Evolving wildlife management cultures of governance through Indigenous Knowledges and perspectives

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Author(s)Fisk, Jonathan James
Author(s)Leong, Kirsten Mya
Author(s)Berl, Richard E. W.
Author(s)Long, Jonathan W.
Author(s)Landon, Adam C.
Author(s)Adams, Melinda M.
Author(s)Hankins, Don L.
Author(s)Williams, Christopher K.
Author(s)Lake, Frank K.
Author(s)Salerno, Jonathan
Date Accessioned2024-05-01T20:19:46Z
Date Available2024-05-01T20:19:46Z
Publication Date2024-04-17
DescriptionThis article was originally published in The Journal of Wildlife Management. The version of record is available at: https://doi.org/10.1002/jwmg.22584. © 2024 The Authors. The Journal of Wildlife Management published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of The Wildlife Society. This article has been contributed to by U.S. Government employees and their work is in the public domain in the USA This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
AbstractWithin governance agencies, academia, and communities alike, there are increasing calls to recognize the value and importance of culture within social-ecological systems and to better implement Indigenous sciences in research, policy, and management. Efforts thus far have raised questions about the best ethical practices to do so. Engaging with plural worldviews and perspectives on their own terms reflects cultural evolutionary processes driving paradigm shifts in 3 fundamental areas of natural resource management: conceptualizations of natural resources and ecosystems, processes of public participation and governance, and relationships with Indigenous Peoples and communities with differing worldviews. We broadly describe evolution toward these paradigm shifts in fish and wildlife management. We then use 3 case studies to illustrate the ongoing cultural evolution of relationships between wildlife management and Indigenous practices within specific historical and social-ecological contexts and reflect on common barriers to appropriately engaging with Indigenous paradigms and lifeways. Our case studies highlight 3 priorities that can assist the field of wildlife management in achieving the changes necessary to bridge incommensurable worldviews: acknowledging and reconciling historical legacies and their continued power dynamics as part of social-ecological systems, establishing governance arrangements that move beyond attempts to extract cultural information from communities to integrate Indigenous Knowledges into dominant management paradigms, and engaging in critical reflexivity and reciprocal, accountable relationship building. Implementing these changes will take time and a commitment to processes that may initially feel uncomfortable and unfamiliar but have potential to be transformative. Ethical and culturally appropriate methods to include plural and multivocal perspectives and worldviews on their own terms are needed to transform wildlife management to achieve more effective and just management outcomes for all.
SponsorWe thank Colorado State University, including M. C. Gavin, J. Salerno, and A. Markosyan, for hosting the working group. We thank the Associate Editor, an anonymous reviewer, and N. Herman-Mercer for their helpful comments and insights that improved the manuscript. We acknowledge the Cultural Evolution Society Transformation Fund, underwritten by the John Templeton Foundation (grant 61913), for supporting the development of this project and facilitating our working group sessions and communication. Any use of trade, firm, or product names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.
CitationFisk, J. J., K. M. Leong, R. E. W. Berl, J. W. Long, A. C. Landon, M. M. Adams, D. L. Hankins, C. K. Williams, F. K. Lake, and J. Salerno. 2024. Evolving wildlife management cultures of governance through Indigenous Knowledges and perspectives. Journal of Wildlife Management e22584. https://doi.org/10.1002/jwmg.22584
ISSN1937-2817
URLhttps://udspace.udel.edu/handle/19716/34332
Languageen_US
PublisherThe Journal of Wildlife Management
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Keywordsculture
Keywordsculture change
Keywordsgovernance
KeywordsIndigenous Knowledges
Keywordsparadigm shift
Keywordssocial-ecological systems
Keywordsstewardship
Keywordstransformative change
Keywordslife on land
TitleEvolving wildlife management cultures of governance through Indigenous Knowledges and perspectives
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