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UC Berkeley has taken a significant step towards repatriating nearly half of the 9,000 Native American remains it holds in its anthropology museum. The university believes that the remains should be returned to Indigenous people and not kept on its campus. This move aims to strengthen ties with tribes, but critics are concerned about the impact on academic freedom. The National Science Foundation is also working towards integrating traditional ecological knowledge and Western science at the Center for Braiding Indigenous Knowledges and Science. Western conservationists are now recognizing the importance of Indigenous people's knowledge of landscapes and wildlife, as well as their historic claims to the land.
"For most of the past two centuries, Western conservationists have largely ignored Indigenous people’s knowledge of landscapes and wildlife, along with tribes’ historic claims to the land," @binajv writes But that is no longer tenable. https://t.co/GjFAjHeQrm
The National Science Foundation hopes to weave together traditional ecological knowledge and Western science at the Center for Braiding Indigenous Knowledges and Science. https://t.co/IQrUX17vpn
UC Berkeley, took a significant step this week toward repatriating nearly half of the 9,000 Native American remains it holds in its anthropology museum, saying they do not belong on its campus and should be returned to Indigenous people. https://t.co/Wbhd6w3S0i
UC Berkeley takes significant step to repatriate 4,400 Native American human remains https://t.co/l7tDOGEN7z
A journal’s image restrictions on publishing photos of Indigenous burial offerings aim to boost ties with tribes, but critics fear the loss of academic freedom. https://t.co/7iDROM614M