Indigenous Perspectives on Sacred Natural Sites: Culture, Governance and Conservation

Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
Contributor biographies
1. Introduction: Indigenous voices and Indigenous sacred sites, promoting diverse perspectives in a global discourse
	Placing Indigenous voices in the discourse on Indigenous sacred sites
	The relevance of Indigenous voices in understanding Indigenous sacredsites
	Potential areas of insight
	The outline of chapters
	References
Part I: Identity and embodying the sacred
	2. Giving voice to the sacred black female body in takayna country
		Introduction: black female body and sacredness in takayna country
		Background: black female body and wilderness
		Methodology: black female body and giving voice through kinship
		Results: takayna country; more than a disembodied “she”
		Discussion
		Acknowledgements
		References
	3. Defending the sacred through plant knowledge
		The ghosts of natural history art
		Folklore as a framework for cultural prophecy in reconnecting with the natural world and insight into traditional ecological knowledge
		Folklore and cultural prophecy in reconnecting with the natural world
		Folklore and traditional ecological knowledge
		The shift
		References
	4. Imagine Kanaloa Kahoʻolawe
		In the time of old
		Kanaloa as a training center for way finding
		In the ocean of Kanaloa
		History
		Revitalization of a sacred island
		Haʻina Ia Mai—tell the story
		Notes
		References
Part II: Resistance, advocacy and perseverance
	5. Kondhs’ resistance movement to save sacred Niyamgiri, Odisha
		Niyamgiri hills and the Kondhs in Odisha
		Odisha and the Adivasis: a case study
		Theoretical underpinning and methodology
		Niyamgiri: the sacred abode of the Kondhs
		Vedanta and bauxite mining in Niyamgiri
		The conflict between the state and Dongria Kondh society
		Kondhs affected by mining site
		Resistance movement among the Kondhs
		Bauxite mining and its impact on place and people
		Present challenges to Niyamgiri as the sacred abode of Kondhs
		Notes
		References
	6. Human rights law and the protection of sacred sites and territories: A case study of the Bethany Griqua community in South Africa
		Introduction
		Sacred sites of indigenous peoples under international human rights law
		South African law and the protection of indigenous peoples’ sacred sites
		Griqua community and sacred sites
		Dispossession of water groves of the Griqua in the light of human rights law
		Conclusion and recommendations
		Notes
		References
		Legal instruments
		Case law
	7. Taos Pueblo Blue Lake: A legacy of cultural perseverance
		Foreign relations
		United States legislation and American Indian Nations
		The fight for Blue Lake
		The Encebado fire of 2003
		Definition of Indian Lands
		Epilogue
		References
Part III: The sacred in intangible heritage and education
	8. The crocodiles of Fesawa: Sacred sites and rituals in a changing context in Southern East Timor
		Introduction
		Background: description and symbolic representation of Fesawa sacred place
		Governance: the logic of management and site supervision
		Analysis of threats to the site and problems with its management
		Conclusion
		Notes
		References
	9. Maghee: A case study of indigenous Tharu cultural heritage for democratic practice and STEM education
		Introduction
		Sociocultural nature of engagement
		Marginalization of indigenous cultural heritage and knowledge in STEM education
		Positionality of the authors
		Case study approach
		Methods of data collection and analysis
		Maghee: a democratic practice fit for agentic STEM education
		Maghee: environmental heritage, sites, and STEM education
		Key implications
		Notes
		References
Part IV: Recognition and preservation of the sacred in place
	10. Wirikuta: Sacred Heart of Mexico: Pueblo Wixárika (Huichol)
		Methods
		What is Wirikuta?
		Who are the Wixáritari (custodians)?
		Why is Wirikuta important?
		Meaning for the custodians
		How is Wirikuta organized and governed?
		What is the problem in Wirikuta?
		Challenges and prospects
		References
	11. Hongan di Pa’ge: The sacredness and realism of terraced landscape in Ifugao culture, Philippines
		Introduction
		Ifugao rice production
		Continuity and change: maintenance of identity
		Acknowledgement
		References
	12. Perpetuation is the key to preservation: Encouraging local development and valuing indigenous culture as the sole bastion against Bagan’s museification
		Introduction: Bagan indigeneity and sacrality
		The applicability of indigeneity to Bagan
		Landscape analysis: a millennium continuity between earth and sky maintained by Bagan’s heirs
		Bagan, a sacred site under threat from tourism development
		Bagan as the legacy of generations over millennia
		The dispossessed heirs and a site under threat
		Conclusion: perpetuation is the key to preservation
		References
	13. Protecting our sacred water: Cenote conservation in the Maya area of Yucatan, Mexico
		Introduction
		Knowledge leads to action
		Bridging knowledge for cenote conservation in Yucatan
		Exploring the sacred cenotes of Yucatan: bringing indigenous knowledge back into the hands of my community
		Guardians of the cenotes
		Co-production of knowledge as a way to preserve cenotes
		Conclusion and calls for the future
		Notes
		References
Part V: Conclusions
	14. Indigenous perspectives in a global discourse on the conservation of sacred heritage
		Introduction
		Creating common ground, a personal note
		Expanding the theoretical discourse
		Creating common ground to bring change to conservation policy and practice
		“Identity”, “knowledge” and “norms” across common themes and principles
		Identity and embodying the sacred
		Resistance, advocacy and perseverance
		The sacred in intangible heritage and education
		Recognition and conservation of the sacred in place
		Lessons learned
		References
Index