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WF Smythe, JB Clarke, R Hammack, C Poitra - pdfs.semanticscholar.org

Original Paper Native Perspectives about Coupling Indigenous Traditional Knowledge with Western Science in Geoscience Education from a Focus Group ….

Geoscience Opportunities for Leadership in Diversity AND Program Evaluation

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Abstract Traditional Knowledge (TK) from Native American/Alaska Native (NA/AN) communities is often met with dismissive attitudes due to its perceived qualitative nature, however, careful examination of what TK represents, and how it formed, leads to the realization that TK is a mixture of qualitative, quantitive, and spiritual knowledge utilizing the same rigor as western science. TK represents knowledge about place, historical insight, and spiritual beliefs with a longstanding and tested understanding about terrestrial and aquatic …

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