Module 1 Resource Blog

  Interestingly Module 1 resources and links led me to a very interesting and varied site that led me to several other, which when time permits, I will explore in much greater detail. I think that fortunately for me the information that is on these web sites falls in to my interdisciplinary degree plan of Environment and Native American Studies. The reasoning for this is I feel that we have an opportunity to learn from peoples that have adapted their need to nature through environmentally sustainable practices rather than attempting to adapt nature to their needs. The last link that I have posted takes you to a web site that connects practices of indigenous people of the north and their attempts to adapt to climate change as it is affecting the environment that surrounds them. I believe that by educating ourselves about how indigenous peoples treat the environment on their limited scale we can adapt our use of the environment and naturals resources within those same practices mindset, proportionally, to leave an enduring legacy of sustainability for future generations. “International organizations, nongovernmental organizations, governments, and indigenous peoples themselves now seek to record and document indigenous knowledge systems to contribute to sustainability solutions.”[i]

 

“Climate Frontlines: A global forum for indigenous peoples, small islands and vulnerable communities”

 The struggle for indigenous peoples is adapting traditional knowledge and practices to global climate change, as this change affects the availability of resources that indigenous people depend on for food and shelter. Perhaps adaptation may not be as harsh on those people that have traditionally made due with less and lived sustainably than those that have gotten accustomed to living in excess.

 

http://www.unesco.org/new/en/natural-sciences/priority-areas/links/

http://www.unesco.org/new/en/unesco/

http://iite.unesco.org/courses/climate_change/en/index.html

http://www.centerfortraditionalmedicine.org/uploads/2/3/7/5/23750643/rcr_indigenous_peoples_and_traditional_knowledge_birkshire_vol_5_encyclopedia_of_sustainability_2012_ryser.pdf

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[i] Rÿser , Rudolph C., PhD “Indigenous and Traditional Knowledge”  {Published in Vol 5, Encyclopedia of Sustainability. Berkshire 122 Castle StreetGreat Barrington, MA 01230. (2012)