ES 301 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Monocropping

• School: University of Victoria
• Department: Environmental Studies
• Course: ES 301
• Professor: Anita Girvan

Document Summary

Story of modern progress comes as we elevate ourselves out of ecosystems (leaving the (cid:858)na(cid:448)i(cid:859) (cid:271)ehi(cid:374)d; (cid:272)reatures of the past(cid:895). Avatar metaphor: alienating the navi (indigenous, ecosystem people). Global south: multiple perspectives on what to do with development. Guha: development leads to protest by gl s. wrote letters appealing to government. There could be people anti and pro development. Need to remember this in terms of indigenous people (not everyone is a(cid:374) (cid:862)e(cid:272)ologi(cid:272)al i(cid:374)dia(cid:374)(cid:863)(cid:895). Go(cid:448)er(cid:374)(cid:373)e(cid:374)t a(cid:374)d (cid:272)o(cid:373)(cid:373)u(cid:374)ities (cid:373)a(cid:455) (cid:271)e pro or (cid:272)o(cid:374). Pro- development from the karnataka communities did not have their voices heard. Critique from indigenous communities when environmental organizations impose an order thinking they know best. History of natural parks: indigenous people have been hunting on these lands but now western hunters have over- hunted and indigenous are being blamed. Colo(cid:374)ial (cid:448)ie(cid:449) that if i(cid:374)dige(cid:374)ous groups (cid:272)a(cid:374)(cid:859)t de(cid:272)ide on a name, we should keep the colonial name. Need to be respectful and understanding of places.