1. Traditional Knowledge Stewardship Spirituality Reciprocity

2. Traditional Knowledge
-1000s of years worth of community knowledge
-focuses on relationship between living things and the environment
-transmitted ORALLY
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3. Traditional Knowledge
Scientific Knowledge
-sacred / interconnected
-taught through stories
-learning by doing
-oral / visual
-whole system
-based on experience
-long term wisdom
-transfer of knowledge is slow
-explanations via examples, stories + myths
-secular / segregated
-formal teaching
-formal education
-written
-parts make up the whole
-based on facts
-short term prediction
-transfer of knowledge is fast
-explanations via hypothesis, theories, laws

4. Stewardship -The care and management of local resources
 seasonal rounds
-responsibility to respect and protect the resources in return for using them
-Very important to preserve all resources for future generations
“working with the environment, not against it”
The girl who changed the world in 5 minutes

5. Examples of Stewardship
“Nothing was wasted: people made use of practically every part of the resources they harvested. For example, when a moose was killed, those parts that were not used for food could be used in other ways. The skin, of course, was tanned for many uses. The antlers were used as moose calls, imitating the sound of a moose rubbing its antlers against the trunk of a tree. They were also shaped to make knives and scrapers. Other bones were fashioned into tools such as awls and needles. Sines from the muscles made a tough thread, while the stomach was cleaned and used as a bag” (BC First Nations Studies, 41)

6. Spirituality / Reciprocity (thank you, thank you, thank you)
Celebrations / Ceremonies for Resources:
-first pick
-first hunt
Examples:
-First Berry Celebration
-First Salmon Celebration
-First Root Celebration
Huge celebrations to honour the resource