Car-Naming Practices of the White Man-ufacturer
Off and on since 1998 I’ve had the privilege to work as an ethnoecologist with Ayoreo communities in the Paraguayan Chaco– a small language group of perhaps 4-5,000 speakers who have experienced a truly harrowing process of ‘coming into’ Euro-Paraguayan society over the last decades. …
Taking Stock of Ethnobiology
with Dana Lepofsky and Sara Tiffany in the Journal of Ethnobiology 31(2011):110-127 DOI: 10.2993/0278-0771-31.1.110
“Given the ecological and humanitarian crises faced in the 21st century and the transformations in world economies and ethnobiological knowledge systems, the field’s formal societies, as places of interaction and means for collective path-making, have a special role insetting the course for future priorities and directions.“ …
Ethnobiology for a Diverse World: Ethnobiology Emerging From a Time of Crisis
With Gary Nabhan and Dana Lepofsky 2011 Journal of Ethnobiology 31(2):172-175 DOI:10.2993/0278-0771-31.2.172
“Ethnobiologists, perhaps more than any other group of researchers, have the moral will, the perspectives, the know-how, and grassroots networks to be potential allies and resources for emerging coalitions of problem-solvers during such times of dramatic ecosystem and social change.” …
The Semiotics of Powerful Places
Rock Art and Landscape Relations in the Sierra Tarahumara, Mexico
2011 Journal of Anthropological Research 67(3):387-420
“Situated in places rich in symbolism, relationship, affect, and embodied history, the semiotics of rock art are interpreted and re-invented by contemporary Rarámuri, non-Rarámuri locals, tourists, and anthropologists. …
Environments of Learning
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Honorable Mentions In the Chaco
In the Chaco
people send out messages
for the dead
on radio waves;
do they get radio pa’i puku
in heaven?
In the Chaco
owl throat calls
full yellow moon month night,
white shroud chrysalis
and soft candle light.
In the Chaco
spring is yellow
acacia sweet
buzzing day and new life waiting
for asôjná. …
Spheres of Relations, Lines of Interaction
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Learning ecology: ethnobotany in the Sierra Tarahumara, Mexico
My doctoral dissertation (2000-2003) looked into intracultural variation of plant knowledge and social networks in Rarámuri communities in different social and educational environments, using quantitative and qualitative methods. I identified patterns in children’s knowledge acquisition that are linked to the social transformations their communities are experiencing, for example, rapidly increasing contact with non-Rarámuri education systems and subsistence modes. …
Tarahumara
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Creative Collaboration
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Ethnobiology & Biocultural Diversity
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The Transmission of Traditional Plant Knowledge
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