Indigenous Science: A unique way of seeing, learning, knowing, teaching
There is a science derived from place; from cycles and seasons and living with the Earth, water, wind and sky. It is a science of close observation; a science of recording, documenting and experiencing. It is a science of experimentation and creation and perhaps most uniquely of all, considering Western science and its "rush to the future," it is a science of tradition. It has become known as indigenous science, and in the 21st century this may be the most critical science of all. more »
Exploring Indigenous Spaces"Native people are tied to geography; we are a people of place. The very nature of being “indigenous” springs from sacred connections to specific locations. We are also however people of space and image and time. We constantly seek perspectives and information about the world that explain it and the beings within it. Our culture heroes go to buttes and mountains and often "take to the air" in search of this knowledge. Stories of "Remote Sensing" pervade our cultural realities, making spatial science our business for thousands of millenia. .. ." (Excerpt from Lisa's Upcoming Article on Remote Sensing) |
Film: "Before There Were Parks: Yellowstone and Glacier through Native Eyes"Lisa Lone Fight had the honor of contributing to the PBS documentary film exploring modern indigenous perspectives on these great wilderness areas, the cultural divide that separates modern times from the not-so-distant past, and recent efforts by the National Park Service and native peoples to bring these disparate visions into greater harmony. |
Indigenous Science: A unique way of seeing, learning, knowing, teaching
There is a science derived from place; from cycles and seasons and living with the Earth, water, wind and sky. It is a science of close observation; a science of recording, documenting and experiencing. It is a science of experimentation and creation and perhaps most uniquely of all, considering Western science and its "rush to the future," it is a science of tradition. It has become known as indigenous science, and in the 21st century this may be the most critical science of all.
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EXPLORING INDIGENOUS SPACES"Native people are tied to geography; we are a people of place. The very nature of being “indigenous” springs from sacred connections to specific locations. We are also however people of space and image and time. We constantly seek perspectives and information about the world that explain it and the beings within it. Our culture heroes go to buttes and mountains and often "take to the air" in search of this knowledge. Stories of "Remote Sensing" pervade our cultural realities, making spatial science our business for thousands of millenia. .. ." (Excerpt from Lisa's Upcoming Article on Remote Sensing)
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