Ethnobiology Phase VI: Decolonizing Institutions, Projects, and Scholarship

McAlvay, Alex C.; Armstrong, Chelsey Geralda; Baker, Janelle Marie; Elk, Linda Black; Bosco, Samantha; Hanazaki, Natália; Joseph, Leigh; Martínez-Cruz, Tania Eulalia; Nesbitt, Mark; Palmer, Meredith Alberta; Almeida, Walderes Cocta Priprá De; Anderson, Jane; Asfaw, Zemede; Borokini, Israel; Cano-Contreras, Eréndira Juanita; Hoyte, Simon; Hudson, Māui; Ladio, Ana Haydeé; Odonne, Guillaume; Peter, Sonia R.; Rashford, John; Wall, James C.; Wolverton, Steve; Vandebroek, Ina

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“…We applied a heuristic species concept ( Wells et al, 2021 ) in which morphological, field and horticultural observations were used iteratively to develop initial hypotheses of species limits that we further tested using rigorous phylogenomic and population genomic analyses. This study was an Anglo-Bolivian collaboration instigated simultaneously by both parties with the goal of conducting research into Victoria in an equitable manner ( McAlvay et al, 2021 ).…”

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Revised Species Delimitation in the Giant Water Lily Genus Victoria (Nymphaeaceae) Confirms a New Species and Has Implications for Its Conservation

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Reliably documenting plant diversity is necessary to protect and sustainably benefit from it. At the heart of this documentation lie species concepts and the practical methods used to delimit taxa. Here, we apply a total-evidence, iterative methodology to delimit and document species in the South American genus Victoria (Nymphaeaceae). The systematics of Victoria has thus far been poorly characterized due to difficulty in attributing species identities to biological collections. This research gap stems from an absence of type material and biological collections, also the confused diagnosis of V. cruziana. With the goal of improving systematic knowledge of the genus, we compiled information from historical records, horticulture and geography and assembled a morphological dataset using citizen science and specimens from herbaria and living collections. Finally, we generated genomic data from a subset of these specimens. Morphological and geographical observations suggest four putative species, three of which are supported by nuclear population genomic and plastid phylogenomic inferences. We propose these three confirmed entities as robust species, where two correspond to the currently recognized V. amazonica and V. cruziana, the third being new to science, which we describe, diagnose and name here as V. boliviana Magdalena and L. T. Sm. Importantly, we identify new morphological and molecular characters which serve to distinguish the species and underpin their delimitations. Our study demonstrates how combining different types of character data into a heuristic, total-evidence approach can enhance the reliability with which biological diversity of morphologically challenging groups can be identified, documented and further studied.

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Revised Species Delimitation in the Giant Water Lily Genus Victoria (Nymphaeaceae) Confirms a New Species and Has Implications for Its Conservation

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“…The authors acknowledge that centralization of biocultural resources in Euro-American repositories and archives has been extractive and alienated Indigenous people from their cultural and biological heritage. Hence the authors recommend a set of practices that include repatriating biocultural collections to Indigenous stewards, ensuring that data around biocultural classifications accurately represents Indigenous understanding, showing reciprocal relationships in research rather than doing “parachute science” where researchers visit, collect and return to their home institutions, and respecting data sovereignty (Mcalvay et al, 2021 ).…”

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Trust in Scholarly Communications and Infrastructure: Indigenous Data Sovereignty

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2022

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Many Indigenous people have a deep mistrust of research, with some describing research as one of the “dirtiest” words in Indigenous language. The histories and experiences behind such mistrust are long and painful. Given what has been perceived as Indigenous objectification at the hands of largely Anglo-European others for research from which they fail to benefit, many communities now refuse research unless it is undertaken under certain, Indigenous-defined circumstances. Such refusal is a move away from others purposes and a move towards autonomy and self-determination. For some, this is a statement of sovereignty and it applies to all areas of endeavour, including the new frontiers of research and the structures that support them, such as datification of knowledge. This article examines data sovereignty from the perspective of Indigenous peoples. While data sovereignty has become a ubiquitous concern, Indigenous data sovereignty arises from contexts specific to Indigenous peoples. The focus of this article is to provide a brief overview of recent data sovereignty developments, along with the context that lies behind these activities. Through this examination, implications for trust in scholarly communications will be discussed.

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“…As the Society of Ethnobiology and its publications seek to decolonize and decenter our North American focus (Lepofsky et al 2021;McAlvay et al 2021), it is key that in our different venues we continually circle back to our ethical guidelines (Code of Ethics [Society of Ethnobiology 2021a] and Code of Conduct [Bannister et al 2021]). We are exploring possibilities for breaking the mold of servicing mainly an anglophone, academic audience.…”

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When is it Appropriate to Reference Identities, Relationships of Belonging, or Knowledge Lineages in Ethnobiological Scholarship?

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Ethnobiology Phase VI: Decolonizing Institutions, Projects, and Scholarship

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Cited by 71 publications

References 107 publications

Revised Species Delimitation in the Giant Water Lily Genus Victoria (Nymphaeaceae) Confirms a New Species and Has Implications for Its Conservation

Revised Species Delimitation in the Giant Water Lily Genus Victoria (Nymphaeaceae) Confirms a New Species and Has Implications for Its Conservation

Trust in Scholarly Communications and Infrastructure: Indigenous Data Sovereignty

When is it Appropriate to Reference Identities, Relationships of Belonging, or Knowledge Lineages in Ethnobiological Scholarship?

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