This groundbreaking book brings together Native American and Indigenous scholars, wildlife managers, legal experts, and conservationists from dozens of tribes to share their wildlife stewardship philosophies, histories, principles, and practices.
Winner of the Wildlife Society Publication Best Edited Book Award by The Wildlife Society
Tribes have jurisdiction over some of the healthiest wild areas in North America, collectively managing over 56 million acres of land. This is no accident: in addition to a deep reverence for the land and a strong history of environmental stewardship, Native peoples implement some of the best fish and wildlife preservation and management practices on the continent.
Wildlife Stewardship on Tribal Lands is the first comprehensive resource dedicated to the voices and expertise of Native scholars and wildlife professionals. In its pages, nearly one hundred Native and non-native wildlife conservationists, managers, and their collaborators share lessons to guide wildlife professionals in how best to incorporate native methods and how to work effectively with tribal stakeholders. The authors cover topics that include:
* Guidelines for conducting research on tribal lands
* Traditional ecological knowledge-based management models
* The cultural and ecological importance of key species
* Legal battles for treaty rights, management authority, and funding
* First foods and food sovereignty
* Fisheries and migratory bird management
* Tribal perspectives on the Endangered Species Act
* A history of modern fish and wildlife management on tribal lands
The content of this book is not limited to the invaluable reports of research findings, explications of methodologies, and case studies. Capturing oral histories and spiritual knowledge through interviews with tribal leaders and the work of Native artists and writers honors the holistic awareness of the land offered to readers of this unique volume. Ultimately, the contributors to Wildlife Stewardship on Tribal Lands demonstrate how tribal practices are pivotal guideposts for those seeking to protect and harness our natural resources in ways that can help reverse grievous biodiversity losses and ensure the health of our environment for future generations.
Contributors:
Scott Aikin, Steven Albert, John Antonio, Dale Becker, Bethany Berger, Kimberly Blaeser, Arthur Blazer, Michael Blumm, Michael Brydge, Ashley Carlisle, Frank Cerno Jr., Sally Carufel Williams, Guy Charlton, Samuel Chischilly, Bob Christensen, Gerald Cobell, Cody Desautel, Lauren Divine, Douglas W. Dompier, Ramona Emerson, Kari Eneas, James Fall, Julian J. Fischer, James R. Floyd, James Gensaw Sr., Michael I. Goldstein, Kim Gottschalk, Shaun Grassel, E. Richard Hart, Dylan R. Hedden-Nicely, Caleb Hickman, Serra J. Hoagland, Kraig Holmes, Nathan Jim, R. Roy Johnson, Jovon Jojola, Tamra Jones, Emily Sylvan Kim, Winona LaDuke, Stacy Leeds, Crystal Leonetti, Aaron P. Lestenkof, Chip Livingston, Lorraine Marquez Eiler, Eric Mellink, Paul I. Melovidov, Lara Mengak, Gary Paul Nabhan, Liliana Naves, Vern Northrup, nila northSun, Raymond E. Paddock III, Lizzy Pennock, Nicole Marie Pete, Aaron Poe, Georgiana Pongyesva, Ken Poynter, Mathis Quintana, Seafha Ramos, Janisse Ray, Vanessa L. Ray-Hodge, Amadeo Rea, Mitzi Reed, Marcie Rendon, Sarah F. Rinkevich, Bruce Robson, Andrea Rogers, Thomas C. Rothe, David E. Safine, Patty Schwalenberg, Kyle Secakuku, John Sewall, Todd Sformo, Richard T. Sherman, Ron Skates, Arthur M. Soukkala, Lawrence Stevens, Juliana Suzukawa, Julie Thorstenson, Gloria Tom, Christopher Tran, Craig van der Heiden, John Wheeler, Jessica Wiarda, Tiana Williams-Claussen.
Serra J. Hoagland (PUEBLO OF LAGUNA, NM), PhD, is the liaison officer for the USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station at the Missoula Fire Sciences Laboratory in Montana. Hoagland is a member of the Native American Fish and Wildlife Society, the American Indian Science and Engineering Society, The Wildlife Society, and the Intertribal Timber Council. Steven Albert (RAMAH, NM) is an assistant director at the Institute for Bird Populations, a conservation science nonprofit, where he works on avian ecology initiatives in North America and Latin America. He was the Fish and Wildlife Department Director and Chief Conservation Law Enforcement Officer at the Pueblo of Zuni, where he helped develop the nation's first tribal eagle aviary and a program of sacred spring and wetland restoration.
