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Mathew Holding Eagle III

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Kirsti Marohn

Traditional ecological knowledge has long been dismissed by Western culture as stories or legends, rather than real science. But there's new interest in tapping into the wisdom about plants, trees, wildlife and climate that Native American people have collected over time.

Part 1: Once-ignored Indigenous knowledge of nature now shaping science

If you come into contact with people working in and around natural resources in Minnesota you may hear the term TEK. It’s a popular buzzword, which, confusingly, has little to do with technology.

Once-ignored Indigenous knowledge of nature now shaping science

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