Traditional ecological knowledge
From Library of Congress Subject Headings
Traditional ecological knowledge
- Here are entered works on the knowledge acquired by indigenous and local peoples through direct contact with their environment over a long period of time.
URI(s)
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2003006652
- info:lc/authorities/sh2003006652
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/sh2003006652#concept
Instance Of
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Variants
- Indigenous ecological knowledge
- Indigenous environmental knowledge
- T.E.K. (Traditional ecological knowledge)
- TEK (Traditional ecological knowledge)
- Traditional environmental knowledge
Broader Terms
Related Terms
Sources
- found: Work cat.: Miraglia, R.A. Traditional ecological knowledge handbook, 1998: p. 4 (traditional ecological knowledge)
- found: Inglis, J.T. (ed.). Traditional ecological knowledge: concepts and cases, 1993: p. vi (Definition: "TEK refers to the knowledge base acquired by indigenous and local peoples over many hundreds of years through direct contact with the environment. It includes an intimate and detailed knowledge of plants, animals, and natural phenomena, the development and use of appropriate technologies for hunting, fishing, trapping, agriculture, and forestry, and a holistic knowledge or "world view" which parallels the scientific discipline of ecology") p. 5 (indigenous knowledge; local knowledge; experiential knowledge; TEK; traditional knowledge)
- found: Johnson, M. (Ed.). Lore: capturing traditional environmental knowledge, 1992: p. 7 (Indigenous ecological knowledge; traditional environmental knowledge; TEK)
- found: Alaska Native Knowledge Network website, 2003 (This site provides documentation related to the ecological system in which they are situated)
General Notes
- Here are entered works on the knowledge acquired by indigenous and local peoples through direct contact with their environment over a long period of time.
Change Notes
- 2003-05-12: new
- 2003-07-02: revised
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