G08 Sacred

Consider the relevance of traditional beliefs and cultural heritage to multispecies cohabitation.

Cf.

• traditional ecological knowledge
• Indigenous
• Indigenous
• environmental justice
• pluralist epistemologies

Can nonhuman beings have sacred places? What is the definition and relevance of this concept?

Can ethnobiology form the basis of relationships to ecosystems in environments constructed by humans? How?

Different gardens, different food, novel ways of learning at home, schools, and universities. The foundation of novel cultures that can integrate all types of learning.

Consider the issues of ownership of knowledge and the appropriate use of it.

Should traditional knowledge be challenged? E.g., burial practices, diets, treatment of animals or other humans, etc.?

References

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Kennedy, Russell, and Meghan Kelly. ‘Australian Indigenous Design Charter’. Melbourne: Indigenous Architecture and Design Victoria, Design Institute of Australia, Deakin University, 2016.

Kennedy, Russell, and Meghan Kelly. ‘The Australian Indigenous Design Charter: Communication Design: The Development of a Guide for Respectful Professional Practice’. Communication Design 5, no. 1–2 (2017): 224–39. https://doi.org/10/gsbrwm.

Sheehan, Norman W. ‘Indigenous Knowledge and Respectful Design: An Evidence-Based Approach’. Design Issues 27, no. 4 (2011): 68–80. https://doi.org/10/fw5wmb.

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