Introduction, by Serra J. Hoagland and Steven Albert
Part I: Background, Policy Issues
1. Diversity of Tribal fish and wildlife programs., by Julie Thorstenson
2. History of the Native American Fish & Wildlife Society., by Nathan Jim, Gerald Cobell, Ron Skates, John Antonio, Sally Carufel Williams, Douglas W. Dompier, Ken Poynter, Tamra Jones, Mathis Quintana, Samuel Chischilly, Jovon Jojola, Ashley Carlisle, Julie Thorstenson, Sally Carufel-Williams, and Arthur Blazer
3. Connecting people, science, and culture: an interview with Scott Aiken, Native American Programs Coordinator, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service., by Scott Aikin
4. Who Stands for the River?, by Winona LaDuke
Part II: Legal Issues
5. Tribal consultation: toward meaningful collaboration with the federal government., by Michael Blumm and Lizzy Pennock
6. Tribal water rights: a primer, by Vanessa L. Ray-Hodge and Dylan R. Hedden-Nicely
7. The role of inter-tribal and state-tribal agreements and joint projects in managing and conserving fish resources., by Bethany Berger
8. State regulation and enforcing usufructuary treaty rights., by Guy Charlton
9. The ESA, trust responsibility, and tribal sovereignty., by Steven Albert and Riley Plumer
10. Sinixt hunting: A test of tribal sovereignty, by E. Richard Hart and Cody Desautel
11. We Always Knew; Wetlands (poems)., by nila northSun
Part III: Resource Use, Protection, and Management
12. The Indigenous Sentinel Network: community-based monitoring to enhance food security., by Lauren Divine, Bruce Robson, Christopher Tran, Paul I. Melovidov, and Aaron P. Lestenkof
13. The Indigenous Guardians Network for Southeast Alaska., by Michael I. Goldstein, Aaron Poe, Raymond E. Paddock III, and Bob Christensen
14. Glyph (poem)., by Kimberly Blaeser
15. Endangered leopard frog and tundra swan management., by Kari Eneas, Dale Becker, and Arthur M. Soukkala
16. Management of migratory birds and subsistence use., by Patty Schwalenberg, Liliana Naves, Lara Mengak, James Fall, Thomas C. Rothe, Todd Sformo, Julian J. Fischer, and David E. Safine
17. Research with Tribes: A suggested framework for the co-production of knowledge., by Caleb Hickman, Julie Thorstenson, Ashley Carlisle, Serra J. Hoagland, and Steven Albert
18. Thoughts of an Ojibwe Poet on Wildlife Management., by Marcie Rendon
19. The Navajo Nation wildlife management (Interview)., by Gloria Tom
20. Shash (short story)., by Ramona Emerson
21. A model for stewardship: The Lower Brule Sioux Tribal Wildlife Department., by Shaun Grassel
22. Reclaiming ancestral lands and relationships to the plants and animals: an interview with Chief James Floyd., by James R. Floyd and Janisse Ray
23. Using fire to promote wildlife habitat and first foods (Interview)., by Vern Northrup
24. Partnerships Are the Key to Conservation for the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, by Mitzi Reed
25. Burmese Python Impacts and Management on the Miccosukee Reservation, Florida., by Craig van der Heiden and William Osceola
26. So Many Things That Humble Me., by John Sewell
27. Swamp boy's pet and field guide (memoir)., by Chip Livingston
28. Weaving a Cherokee future., by Andrea Rogers
29. The Lakota traditional stewardship model., by Richard T. Sherman and Michael Brydge
30. The Making and Unmaking of an Indigenous Desert Oasis and Its Avifauna: Historic Declines in Quitobaquito Birds as A Result in Shifts from O'odham Stewardship to Federal Agency Management., by Gary Paul Nabhan, Lorraine Marquez Eiler, Amadeo Rea, Eric Mellink, and Lawrence Stevens
31. How Traditional Ecological Knowledge informs the field of conservation biology., by Sarah E. Rinkevich and Crystal (Ciisquq) Leonetti
32. Yurok Traditional Ecological Knowledge as related to elk management and conservation., by Juliana Suzukawa, Seafha Ramos, and Tiana Williams-Claussen
33. Elk and the Yurok People., by Seafha Ramos and James Gensaw Sr.
34. Power Parade, by Serra J. Hoagland
