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Contents below:

     · General information

       · Institutions

         · Select readings on traditional ecological knowledge

General information

Books about Traditional ecological knowledge @ BiblioVault

Indigenous knowledge & TEK @ USNPS

TEK factsheet @ USFWS

TEK @ USBIA

TEK @ Wikipedia

What is TEK? @ ITRC


Institutions

ℹ️Organizations Involved with IK and TEK @ USNPS

Commission for Environmental Cooperation

     TEK Expert Group

Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)

     Traditional Knowledge Information Portal (TKIP)

Ecological Society of America (ESA)

     Traditional Ecological Knowledge Section (TEK)

          Resources

Lomokatsi Restoration Project

     Indigenous Traditional Ecological Knowledge (ITEK)

Oregon State University

     Traditional Ecological Knowledge Lab

UMass Amherst

     Center for Braiding Indigenous knowledges and science (CBIKS)

UNESCO

     Local and Indigenous Knowledge Systems (LINKS)


Select readings on traditional ecological knowledge (TEK)

     · Reverse chronological order

As Long as Grass Grows

     · 2019, Dina Gilio-Whitaker, Beacon Press

     · Discusses erasure of Traditional Ecological Knowledge and sacred sites through a historical and political

       lens, emphasizing the leadership of Indigenous women during this struggle

     · Brings awareness to tensions between Native people and mainstream environmental movements

     · Argues that modern environmentalists should look to Indigenous history and wisdom to fight for a

       sustainable future

Tending the Wild

     · 2013, M. Kat Anderson, University of California Press

     · Delves into Indigenous Knowledge and specifically the use of California's natural resources and

       traditional land management

     · Incorporates personal stories from Indigenous Peoples about traditions passed down from their elders

     · Discusses how Traditional Ecological Knowledge is essential for the future of sustainability and conservation


Traditional ecological knowledge (TEK)