The need for transformative changes in the use of Indigenous knowledge along with science for environmental decision‐making in the Arctic

作者：Helen C. Wheeler, Finn Danielsen, Maryann Fidel, Vera Helene Hausner, Tim Horstkotte, Noor Johnson, Olivia A Lee, Nibedita Mukherjee, Amy L. Amos, Heather Ashthorn, Øystein Ballari, Carolina Behe, Kaitlin Breton‐Honeyman, Gunn‐Britt Retter, Victoria Qutuuq Buschman, PâviâraK Jakobsen, Frank N. Johnson, Bjarne Lyberth, Jennifer A. Parrott, Mikhail Pogodaev, Rodion Sulyandziga, Nikita Vronski · 发表于：People and Nature · 年份：2020 · DOI：10.1002/pan3.10131 · 被引用次数：118 · 研究领域：Indigenous Studies and Ecology、Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights、Arctic and Russian Policy Studies

Abstract Recent attention to the role of Indigenous knowledge (IK) in environmental monitoring, research and decision‐making is likely to attract new people to this field of work. Advancing the bringing together of IK and science in a way that is desirable to IK holders can lead to successful and inclusive research and decision‐making. We used the Delphi technique with 18 expert participants who were IK holders or working closely with IK from across the Arctic to examine the drivers of progress and limitations to the use of IK along with science to inform decision‐making related to wildlife, reindeer herding and the environment. We also used this technique to identify participants' experiences of scientists' misconceptions concerning IK. Participants had a strong focus on transformative change relating to the structure of institutions, politics, rights, involvement, power and agency over technical issues advancing or limiting progress (e.g. new technologies and language barriers). Participants identified two modes of desirable research: coproducing knowledge with scientists and autonomous Indigenous‐led research. They highlighted the need for more collaborative and coproduction projects to allow further refinement of approaches and more funding to support autonomous, Indigenous‐led research. Most misconceptions held by scientists concerning IK that were identified by participants related to the spatial, temporal and conceptual scope of IK, and the perceived need to validate I...