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Molecular decolonization: An indigenous microcosm perspective of planetary health
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posted on 2020-06-01, 00:00 authored by Nicole Redvers, Michael Yellow Bird, Diana Quinn, Tyson YunkaportaTyson Yunkaporta, Kerry ArabeenaIndigenous peoples are resilient peoples with deep traditional knowledge and scientific thought spanning millennia. Global discourse on climate change however has identified Indigenous populations as being a highly vulnerable group due to the habitation in regions undergoing rapid change, and the disproportionate burden of morbidity and mortality already faced by this population. Therefore, the need for Indigenous self-determination and the formal recognition of Indigenous knowledges, including micro-level molecular and microbial knowledges, as a critical foundation for planetary health is in urgent need. Through the process of Indigenous decolonization, even at the smallest molecular scale, we define a method back to our original selves and therefore to our planetary origin story. Our health and well-being is directly reflected at the planetary scale, and we suggest, can be rooted through the concept of molecular decolonization, which through the English language emerged from the ‘First 1000 Days Australia’ and otherwise collectively synthesized globally. It is through our evolving understanding of decolonization at a molecular level, which many of our Indigenous cultural and healing practices subtly embody, that we are better able to translate the intricacies within the current Indigenous scientific worldview through Western forms of discourse.
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International journal of environmental research and public healthVolume
17Issue
12Season
Special Issue Planetary Health: From Challenges to Opportunities for People, Place, Purpose and PlanetArticle number
4586Pagination
1 - 13Publisher
MDPILocation
Basel, SwitzerlandPublisher DOI
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1661-7827eISSN
1660-4601Language
engPublication classification
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climate changeecologyenvironmental healthenvironmental stewardshiphealth equityIndigenous healthknowledge translationmicrobiomeplanetary healthScience & TechnologyLife Sciences & BiomedicineEnvironmental SciencesPublic, Environmental & Occupational HealthEnvironmental Sciences & EcologyCLIMATE-CHANGERESILIENCE
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