Time of Growing Adversity Anders BONGO; 11. Herders and Drought in the Sahel of Burkina Faso: Traditional Knowledge and Resilience Hanafi Amirou DICKO; Part III. Global Change and Indigenous Responses: 12. Competing Paradigms of Himalayan Climate Change and Adaptations: Indigenous Knowledge versus Economics Jan Salick; 13. Coping with a Warming Winter Climate in Arctic Russia: Patterns of Extreme Weather Affecting Nenets Reindeer Nomadism Bruce C. Forbes, Timo Kumpala, Nina Meschtyb, Roza Laptander, Marc Macias-Fauria, Pentti Zetterberg, Mariana Verdonen, Anna Skarin, Kwang-Yul Kim, Linette N. Boisvert, Julienne C. Stroeve, Annett Bartsch; 14. Rising Above the Flood: Modifications in Agricultural Practices and Livelihood Systems in Central Amazonia - Perspectives from Ribeirinho and Indigenous Communities Angela May Steward, Rafael Barbi Costa e Santos, Camille Rognant, Fernanda Maria de Freitas Viana, Julia Vieira da Cunha Ávila, Jessica Poliane Gomes dos Santos, Jacson Rodrigues, Samis Viera; 15. Indigenous Storytelling and Climate Change Adaptation Álvaro Fernández-Llamazares, Mar Cabeza; 16. Indigenous Knowledge and the Coloniality of Reality: Climate Change Otherwise in the Bolivian Andes Anders Burman; 17. Negotiating Co-Production: Climbing the Learning Curve Igor Krupnik; Index.
Summary
This book outlines the methods, principles and values through which indigenous peoples, scientists, decision-makers and NGOs can move towards a decolonised co-production of knowledge, which is necessary to address the complexity of global environmental challenges and help surmount the emerging crises of the Anthropocene.
Foreword
Collaborative exploration of global environmental crises focusing on the co-production of knowledge from scientific, indigenous sources.
