ANTH 266 Lecture 4: Indigenous Peoples and Climate Change
12 Feb 2019
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Live on all of the continents, but not all national governments recognize who they are. Interdependency on local ecosystems but them at a bigger risk for climate change. Typically are successful in adapting sustainably to their local environmental conditions. Worldview: sets of beliefs and values that are honored and held by a group, including norms and values about how to interact with the world. Ability to understand, communicate with and effectively interact with people across cultures. Land and resources should be exploited for human benefit. Humans are the most important species in the world. Think of time as linear and oriented in the future. Humans are not the most important species in the world. Land and resources are sacred and created by a supreme being and given for use. Wealth is amass for the good of community. Time is cyclical and nonlinear in nature. More health risks, many associated with water.
