{"id":587,"date":"2026-09-16T16:32:38","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T16:32:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fs.wp.odu.edu\/dwittkow\/?page_id=587"},"modified":"2026-09-16T16:32:38","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T16:32:38","slug":"pierotti-and-wildcat-traditional-ecological-knowledge-the-third-alternative","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fs.wp.odu.edu\/dwittkow\/pierotti-and-wildcat-traditional-ecological-knowledge-the-third-alternative\/","title":{"rendered":"Pierotti and Wildcat, “Traditional Ecological Knowledge: The Third Alternative”"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

(Image from\u00a0AISES’s “We are all scientists” campaign.<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Starting with this text, we move into Part 2 of the course, where we will look at marginalized perspectives that will give us new, critical ways of thinking about the themes and topics we have discussed so far. Our first will be an Indigenous critique of the Anglo-European scientific tradition, and its basis in the false dichotomy of human and nature, through the perspective of Native American TEK (Traditional Ecological Knowledge).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reading Response A<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

For Tuesday’s Reading+Response, before class, please read the first three pages of the Pierotti & Wildcat article and submit your Response here before class. Your Response should have three parts:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

a. Words: Write down three words you learned (or learned more about) from the reading.
b. Ideas: Write down three ideas or concepts you learned about (or learned more about) from the reading
c. Prompt: Write a short response (100\u2013200 words, minimum 100 words required) to this prompt:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What’s something in these first three pages that challenged a belief of yours, whether consciously or unconsciously held? What are your thoughts on the topic, now that you’ve been prompted to think about it anew?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reading Response B<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

For Thursday’s Reading+Response, before class, please read the remainder of the Pierotti & Wildcat article and submit your Response here before class. Your Response should have three parts:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

a. Words: Write down three words you learned (or learned more about) from the reading.
b. Ideas: Write down three ideas or concepts you learned about (or learned more about) from the reading
c. Prompt: Write a short response (100\u2013200 words, minimum 100 words required) to this prompt:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this part of the article, Pierotti & Wildcat talk about the “real version” of several different often stereotyped elements of Native American belief systems. What’s a stereotype about Native American beliefs or culture that you now understand in a different light? (Note: if you’re from an Indigenous culture, this question may not be as relevant for you. Instead, tell me about an aspect of your traditional belief system that’s related to one of the things in TEK that they highlight.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Activity<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In a minimum of 400 words: Explain how it changes your world view and behavior, according to Pierotti and Wildcat, when you view humanity as separate from nature as opposed to viewing humanity as being a part of nature. How would your view of your meaning and purpose change if you didn’t view humanity as separate from nature? (Or, if you are one of the very small number of people in our society who views humanity as part of nature, how would your view of your meaning and purpose change if you did view humanity as separate from nature? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Be sure that you’ve explained relevant parts of the text and that you’ve responded to or incorporated relevant parts of our class discussion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

(Image from\u00a0AISES’s “We are all scientists” campaign.) Starting with this text, we move into Part 2 of the course, where we will look at marginalized perspectives that will give us new, critical ways of thinking about the themes and topics we have discussed so far. Our first will be an Indigenous critique of the Anglo-European… <\/p>\n

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