Ethnobotany: major developments of a discipline abroad, reflected in New Zealand

Fuller, Rebekah

doi:10.1080/0028825x.2013.778298

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“…Both peoples travelled widely, and encountered each other in Australia and Aotearoa—in the latter, several Indigenous Australians became incorporated into Māori tribal groups, especially during the early years of contact from the late 18th century and early 19th century. Likewise, there are countless examples of Europeans learning from Māori, whether through the adoption of Māori methods of growing potatoes (itself based on their experience of raising kumara in mounds), the learning of weather systems based on navigation, or exchanges of botanical knowledge and the properties of plants (e.g., Fuller, 2013; Holland & Williams, 2014; West, 2017). An example of the last includes the French‐born nursing nun, Mother Mary Aubert (1835–1926).…”

Section: Exchanges and Interactions In Knowledge Productionmentioning

confidence: 99%

From history of science to history of knowledge? Themes and perspectives in colonial Australasia

Beattie

Morgan

2021

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This overview article presents some of the main approaches to histories of colonial science in Australasia as well as suggesting future areas of research. Given the plurality of knowledge systems in the colonial period, we argue that a framework defined by history of knowledge, rather than history of science, better reflects the realities of colonial Australasia and opens up opportunities for fresh and innovative scholarship. A 'history of knowledge systems' approach, we contend, has the potential to free the study of non-Western knowledge systems from normative approaches that define other systems only in relation to Western science. A history of knowledge approach, we believe, enables scholars to explore the complex ways in which knowledge-making in colonial Australasia arose from both Indigenous and non-Indigenous traditions, perspectives and practices. | INTRODUCTIONOn his return to Scotland in 1862, physician and botanist William Lauder Lindsay (1829-1880) reflected on his recent tour of New Zealand. In the 1862 pamphlet Place and Power of Natural History in Colonisation, he observed that 'the systematic, economical, and complete development of … [Otago's] resources can be effectually accomplished only by the aid of scientific observations and deductions'. Such views typified his generation's approach to science in Australasia as being primarily concerned with utilitarian matters of practical use to colonial development.For historians of science too, Lindsay's outlook reflects the predominant focus of the field in Australasia on 'science in the service of empire' during the long 19th century (e.g., Gascoigne, 1998).In this short review article, we map such approaches to the history of science in Australasia, and make a case for new directions in the field. Provocatively, we argue that rather than the frameworks traditionally offered by the history of science, the application of a history of knowledge lens would better serve historians seeking to make sense of the ways in which Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples interpreted and understood the natural and

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Section: Exchanges and Interactions In Knowledge Productionmentioning

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From history of science to history of knowledge? Themes and perspectives in colonial Australasia

Beattie

Morgan

2021

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“…These are factors that can lead to polarization between Indigenous ways of knowing and ways in which ethnobotanical research is conceived and carried out (Battiste, 2013;de Leeuw et al, 2012;Gaudry, 2015;Thomas, 2015;Wilson, 2008). The original definition of ethnobotany coined by John Harshberger in 1896-"the study of the plant use by primitive peoples"-demonstrates the direct colonial underpinnings of the genesis of this field (Fuller, 2013).…”

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Walking on Our Lands Again: Turning to Culturally Important Plants and Indigenous Conceptualizations of Health in a Time of Cultural and Political Resurgence

Joseph

2020

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We are in a time of Indigenous cultural-political resurgence in Canada (Coulthard, 2014; Manuel, 2017; Simpson, 2017; Talaga, 2018). Increasingly, Indigenous Peoples are finding renewed strength, pride, and grounding through cultural practice and the reestablishment of connection to the land. Included in this resurgence are the relationships between people and plants. When we practise our ancestral relationships with our plant relatives, we heal and strengthen ourselves. The depth of connection to place, to ancestors, and to our own mindful presence is amplified when we partake in millennia-old practices of plant cultivation, stewardship, and the integration of plant foods and medicines into our bodies. This time of resurgence emerges from generations of Indigenous Peoples suffering devastating violence, losses, and trauma as a result of colonization. In this paper I address the role that rebuilding Indigenous plant relationships plays in addressing colonial impacts on Indigenous health and in supporting Indigenous cultural and political resurgence. I also put forth Indigenized models for understanding colonial impacts on health and discuss culturally rooted conceptualizations of health that address these impacts from an Indigenous point of view. Finally, I propose a set of guidelines to consider for conducting respectful ethnobotanical research within Indigenous communities. This paper is borne out of a desire for deeper critical engagement with the intersections between colonial history, intergenerational trauma, and Indigenous plant knowledge. Furthermore, this paper acknowledges the strength and resilience of Indigenous Peoples in the face of historical injustice.

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“…Landraces, germplasm, protected regions, vernacular taxa, and ethnobotany were observed widely through scientific journal publications (Raggi, Caproni, and Negri 2021); (Shikari et al 2020), particularly in ethnobotany. Ethnobotany, first coined by John William Harshberger, recorded systematic plant use by distinct cultures as a source of food, currency, tools of war, medicine, dyes, textiles, construction materials, and clothing (Fuller 2013). Meanwhile, Google Trends has figured out that the COVID-19 has enhanced favorable trends in public knowledge of nature-related subjects for six topics: forest, birds, nature, biodiversity, gardening, and vegetable plots (Rousseau and Deschacht 2020).…”

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Performing Toraja rice ritual, communicating biodiversity on YouTube: A study of conservation on rice landrace

Ranteallo

Palinggi

Alam

et al. 2021

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The proliferating public interest in conservation can be explored by monitoring what people say and what people do on social media platforms. YouTube is one of the resources for digital conservation studies as the users are allowed to archive and share content. Meanwhile, networks visualization provided by computer software is powerful to preserve vernacular languages since text(s) tagging is one of the main processes in gaining data. The present study aims to answer research questions using a transdisciplinary approach to sociology, ethnobotany, and communication science. Thus, this research enquires; (a) how might conservation of Toraja rice landraces be practiced continuously? (b) what are the current forms of conservation that are developed and accepted as Toraja socio-cultural activities? (c) how do social media platforms, YouTube, for instance, contribute to the conservation efforts in rice landraces? (d) what are the social implications of conservation education through social media? In order to answer the above questions, six different research methods, namely, observations, in-depth interview, mapping distribution of rice landrace varieties in six fields of studies, calculating Index of Cultural Significance on rice accessions for practicing conservation rice landrace. Digital conservation and conservation culturomics were also measured using NodeXL and API for visualizing the graph of YouTube videos network and calculating the frequency of words occurrence according to search string Toraja rice ritual. The outcome from the study indicates the current forms of conservation by cultivating and consuming rice landrace varieties on everyday life and ritual, as well as preserving rice and agriculture images on wood carving motifs, folk song, and folk dance. The digital conservation efforts are demonstrated by archiving and broadcasting rice rituals on YouTube videos. With an increase of frequency on word occurrences by Toraja language on hashtags on YouTube videos, the users were contributing to participatory culture for preserving vernacular language and promoting agricultural innovations in digital conservation ecosystems and environmental communication.

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Ethnobotany: major developments of a discipline abroad, reflected in New Zealand

Cited by 9 publications

References 61 publications

From history of science to history of knowledge? Themes and perspectives in colonial Australasia

From history of science to history of knowledge? Themes and perspectives in colonial Australasia

Walking on Our Lands Again: Turning to Culturally Important Plants and Indigenous Conceptualizations of Health in a Time of Cultural and Political Resurgence

Performing Toraja rice ritual, communicating biodiversity on YouTube: A study of conservation on rice landrace

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