INDG 1492

This course provides an introduction to Indigenous ways of knowing in the biological sciences. It will focus on the longstanding intelligences that Indigenous people had with the land and how those ways have been disrupted by colonization and implementation of European Knowledge systems. Students will use a critical lens to reflect on why Indigenous ways of knowing are important in biology through an emphasis on traditional ecological knowledge (TEK). Lectures will also cover topics that include Indigenous plant knowledge as well as their medicinal and food uses, human health, land stewardship and scientific knowledge communication. This course is cross-listed with BIOL 1492. Students may earn credit for only one of these courses.