Jenna Cushing-Leubner
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Fresh Banana Leaves
- Healing Indigenous Landscapes Through Indigenous Science
- By: Jessica Hernandez Ph.D.
- Narrated by: Stacy Gonzalez
- Length: 9 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 89
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 75
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 76
Despite the undeniable fact that Indigenous communities are among the most affected by climate devastation, Indigenous science is nowhere to be found in mainstream environmental policy or discourse. And while holistic land, water, and forest management practices born from millennia of Indigenous knowledge systems have much to teach all of us, Indigenous science has long been ignored, otherized, or perceived as "soft"--the product of a systematic, centuries-long campaign of racism, colonialism, extractive capitalism, and delegitimization.
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Great research, little awareness or viable solutions
- By Nyrel Cederstrom on 07-19-22
- Fresh Banana Leaves
- Healing Indigenous Landscapes Through Indigenous Science
- By: Jessica Hernandez Ph.D.
- Narrated by: Stacy Gonzalez
Must read for any science teacher
Reviewed: 02-21-23
As a person who is not Indigenous and not a scientist, I found this book to be accessible, deeply informative, and generously written. I work in teacher education and language justice led by displaced community members and have already suggested this book or to do a group study circle with so many people. I think high school science teachers would be able to use this book with their students and it could be a game changer for many. Thank you for everything offered up in this book.
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