Marchand / Vogt / Roads The River of Life

Sustainable Practices of Native Americans and Indigenous Peoples
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-3-11-027588-9
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 294 Seiten

Reihe: Ecosystem Science and ApplicationsISSN

Sustainability defines the need for any society to live within the constraints of the land's capacity to deliver all natural resources the society consumes. This book compares the general differences between Native Americans and western world view towards resources. It will provide the ‘nuts and bolts’ of a sustainability portfolio designed by indigenous peoples. This book introduces the ideas on how to link nature and society to make sustainable choices. To be sustainable, nature and its endowment needs to be linked to human behavior similar to the practices of indigenous peoples. The main goal of this book is to facilitate thinking about how to change behavior and to integrate culture into thinking and decision-processes.

Zielgruppe

Scientists, Graduate Students, Policymakers and Practitioners

Autoren/Hrsg.

Marchand, Michael

Marchand, Michael E

Vogt, Kristiina

Roads, Patricia

Vogt, Kristiina A

Suntana, Asep

Suntana, Asep S

Cawston, Rodney

Gordon, John

Gordon, John C

Siscawati, Mia

Vogt, Daniel

Vogt, Daniel J

V, Daniel

Tovey, John

Tovey, John D

Sigurdardottir, Ragnhildur

Roads, Patricia A

Weitere Mitwirkende

Press, Higher Education

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Ethnologie Umwelt und Kultur, Kulturökologie
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Nachhaltigkeit
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Naturschutzbiologie, Biodiversität
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Umweltsoziologie
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Soziale & wirtschaftliche Auswirkungen von Umweltfaktoren
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Ökologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Sustainability: Learning from the Past;17
1.1;1 The Context for Our Sustainability Story;19
1.1.1;1.1 Post-1492: European Colonialism Impacts on Peoples of the Americas;19
1.1.2;1.2 Post-1492: European Colonialism: Thirst for Resource-rich Lands;21
1.1.3;1.3 We Need A Different Glue to Make Sustainability Work;24
1.1.4;1.4 Essential Sustainability: Insights from A Water Metaphor;27
1.1.4.1;1.4.1 Water—A Scarce Global Common Resource;27
1.1.4.2;1.4.2 Water as A Sacred Resource;29
1.1.4.3;1.4.3 Water, Water Everywhere but Still Scarce;32
1.1.5;1.5 Our Coyote Mascot Blends the Dual Nature of Sustainability;36
1.1.6;1.6 A Tribal Perspective on Sustainability;37
1.1.7;Coyote Essentials;41
1.2;2 Battles to Eliminate Native American Traditions and Cultures;43
1.2.1;2.1 European Colonial “Manifest Destiny”;44
1.2.1.1;2.1.1 Taming Indian Lands through Agriculture;45
1.2.1.2;2.1.2 Euro-Americans Settling the “Wild West”;46
1.2.1.3;2.1.3 Becoming Civilized: Redemption and Westward Migration;49
1.2.2;2.2 War on Native American Cultures and Traditions;52
1.2.2.1;2.2.1 U.S. Relocation, Termination and Assimilation Policies;53
1.2.2.2;2.2.2 Removal of Buffalo for “Manifest Destiny”;66
1.2.2.3;2.2.3 Removal of Salmon in the Pacific Northwest;67
1.2.2.4;2.2.4 Building Dams on Tribal Lands;71
1.2.3;2.3 Contemporary Context of Native American Lands and Resources;78
2;A Lens on Cultures and Traditions of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities;83
2.1;3 Introduction to Folklore and Cultural Survival;85
2.1.1;3.1 Western World Stories;85
2.1.2;3.2 Inter-generational Indigenous Cultural Stories;87
2.1.2.1;3.2.1 Learning Nez Perce Culture while Growing Up as Remembered by Rodney;93
2.1.3;3.3 What Does It Mean to Be A Traditional Ecological Practitioner?;96
2.1.3.1;3.3.1 Break the Law When Practice Culture;96
2.1.3.2;3.3.2 Indian Spirituality;100
2.1.3.3;3.3.3 Native American Languages;107
2.1.4;Coyote Essentials;110
3;Portfolio for Sustainability: Native American Behavior Blended with Western Science;111
3.1;4 The Nuts and Bolts of A Sustainability Portfolio;113
3.1.1;4.1 Practicing Indigenous Cultures and Traditions;116
3.1.1.1;4.1.1 Cultural Forest Practices in the Halimun Ecosystem Area, Indonesia;118
3.1.1.2;4.1.2 Essential Practices of A Sustainable Portfolio as Summarized by John D Tovey;121
3.1.2;4.2 Humanizing Sustainable Practices;127
