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Indigenous Peoples & Traditional Knowledges

Illustration describing the Bogotá savanna from the observation point of the Cerro de Suba (Suba’s Hill) overlooking the territory where the Bogotá River runs through the landscape
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Aerial Photographs Uncover Bogotá’s Indigenous Hydraulic System

by Camilo Garzón and Santiago Flórez 5 March 20215 November 2021

Complex hydraulic systems built by the Muisca people helped define the vibrant urban wetlands of Colombia’s capital city.

Raychelle Daniel y su familia en un barco frente a la costa de Alaska alrededor de 1980.
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La comprensión de nuestro medio ambiente requiere una cosmovisión indígena

by R. Daniel 2 February 202121 March 2023

A medida que las comunidades de geociencias y de creación de políticas comienzan a reconocer la importancia de incluir el conocimiento indígena en su trabajo, debemos darle el valor adecuado con tiempo y financiación equitativos.

Scientists excavate the remains of a Taíno house at Los Buchillones, Cuba.
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Taíno Stilt Houses May Have Been an Adaptation to Climate Change

Lakshmi Supriya, Science Writer by L. Supriya 15 January 202126 October 2022

A coastal village in the Caribbean flourished during a period of increased hurricanes. Research suggests the Taíno designed their dwellings to persist through the greater storm surges.

Salmon in a smokehouse
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Network Connects Indigenous Knowledges in the Arctic and U.S. Southwest

Jenessa Duncombe, Staff Writer by Jenessa Duncombe 13 January 20216 June 2022

Indigenous Peoples from the Arctic and the U.S. Southwest have joined together to tackle issues of food sovereignty in two environmental extremes. Their bond led to a swift response to COVID-19.

A woman in profile kneels, looking out over Indigenous land in Arizona.
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Contamination of Medicinal Plants: Implications for Indigenous Health

by R. Mazumdar 9 December 202015 October 2021

A new study will trace the legacy of uranium mining on commercially available medicinal plants.

Black-and-white image of Navajo mine workers at a uranium mine
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Pensando en el Zinc: Mitigando la Exposición al Uranio en la Nación Navajo

by R. Mazumdar 9 October 202020 September 2022

En un innovador ensayo clínico se estudia el impacto del zinc en la mitigación de los efectos sobre la salud relacionados con la minería de uranio. Éste se lleva a cabo mediante la “participación bidireccional” entre los Navajos y las comunidades médicas.

Aerial image of the braided channels of the Waimakariri River
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The River’s Lizard Tail: Braiding Indigenous Knowledges with Geomorphology

by Kate Evans 14 September 20208 October 2021

Indigenous Knowledges can be accurate, rigorous, and precise, say researchers in New Zealand, and they can help geomorphologists see landscapes in a new, richer way.

Four faces carved in granite stand above an apron of crushed rock overlooking state flags along the Avenue of Flags at Mount Rushmore National Memorial.
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Mount Rushmore’s Six Grandfathers and Four Presidents

Mary Caperton Morton, Science Writer by Mary Caperton Morton 3 September 202014 October 2021

Living in Geologic Time: How long will it take for erosion to erase Mount Rushmore?

Black-and-white image of Navajo mine workers at a uranium mine
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Thinking Zinc: Mitigating Uranium Exposure on Navajo Land

by R. Mazumdar 29 July 202020 September 2022

An innovative clinical trial uses “two-way participation” between Navajo and medical communities to study the impact of zinc on mitigating health effects associated with uranium mining.

Five people hike through a green-forested area in central Puerto Rico on a sunny day.
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Manteniendo el Conocimiento de la Ciencia Indígena Fuera de un Molde Colonial

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 27 May 20208 October 2021

Un nuevo modelo de trabajo podría ayudar a los científicos a diseñar y facilitar la investigación que cumpla tanto los estándares de ética científica como los culturales, al trabajar con conocimiento indígena acerca del clima y el ambiente.

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