Cultural Foundations for Ecological Restoration on the White Mountain Apache Reservation

Authors:
Long, J., A. Tecle, and B. Burnette

Publication Date:
2003

Abstract/Summary:
Myths, metaphors, and social norms that facilitate collective action and understanding of restoration dynamics serve as foundations for ecological restoration. The experience of the White Mountain Apache Tribe demonstrates how such cultural foundations can permeate and motivate ecological restoration efforts. Through interviews with tribal cultural advisors and restoration practitioners, we examined how various traditions inform their understanding of restoration processes.

Resource Type:
Peer-reviewed Article

Source:
Conservation Biology

Link:
https://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol8/iss1/art4/