3.1.3;4.3 Western World Ecosystem and Adaptive Management;129
3.1.4;4.4 Recognize Western World and Indigenous Community Differences in How Humanize Sustainability;133
3.1.5;Coyote Essentials;136
3.2;5 Portfolio Element : How to Connect Society with Nature;137
3.2.1;5.1 Divergent Models of “Wild” Nature and How Different Societies Connect to It;137
3.2.2;5.2 Western World Model: Nature Bounded by Borders;141
3.2.2.1;5.2.1 Nature Needs to Be Controlled;143
3.2.2.2;5.2.2 Zoo Becomes A Nature Experience;145
3.2.2.3;5.2.3 Today’s Nature: Bounded Larger Artificial Landscapes;149
3.2.3;5.3 Native American Model: Borderless Nature;150
3.2.3.1;5.3.1 American Tribes: Nature, Sense of Property Is Culture-based as Told by Mike;152
3.2.3.2;5.3.2 No Walls: Active Landscape Management, Nature Not Wasted;155
3.2.4;Coyote Essentials;158
3.3;6 Portfolio Element : How to Make Practical and Realistic Decisions;159
3.3.1;6.1 To Become Sustainable Don’t “Throw Out the Baby with the Bathwater”;159
3.3.2;6.2 Leave Your Individual Biases Outside the Door;162
3.3.2.1;6.2.1 “False” Indian Stories;162
3.3.2.2;6.2.2 Stories of “Real” Indians;167
3.3.2.3;6.2.3 The Life of John McCoy;171
3.3.3;6.3 Think Slowly and for the 7th Generation;172
3.3.4;6.4 Long Scientific History but Short Human Memory;175
3.3.5;6.5 Inter-generational Adaptation and Grandmothers as Told by John D Tovey;179
3.3.6;6.6 Cultural Diversity the Norm in Regional Landscapes: Iban Tribe, Indonesian Borneo;180
3.3.7;Coyote Essentials;183
3.4;7 Portfolio Element : Follow a Native American Business Model;185
3.4.1;7.1 Company Business Plans or Village Economics;185
3.4.1.1;7.1.1 Non-tribal Business Plans;186
3.4.1.2;7.1.2 Tribal Business Plans;188
3.4.2;7.2 Western World Moving towards Humanizing Business Practices;192
3.4.2.1;7.2.1 Historical Recognition of Need to Humanize Economics;192
3.4.2.2;7.2.2 Human Development Index Rankings;193
3.4.2.3;7.2.3 Beyond Western Business Plans;196
3.4.3;7.3 How the Energy Intensive Business Model Made the Environment and People of Iceland Less Resilient as Told by Raga;199
3.4.4;7.4 Reservation Lands Historically Undesirable but Rich in Economic Resources Today;204
3.4.5;7.5 Trustee Exploitation of Tribal Resources on Reservations;205
3.4.6;Coyote Essentials;208
3.5;8 Portfolio Element : Creative Governance from Consensual Flexible Partnerships;209
3.5.1;8.1 Long Western World History: Few Stories of Consensual and Equitable Governance;209
3.5.1.1;8.1.1 Historical Top Down Governance;209
3.5.1.2;8.1.2 Historical Western World Governance Structures that Did Include People;211
3.5.2;8.2 American Indians: Village and Confederacies Make Natural Resource Decisions;217
3.5.3;8.3 Link Taboos to Non-negotiable Values When Making Economic Decisions;221
3.5.4;Coyote Essentials;226
4;Culture as the Core of Native American Resource Leadership;227
4.1;9 Traditions Are Not JustWritings Found in Library Archives: Native Americans Driving and Controlling Resources Today;229
4.1.1;9.1 Salmon Restoration and Tribal Co-management;232
4.1.2;9.2 Dams—Removal, Mitigation and Redesign;235
4.1.3;Coyote Essentials;239
4.2;10 Final Words on Essential Native American Leadership;241
4.2.1;10.1 “Melting Pot” versus “Salad Bowl Assimilation” Discussion;242
4.2.2;10.2 Lessons from My Grandfather by Mike;243
4.2.3;10.3 Essential Tribal Leadership through Partnerships, Governance and Sovereignty;245
4.2.3.1;10.3.1 One Tribal Business Model: Tulalip Tribes Building A Federal City;249
4.2.3.2;10.3.2 Increasing Collaboration on Nature Using the Native American Approach;255
4.2.4;10.4 Essential Sustainability: Building A Native American Behavior and Thinking Toolkit;259
4.2.5;10.5 How to Do Business in A “Boom and Bust” Economy;262
4.2.6;Coyote Essentials;266
4.3;11 Summary of All Book Coyote Essentials;269
5;References;273
6;Index;283

Über Autor(innen)

Michael E. Marchand, Kristiina A. Vogt, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; Asep S. Suntana, Forest Systems and Bioenergy and LEI (Lembaga Ekolabel Indonesia), Bogor, Indonesia; Rodney Cawston, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; John C. Gordon, Portland, OR; Mia Siscawati, Sajogyo Institute, Bogor, Indonesia; Daniel J. Vogt, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; John D. Tovey, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; Ragnhildur Sigurdardottir, Agricultural University, Iceland; Patricia A. Roads, Miamisburg, OH, USA.