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Ecotourism and the Myth of Indigenous Stewardship

Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 2008
This paper questions the legitimacy of ecological stewardship as an innate characteristic of traditional societies, a widely held belief in much academic work on ecotourism and manifest in ecotourism operations. Evidence from biologists, archaeologists and anthropologists is used to show that traditional societies found it difficult to manage resources
David A Fennell
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Indigenous stewardship as a lifeway1

Journal of Environmental Media, 2020
As the decade closes, Indigenous peoples have re-emerged as a critical voice advocating not just for environmental justice but for an entirely different way of living and being with the world. As the descendants of the original inhabitants of lands now dominated by others, they are often entangled in ongoing struggles to protect their lands and ...
Natalie Avalos
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Indigenous Fire Stewardship to Revitalize Disrupted Ecosystems

Global Change Biology
This commentary highlights the significance of Bowd et al.'s (2025) study with Wiradjuri and Ngunnawal community members in quantifying the effects of Indigenous Fire Stewardship on plant biocultural diversity in southeastern Australia's box-gum grassy woodlands.
Jonathan W Long, Don L Hankins, Melinda M Adams   +2 more
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Factors that support Indigenous involvement in multi-actor environmental stewardship

AlterNative, 2017
Regional, multi-actor environmental collaborations bring together diverse parties to achieve environmental protection and stewardship outcomes. Involving a range of participants helps involve alternative forms of knowledge, expertise, and perspectives ...
Nicholas J Reo
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Indigenous stewardship for habitat protection

One Earth, 2023
In the context of ecosystem stewardship, rights and autonomy for Indigenous and local communities, coupled with effective governance, improves equity, wellbeing, biodiversity, and climate mitigation and adaptation outcomes. This Voices asks: what is needed to effectively consolidate, strengthen, and scale up local examples of stewardship and ...
Solange Bandiaky-Badji,, Lovera, Simone, Márquez, Guadalupe Yesenia H., Javier Araos Leiva, Francisco, Robinson, Cathy J., Smith, Margaret Anne, Currey, Kevin, Ross, Helen, Agrawal, Arun, White, Andy   +9 more
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Indigenous Stewardship: Religious Praxis and “Unsettling” Settler Ecologies

Political Theology, 2023
Natalie Avalos
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Indigenous Fire Stewardship

2019
This chapter addresses Indigenous Fire Stewardship and cultural burning using several case studies applicable to wildland fire management in the Wildland-Urban Interface. Indigenous fire stewardship practices had the highest influence around settlements (e.g. permanent villages, seasonal camps) and travel corridors (i.e.
Frank K. Lake, Amy Cardinal Christianson
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Social Media as an Indigenized Information World For Environmental Stewardship

Proceedings of the First African Conference on Human Computer Interaction, 2016
The Mbeere people of Kenya are an 'Information World' (IW). Within this IW is a Facebook Group named UVA: Universal Voice for All-The Chance for Mbeere! (UVA). We describe how UVA, as a people-led social media space is being indigenized through the online activity of sharing information to meet environmental stewardship needs.
Elizabeth Muthoni Warrick, Jennifer Preece, Jedidah Kibutu, Ben Sihanya   +3 more
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Enhancing Stewardship of Indigenous Peoples' Data, Information, and Knowledges in Libraries and Archives through Indigenous Data Governance

Library Trends, 2023
Abstract: This article provides foundational definitions connected to Indigenous Peoples' data in relation to information institutions, specifically libraries and archives. The authors explain the relationship between Indigenous Data Sovereignty (IDSov) and Indigenous Data Governance (IDGov) before moving into a general overview of norms and ...
Cummins, Jewel, Soto, Alexander, Anderson, Jane, Gosart, Ulia, Ward, Alexander, Carroll, Stephanie Russo   +5 more
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Nature Games: Traditional Indigenous Games and Environmental Stewardship in Oceania

Sport History Review
Traditional games are often situated in counter distinction to modern sport forms and are not well understood in Western society or scholarship. However, from these games, we have the opportunity to learn much about local play and physical culture. This article focuses on traditional Indigenous games in Oceania and how they can be used as a lens for ...
Fabian, Tom, Osmond, Gary, Phillips, Murray G.   +2 more
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