Dr. Nancy Turner University of Victoria “More Than Just a Tree”: Recognizing Intangible Cultural Values of Nature "In this talk, I discuss the complex ways of knowing that inform Indigenous Peoples’ traditional land and resource management systems through the lens of ethnoecology. In particular, I focus on the values embedded with traditional ecological knowledge systems, and how these influence peoples’ relationships with other species and approaches to environmental stewardship, especially relating to trees and other plants. I also introduce the notion of “kincentricity” in which the inextricable interconnections among humans, other species and our environments are explicitly recognized. I provide examples of these perspectives, with first-hand accounts by Indigenous knowledge holders from western Canada, as well as stories and ethnographic evidence. With today’s drastic declines in global biodiversity and rapid climate change, the knowledge and perspectives relating to the environment of peoples who have lived sustainably in their home places “since time immemorial” are particularly relevant. " ——Nancy
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