Plants, people, and places : the roles of ethnobotany and ethnoecology in Indigenous People's land rights in Canada and beyond Cover Image

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Plants, people, and places : the roles of ethnobotany and ethnoecology in Indigenous People's land rights in Canada and beyond / edited by Nancy J. Turner.

Turner, Nancy J., 1947- (editor.).

Summary:

"For millennia, plants and their habitats have been fundamental to the lives of Indigenous Peoples--as sources of food and nutrition, medicines, and technological materials--and central to ceremonial traditions, spiritual beliefs, narratives, and language. While the First Peoples of Canada and other parts of the world have developed deep cultural understandings of plants and their environments, this knowledge is often underrecognized in debates about land rights and title, reconciliation, treaty negotiations, and traditional territories. Plants, People, and Places argues that the time is long past due to recognize and accommodate Indigenous Peoples' relationships with plants and their ecosystems. Essays in this volume, by leading voices in philosophy, Indigenous law, and environmental sustainability, consider the critical importance of botanical and ecological knowledge to land rights and related legal and government policy, planning, and decision making in Canada, the United States, Sweden, and New Zealand. Analyzing specific cases in which Indigenous Peoples' inherent rights to the environment have been denied or restricted, this collection promotes future prosperity through more effective and just recognition of the historical use of and care for plants in Indigenous cultures. A timely book featuring Indigenous perspectives on reconciliation, environmental sustainability, and pathways toward ethnoecological restoration, Plants, People, and Places reveals how much there is to learn from the history of human relationships with nature" -- Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9780228001836
ISBN: 0228001838
Physical Description: xxxii, 480 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Publisher: Montreal, Quebec ; McGill-Queen's University Press, [2020]
Copyright: ©2020

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Introduction: Making a Place for Indigenous Botanical Knowledge and Environmental Values in Land-Use Planning and Decision Making / Nancy J. Turner, Pamela Spalding, and Douglas Deur (Moxmowisa) -- Living from the Land: Food Security and Food Sovereignty Today and into the Future / Jeannette Armstrong -- Nuučaan̓uł Plants and Habitats as Reflected in Oral Traditions: Since Raven and Thunderbird Roamed / Marlene Atleo (ʔehʔeh nah tuu kwiss) -- Tamarack and Tobacco / Aaron Mills -- Xáxli'p Survival Territory: Colonialism, Industrial Land Use, and the Biocultural Sustainability of the Xáxli'p within the Southern Interior of British Columbia / Arthur Adolph -- Understanding the Past for the Future: Archaeology, Plants, and First Nations' Land Use and Rights / Dana Lepofsky, Chelsey Geralda Armstrong, Darcy Mathews, and Spencer Greening -- Preparing Eden: Indigenous Land Use and European Settlement on Southern Vancouver Island / John Sutton Lutz -- A Place Called Pípsell: An Indigenous Cultural Keystone Place, Mining, and Secwépemc Law / Marianne Ignace and Chief Ronald E. Ignace -- Traditional Plant Medicines and the Protection of Traditional Harvesting Sites / Letitia M. McCune and Alain Cuerrier -- From Traplines to Pipelines: Oil Sands and the Pollution of Berries and Sacred Lands from Northern Alberta to North Dakota / Linda Black Elk and Janelle Marie Baker -- The Legal Application of Ethnoecology: The Girjas Sami Village versus the Swedish State / Lars Östlund, Ingela Bergman, Camilla Sandström, and Malin Brännström -- Tāne Mahuta: The Lord of the Forest in Aotearoa New Zealand, His Children, and the Law / Jacinta Ruru -- Cultivating the Imagined Wilderness: Contested Native American Plant Gathering Traditions in America's National Parks / Douglas Deur (Moxmowisa) and Justine E. James Jr -- Kīpuka Kuleana: Restoring Reciprocity to Coastal Land Tenure and Resource Use in Hawaiʻi / Monica Montgomery and Mehana Blaich Vaughan -- Right Relationships: Legal and Ethical Context for Indigenous Peoples' Land Rights and Responsibilities / Kelly Bannister -- Ethnoecology and Indigenous Legal Traditions in Environmental Governance / Deborah Curran and Val Napoleon -- Indigenous Environmental Stewardship: Do Mechanisms of Biodiversity Conservation Align with or Undermine It? / Monica E. Mulrennan and Véronique Bussières -- Tsilhqot'in Nation Aboriginal Title: Ethnoecological and Ethnobotanical Evidence and the Roles and Obligations of the Expert Witness / David M. Robbins and Michael Bendle -- Plants, Habitats, and Litigation for Indigenous Peoples in Canada / Stuart Rush, QC -- Restorying Indigenous Landscapes: Community Restoration and Resurgence / Jeff Corntassel -- Partnerships of Hope: How Ethnoecology Can Support Robust CoManagement Agreements between Public Governments and Indigenous Peoples / Pamela Spalding -- "Passing It On": Renewal of Indigenous Plant Knowledge Systems and Indigenous Approaches to Education / Leigh Joseph (Styawat) -- On Resurgence and Transformative Reconciliation / James Tully -- Retrospective and Concluding Thoughts / Nancy J. Turner with E. Richard Atleo (Umeek) and John Ralston Saul -- Epilogue: Native Plants, Indigenous Societies, and the Land in Canada's Future / Douglas Deur (Moxmowisa), Nancy J. Turner (Galitsimġa), and Kim Recalma-Clutesi (Oqwilowgwa).
Additional Physical Form available Note:	Issued also in electronic format.
Language Note:	Text in English.