People in nature: Valuing the diversity of interrelationships between people and nature

Davidson‐Hunt, Iain J.; Suich, Helen; Meijer, S; Olsen, Niklas

doi:10.2305/iucn.ch.2016.05.en

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“…Research is also needed to identify the evolving (and likely divergent) views of those living in their communities of origin, with regards to traditional governance, terms of membership, and shifting power relations within the community sphere. This would help to properly contextualize the role that migration and the migratory experience might be playing in disrupting structures of communal service and identity (Robson et al 2018), particularly in conjunction with broader changes (in village culture, economy, politics, and environment) affecting remote and rural communities (Van de Ploeg 2008;Berdegué, Rosada, and Bebbington 2014;Davidson-Hunt et al 2016).…”

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Indigenous Communities, Migrant Organizations, and the Ephemeral Nature of Translocality

Robson

2022

Lat. American Res. Rev.

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This article reports on the current state of collective migrant organizing for two Indigenous communities in Oaxaca, Mexico. Strained relations between migrant organizations and village authorities combine with small active memberships to limit the level and type of fund-raising in support of village development and governance. These findings highlight the difficulties that communities face to maintain effective translocal institutions over time, particularly as firstgeneration migrants "retire" and a lack of new arrivals hinders organizational renewal. Este artículo informa sobre la situación actual de la organización colectiva de migrantes en relación a dos comunidades Indígenas de Oaxaca, México. Las relaciones tensas entre las organizaciones de migrantes y las autoridades comunales, combinado con pocos miembros activos, limita la capacidad de generar fondos de apoyo para el desarrollo y gobernanza de las comunidades. Estos datos enfatizan las dificultades que afrontan las comunidades para mantener instituciones translocales que sean efectivas a través del tiempo, especialmente cuando las primeras generaciones de migrantes "se jubilan" y la falta de nuevos obstaculiza la renovación organizacional. 1 The term "translocal" rather than "transborder" or "transnational" is used throughout this article to reflect the mix of international and internal migration dynamics that have influenced (and continue to influence) many sending communities in Oaxaca. It follows Stephen's (2007, 65) definition: "movement of place-specific culture, institutions, people, knowledge, and resources within several local sites and across borders-national and otherwise." In this way, it refers to ties and relations that extend beyond the village community (Greiner and Sakdapolrak 2013). through tangible means-sending monies and (sometimes) labor to meet village governance obligations or finance community projects and infrastructure improvements-and symbolically, as community norms become embedded across an expanded social field (Stephen 2007). Although scholars have long debated the impact of migration in rural Mexico (Binford 2003; Cohen, Jones, and Conway 2005; De Haas 2010), much of that work has focused on economic and social change forged through household-level remittances (Rubenstein 1992; Taylor 1999; McKenzie and Rapoport 2007). These remittances, while significant in aggregate terms, can be small at the level of individual households, appear to be declining over time, and have limited village-level impact when used solely to meet basic family needs (Delgado Wise and Rodríguez Ramírez 2014). This reality has helped to shift focus from the individual to the "collective" migrant (Moctezuma 2000)-the active migrants who self-organize to affect change in communities of origin (Orozco and Rouse 2007; Fitzgerald 2008) and, in some cases, facilitate the transfer of political power from home village to migrant community (Smith 2006; Schütze 2014). 2 While the establishment of hometown associations and other types of migrant organization i...

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Indigenous Communities, Migrant Organizations, and the Ephemeral Nature of Translocality

Robson

2022

Lat. American Res. Rev.

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“…Human decisions surrounding daily subsistence are situated within the physical and social environment and are informed by cultural preferences and social goals (Chase 1989;Deur and Turner 2006). The use of a particular species depends on availability and stability of a resource, modes of access, and cultural perceptions that allow species to be recognized and used as foods (Davidson-Hunt et al 2016). Below we discuss how plant traits and cultural practices may have provided either opportunities or constraints for pre-contact Indigenous people to incorporate C. berlandieri into mixed subsistence practices in southern Manitoba.…”

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Incorporating Chenopodium berlandieri into a Seasonal Subsistence Pattern: Implications of Biological Traits for Cultural Choices.

Halwas

Worley

2019

Journal of Ethnobiology

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Local ecological knowledge of culturally important plants informed food choices by Indigenous peoples across North America. Recovery of such knowledge through ecological and genetic studies of contemporary populations increases understanding of variation in seasonal availability and economic value, potentially enhancing interpretation of the archaeobotanical record. We compared habitat, seed yield, and nutritional value of seed in up to ten wild populations of net-seed goosefoot (Chenopodium berlandieri) from four survey regions in Manitoba, North Dakota, Missouri, and Ohio with evidence of pre-contact cultivation and domestication of C. berlandieri. We assessed cultivation impacts and variation in seasonal timing by growing seed from three Manitoban populations in two common gardens. Population density, plant size, and seed yield increased sixfold from north (Manitoba) to south (Ohio) in wild populations, with genetic differences between Manitoban populations remaining evident in gardens. However, cultivation (e.g., watering, weeding) in well-worked soil extended timing of seed harvest and increased seed yield beyond the range of wild populations. Nutritional profiles from five populations were similar across the survey regions but differed from domesticated quinoa in their higher fiber and slightly lower energy content. Our results suggest that both plasticity and genetic factors influence productivity of C. berlandieri populations as a seed source. Genetic variation in seasonal timing would have provided choice between populations and flexibility in incorporating C. berlandieri into a seasonal subsistence strategy. Simple cultivation techniques would have substantially increased yield, thereby enhancing reliability and economic returns.

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The Creativity of Everyday Life in Crafting Resilient Food Systems: a Framework and Case from the Atlantic Forest Coast of Brazil

2017

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People in nature: Valuing the diversity of interrelationships between people and nature

Cited by 12 publications

References 69 publications

Indigenous Communities, Migrant Organizations, and the Ephemeral Nature of Translocality

Indigenous Communities, Migrant Organizations, and the Ephemeral Nature of Translocality

Incorporating Chenopodium berlandieri into a Seasonal Subsistence Pattern: Implications of Biological Traits for Cultural Choices.

The Creativity of Everyday Life in Crafting Resilient Food Systems: a Framework and Case from the Atlantic Forest Coast of Brazil

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