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Far too often, whenever you read a magazine article or research paper about Native Americans, the author is non-Native. At the very least, representations of Native life lack the sensitivity that a Native observer could bring. Even medical research can cross the line that tribes hold dear. Today many tribes are gaining control of how, when and if research is conducted. We’ll explore the appropriate ways outsiders can approach research in Native communities.
Guests:
Brian Vallo (Acoma Pueblo) – director of the Indian Arts Research Center at the School for Advanced Research.
Karen Francis Begay (Navajo) -assistant vice president of Tribal Relations for the University of Arizona
Break Music: Treaty Six and Coastal Hand Game Song (song) Fawn Wood & Dallas Waskahat (artist) Blessings (album)
Please don’t forget in this discussion to indicate that the South Central and Northeast Climate Science Centers and individual academic programs are developing respectful engagement training and protocols to assist non-natives co-produce knowledge in more respectful ways, while protecting knowledge and knowledge-holders.
Please also note that the Climate and Traditional Knowledges Workgroup (CTKW) https://climatetkw.wordpress.com/about/ has developed the carefully constructed resource: Guidelines for Considering Traditional Knowledges in Climate Change Initiatives – http://toolkit.climate.gov/tool/guidelines-considering-traditional-knowledges-climate-change-initiatives to assist federal and other Tribal Partners more carefully develop appropriate policy and relationships towards integrated TK and climate science that focuses on tribal support.
Finally, the Bureau of Indian Affairs Tribal Climate Resilience Program – http://bia.gov/WhoWeAre/BIA/climatechange/ has develop the Tribal Climate Resilience Resource Guide – https://toolkit.climate.gov/tool/tribal-climate-resilience-resource-guide – to assist tribes to build resilience which include developing climate adaptation plans and vulnerability assessments with a variety of stakeholders. It includes a section on Traditional Knowledges and Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TKs/TEK) that lists a number of rich resources to inform this discussion. http://bia.gov/WhoWeAre/BIA/climatechange/Resources/TEKTKS/index.htm
http://www.tolc-nsn.org/tocode.htm
Title 17, Chapter 8 addresses this issue for TON