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

Well grounded: Indigenous Peoples' knowledge, ethnobiology and sustainability

“…Peoples' laws, treaties and land rights, and have worked as allies with Indigenous Peoples to support their efforts to maintain access to their resources and to continue their land-based traditions in the face of industrial development and government suppression (Armstrong & McAlvay, 2019;Davis, 2011;International Society of Ethnobiology, 2006;Posey, 1990;Posey & Dutfield, 1996;Turner, 2020;Turner, Berkes, et al, 2013;Wyndham et al, 2021).…”

“…As noted in section 3.5 on ‘Research ethics in working with Indigenous People’, ethnobiology has been a discipline linked closely with Indigenous communities and with guidance from Indigenous knowledge holders has contributed to recognizing the Intellectual Property of their Indigenous collaborators and ethical aspects of their research in general and integrated that into the ways they work with communities. ‘Indicative of our fierce commitment to resist the final triumph of global capitalism’ (Hunn, 2007, 9), many ethnobiologists have supported Indigenous Peoples' laws, treaties and land rights, and have worked as allies with Indigenous Peoples to support their efforts to maintain access to their resources and to continue their land‐based traditions in the face of industrial development and government suppression (Armstrong & McAlvay, 2019; Davis, 2011; International Society of Ethnobiology, 2006; Posey, 1990; Posey & Dutfield, 1996; Turner, 2020; Turner, Berkes, et al, 2013; Wyndham et al, 2021). Upholding the terms of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (United Nations, 2007), and the requirements of other international conventions and agreements, such as the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (United Nations, 1992), and the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) (2012), as well as national documents such as Canada's Truth and Reconciliation Commission's (2015) Calls to Action and Report of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples (Government of Canada, 1996), needs to be of paramount importance to all researchers.…”

Is there a neocolonial stance in ethnobiology?

“…As a scientist from the Global South, one of us (UP Albuquerque) had the opportunity to edit a book through a publisher based in the Southern Hemisphere. When confronted with critiques, one of the primary concerns was related to the presence of "people of color" among the authors (Albuquerque et al 2021; see also Wyndham et al 2021). This observation prompted us to ponder the relevance of such criteria in a scientific context.…”