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Indigenous land-based practices for climate crisis adaptions.

Ranjan Datta¹, Jebunnessa Chapola², Kara Owen³

¹Canada Research Chair in Community Disaster Research, Indigenous Studies, Department of Humanities, Mount Royal University, AB, Canada.

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Summary

Indigenous communities lead in addressing climate challenges by integrating traditional land-based knowledge. Revitalizing these practices and ensuring Indigenous participation in global climate frameworks is crucial for effective environmental resilience.

Keywords:

Climate crisis adaptation Decolonial feminist framework Indigenous communities Land-based practice Traditional Indigenous land-based knowledge

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Area of Science:

Environmental Science
Indigenous Studies
Climate Change Adaptation

Background:

Indigenous communities in Canada face significant environmental and climate challenges.
Traditional Indigenous land-based knowledge and practices are vital for environmental protection and resilience.
Existing climate initiatives often overlook Indigenous participation and knowledge systems.

Purpose of the Study:

To center Indigenous community perspectives on the climate crisis and land-based adaptations.
To explore the integration of traditional Indigenous knowledge within climate change strategies.
To advocate for decolonial feminist approaches in environmental research.

Main Methods:

Utilizing a decolonial feminist theoretical framework.
Centering Indigenous community perspectives and lived realities.
Analyzing Indigenous land-based adaptations to climate change.

Main Results:

Indigenous knowledge systems offer inherent environmental protection and resilience.
Empowering Indigenous communities fosters agency in research and climate action.
Revitalizing traditional practices and relationships with ancestral lands is imperative.

Conclusions:

International frameworks must acknowledge and integrate traditional Indigenous knowledge systems.
Inclusive climate solutions require meaningful Indigenous participation across national borders.
Bridging scientific and Indigenous knowledge is essential for global climate crisis solutions.