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Sense of place: Indigenous homelands of
eastern
Canada
Endorsed by the ESA Traditional Ecological
Knowledge Section
Monday, August 8, 1 PM - 2:30 PM,
Meeting Room 517b, Level 5, Palais des congrès de Montréal
Organizers:
Robin Kimmerer (rkimmer@esf.edu),
Jesse Ford
Description:
The 2005 ESA meeting convenes within the
ancestral homelands of
Canada’s first inhabitants. Most of us are strangers to this place. To indigenous
people, a sense of place goes beyond natural history to encompass a bio-cultural
landscape rich in story and meaning. This very special session opens our
meetings with a welcome by representatives of the indigenous people of the
region. Representatives of the First Nations of Eastern Canada have been invited
to provide an introduction to a sense of place through an indigenous
perspective. Drawing on diverse experiences with the region’s rivers, forests,
mountains, and coast, speakers will share their multi-faceted understanding of
these ecosystems, and traditional land management practices. Presenters
incorporate traditional ecological knowledge as a foundation for addressing
traditional land management practices and current ecological pressures.
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