Broadening participation validates diverse cultural ways of knowing the land

Evidence

Borrows argues that bringing in indigenous ways of knowing nature would not only expand participation, but also demonstrate the ‘socially constructed notions of space’ and the cultural contingency of these ways of knowing the land. In other words, broadening participation would bring a recognition of, and validity to, diverse ways of understanding and valuing (in numerous senses) the land. Likewise, in the case of the transition of food production, the affront to culture, the violation of basic democratic processes, and the debilitation of community functioning are linked; there is a direct relationship between the destruction of local cultural practices, the domination of food production systems, and the lack of local participation. — David Schlosberg, Defining Environmental Justice, 335

Categorization

• XREF: Directly applies the recognition-participation link to Eco-Justice’s concern with land and indigenous ways of knowing — usable across the polyad. — connects to: Token participation fails to satisfy movement demands for integrated justice — David Schlosberg, Defining Environmental Justice:…, 336; Indigenous storytelling develops creative and metaphoric thinking capacities across the lifespan. — Rebecca A. Martusewicz, Jeff Edmundson, and John Lupinacci, EcoJustice Education: Toward Diverse,…, 1602; Ceremony reawakens knowledge and the land recognizes even a lost person — Robin Wall Kimmerer, Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom,…, 129 (+1 more)