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This course explores indigenous knowledge systems, the benefits of wild plants for health and medicine, and the negative effects of climate change on wild plants and Indigenous Peoples who rely on them. It also provides specific steps about how to become an activist scholar and a community change maker, in order to apply and share the principles of Indigenous ways of knowing with the purpose of protecting and nourishing the environment.
Go to courseThis course explores indigenous knowledge systems, the benefits of wild plants for health and medicine, and the negative effects of climate change on wild plants and Indigenous Peoples who rely on them. It also provides specific steps about how to become an activist scholar and a community change maker, in order to apply and share the principles of Indigenous ways of knowing with the purpose of protecting and nourishing the environment.
Go to courseEste curso explora los sistemas indígenas de saberes, los beneficios de las plantas silvestres para la salud y como medicina, así como los efectos negativos del cambio climático en las plantas y los pueblos indígenas que dependen de ellas. También proporciona una guía sobre cómo convertirte en un activista académico y un agente de cambio en tu comunidad, con el fin de aplicar y compartir los principios de las formas indígenas de saberes para proteger el medio ambiente.
Ir al cursoThis course will take you on a journey that begins with ancient beliefs and travels through historical perceptions to our current understanding of intelligence from the lens of indigenous peoples. Together, we visit several indigenous cultures around the globe, exploring histories and lifestyles, and immersing ourselves into how indigenous peoples define and perceive intelligence.
Go to courseThis course will outline the basic framework of what environmental justice (and injustice) is for Native nations in the U.S. With the story of Standing Rock and the #NoDapl movement as a foundational example.
Go to courseThis course recounts the history of Native women’s activism, examining ways that Native women changed the course of Indian country toward greater self-determination and female empowerment in Native communities.
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