Thu, Jul 21, 2016 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM PDT
Speakers: Phillip Mote, OSU and Samantha Chisholm Hatfield, OSU

Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) is based on observations of environmental surroundings over long periods of time. It is an integral aspect of Indigenous cultural knowledge, which is holistic in nature. Because climate change affects the presence, abundance and patterns of distribution of animals and plants, it is important to analyze behaviors and hear tribes' TEK perspectives connected to those resources. In this project, researchers documented the Duckwater Shoshone and the Paiute tribes' cultural traditions and responses to climate change in the Great Basin. This led to insights regarding responses of tribal culture to focal animals and plants that, in turn, are exposed and responding to changes in climate. The research approach intended to capture the behaviors and patterns of Native American traditional culture in the Great Basin that have been shifting in response to the availability of natural resources.

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