Northern California-based ecologist Dennis Martinez believes traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) and western science "cannot be integrated and cannot be bridged.” Still, he says, collaborative research and mutual problem solving between these two fundamentally different ways of knowing are crucial if we are to fully address the environmental issues we all face.
This speech took place of the 2012 Indigenous Forum, co-produced with the Cultural Conservatory, at the Bioneers National Conference.
Since 1990, Bioneers has acted as a fertile hub of social and scientific innovators with practical and visionary solutions for the world's most pressing environmental and social challenges.
To experience talks like this, please join us at the Bioneers National Conference each October, and regional Bioneers Resilient Community Network gatherings held nationwide throughout the year.
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