Article Title: 3 Name: Sonia Sheryr
What is the purpose/goal of this study?
The goal is to show how Indigenous Knowledge contributes to ecology and evolution.
Why is this issue significant/why do we care?
This can lead to better management in conservation and biodiversity with pressures of climate change within the community.
What words/vocab do you need to know to make this make sense? Define them here.
Indigenous Knowledge : Place-based, intergenerational knowledges encompassing ecological, cultural, and spiritual dimensions.
Traditional Ecological Knowledge: Subset of IK specifically about ecosystems, species, and ecological processes.
Two-Eyed Seeing: A framework that uses the strengths of both IK and Western science without forcing assimilation.
Shifting baseline syndrome: Loss of knowledge about past ecological conditions as each generation accepts a degraded state as “normal.”
What approach are they taking in this study (e.g., specific qualitative or quantitative methods)
Case studies, qualitative data such as conceptual synthesis drawings.
What are the results of the study? If there are figures – write a sentence summarizing each figure/table.
Between 1990 and 2018 number of records went up/publication, and the field of ecology had the most publications and records. Indigenous knowledge contributed to understanding ecological processes, applied ecology, physiology, and evolution. Within ecology IK emphasizes place based observations, while Western Science emphasizes local to global observations. Within Evolution IK emphasizes observation of animal form, while Western Science emphasizes morphological measurements.
Does the data make sense based on your experiences?
Yes, it shows that IK can surface observations/data that other researchers may miss, or not think about.
How is this pushing the field forward and helping society?
Provides another viewpoint using IK research and can promote further detailed models/figures.