Indigenous Knowledges and the Sustainable Development Agenda
London; New York: Routledge (2020), xiv, 236 pp.
Series: Routledge Studies in Indigenous Peoples and Policy
ISBN 978-0-367-42596-8 (hbk); 978-0-367-85378-5 (ebook)
"This book discusses the vital importance of including indigenous knowledges in the sustainable development agenda. In the wake of colonialism and imperialism, dialogue between indigenous knowledges and Western epistemology has broken down time and again. However, in recent decades the broader indigenous struggle for rights and recognition has led to a better understanding of indigenous knowledges, and in 2015 the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) outlined the importance of indigenous engagement in contributing to the implementation of the agenda. Drawing on experiences and field work from Africa, Asia, Latin America and Europe, Indigenous Knowledges and the Sustainable Development Agenda brings together authors who explore social, educational, institutional and ecological sustainability in relation to indigenous knowledges. In doing so, this book provides a comprehensive understanding of the concept of "sustainability", at both national and international levels, from a range of diverse perspectives." (Publisher description)
Introduction / Anders Breidlid and Roy Krøvel, 1
1 Beyond the Western paradigm: Indigenization of education systems, the sustainable development goals and state building in Sub-Saharan Africa / Anders Breidlid, 12
2 Indigenous knowledges, education and media in Australia / Lisa Waller, 33
3 Forest rights act, local collectivization and transformation in Korchi [India] / Neema Pathak Broome, Shrishtee Bajpai and Mukesh Shende, 51
4 Food System transition in India: A Political Ecology analysis / Vandana, 73
5 The political ecology of the Tabasará river basin [Panama] / Ginés A Sánchez Arias, 92
6 Indigenous ecological knowledge in the Colombian Amazon – challenges and prospects for a more sustainable use of local forest fauna / Torsten Krause, Maria Paula Quiceno Mesa and Uldarico Matapí Yucuna, 109
7 A dialogue of knowledges – What can we bring home from the plurivers? / Roy Krøvel, 128
8 Indigenous good sense on climate change / Andreas Ytterstad, 150
9 Indigenous knowledges and academic understandings of pastoral mobility / Hanne Kirstine Adriansen, 167
10 Struggling with ‘Clear Zoning’: Dilemmas of Carnivore-Pastoral Coexistence in Nordland, northern Norway / Camilla Risvoll and Randi Kaarhus, 185
11 Through our stories we continue to resist: decolonial perspective on south Saami history, indigeneity and rights / Eva Maria Fjellheim, 207
1 Beyond the Western paradigm: Indigenization of education systems, the sustainable development goals and state building in Sub-Saharan Africa / Anders Breidlid, 12
2 Indigenous knowledges, education and media in Australia / Lisa Waller, 33
3 Forest rights act, local collectivization and transformation in Korchi [India] / Neema Pathak Broome, Shrishtee Bajpai and Mukesh Shende, 51
4 Food System transition in India: A Political Ecology analysis / Vandana, 73
5 The political ecology of the Tabasará river basin [Panama] / Ginés A Sánchez Arias, 92
6 Indigenous ecological knowledge in the Colombian Amazon – challenges and prospects for a more sustainable use of local forest fauna / Torsten Krause, Maria Paula Quiceno Mesa and Uldarico Matapí Yucuna, 109
7 A dialogue of knowledges – What can we bring home from the plurivers? / Roy Krøvel, 128
8 Indigenous good sense on climate change / Andreas Ytterstad, 150
9 Indigenous knowledges and academic understandings of pastoral mobility / Hanne Kirstine Adriansen, 167
10 Struggling with ‘Clear Zoning’: Dilemmas of Carnivore-Pastoral Coexistence in Nordland, northern Norway / Camilla Risvoll and Randi Kaarhus, 185
11 Through our stories we continue to resist: decolonial perspective on south Saami history, indigeneity and rights / Eva Maria Fjellheim, 207
