Partnering with

Indigenous/First Nations

 

Please see the Indigenous Kinship Circle Homepage

The Importance of Partnering: The 1st of the Four Principles of the Roadmap

Respect and honor diverse voices and rights when designing priorities, placing emphasis on listening more, giving back, and supporting.

  • Support sovereign Nations by advocating for self-directed decision-making on their territories, addressing inequalities in conservation, and elevating the great work already happening on the grasslands.

  • Include Traditional Ecological Knowledge, cultural strategies, and generations of experience from Indigenous communities, ranchers, and ejidatarios.

  • Recognize policies regarding property rights, proprietary research, and mapping, especially for Indigenous communities and other historically marginalized groups.

Featured Resources

Centering Indigenous Knowledges in ecology and beyond

National CASC webinar series on how to integrate Indigenous Knowledges (IK) into research and resource management programs

Best Practices, Publications, and Case Studies