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Dockry MJ, Hall K, Van Lopik W, et al. Sustainable development education, practice, and research: an indigenous model of sustainable development at the College of Menominee Nation, Keshena, WI, USA. Sustain Sci. 2015;11(1):127-138doi: 10.1007/s11625-015-0304-x.
Dockry, M. J., Hall, K., Van Lopik, W., & Caldwell, C. M. (2016). Sustainable development education, practice, and research: an indigenous model of sustainable development at the College of Menominee Nation, Keshena, WI, USA. Sustainability science, 11(1), 127-138. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11625-015-0304-x
Dockry, Michael J, et al. "Sustainable development education, practice, and research: an indigenous model of sustainable development at the College of Menominee Nation, Keshena, WI, USA." Sustainability science vol. 11,1 (2016): 127-138. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11625-015-0304-x
Dockry MJ, Hall K, Van Lopik W, Caldwell CM. Sustainable development education, practice, and research: an indigenous model of sustainable development at the College of Menominee Nation, Keshena, WI, USA. Sustain Sci. 2016;11(1):127-138. doi: 10.1007/s11625-015-0304-x. Epub 2015 Apr 25. PMID: 30174730; PMCID: PMC6106376.
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Sustain Sci. 2016;11(1):127-138. doi: 10.1007/s11625-015-0304-x. Epub 2015 Apr 25.

Sustainable development education, practice, and research: an indigenous model of sustainable development at the College of Menominee Nation, Keshena, WI, USA.

Sustainability science

Michael J Dockry, Katherine Hall, William Van Lopik, Christopher M Caldwell

Affiliations

  1. US Forest Service, Northern Research Station, 1992 Folwell Ave., Saint Paul, MN 55108 USA.
  2. College of Menominee Nation, N172 Wisconsin State Highway 47/55, Keshena, WI 54135 USA.
  3. College of Menominee Nation, Sustainable Development Institute, N172 Wisconsin State Highway 47/55, Keshena, WI 54135 USA.

PMID: 30174730 PMCID: PMC6106376 DOI: 10.1007/s11625-015-0304-x

Abstract

The College of Menominee Nation Sustainable Development Institute's theoretical model (SDI model) conceptualizes sustainable development as the process of maintaining the balance and reconciling the inherent tensions among six dimensions of sustainability: land and sovereignty; natural environment (including human beings); institutions; technology; economy; and human perception, activity, and behavior. Each dimension is understood to be dynamic, both internally and in relationship to each of the other five dimensions. Change within one dimension will impact other dimensions in a continual process of change. Change can be externally driven or inherent to the dynamic nature of any of the six dimensions. Sustainable development is a continual and iterative process. A central concept of the model is based on the experience of the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin and their profound sense of place and relationship with the land that has allowed their community to recognize and balance the tensions among model dimensions through time. This paper provides a detailed description of the SDI model and its development and concludes with short examples illustrating how the model has been used for course design and delivery in higher education, interdisciplinary community planning, and participatory research.

Keywords: Indigenous wisdom; Menominee; Sustainability education; Sustainability models; Tribal Colleges and Universities

References

  1. Science. 2001 Apr 27;292(5517):641-2 - PubMed

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