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14 - Indigenous Epistemology

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 June 2023

Laurence L. Delina
Laurence L. Delina
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Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
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Summary

Indigenous epistemology reimagines climate risk narratives as a plethora of disconnected local narratives rather than a linear one. A change in emphasis – from global to Indigenous – is critical because it clarifies the threats to peoples and to communities.

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riskpeople–place relationshipsIndigenous PeoplesIndigenous epistemologyjusticecolonialismdecolonialisation
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COVID and Climate Emergencies in the Majority World
Confronting Cascading Crises in the Age of Consequences
 , pp. 123 - 128
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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  • Indigenous Epistemology
  • Laurence L. Delina, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
  • Book: COVID and Climate Emergencies in the Majority World
  • Online publication: 22 June 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108974455.015
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  • Laurence L. Delina, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
  • Book: COVID and Climate Emergencies in the Majority World
  • Online publication: 22 June 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108974455.015
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  • Indigenous Epistemology
  • Laurence L. Delina, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
  • Book: COVID and Climate Emergencies in the Majority World
  • Online publication: 22 June 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108974455.015
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