Fresh Banana Leaves: Healing Indigenous Landscapes Through Indigenous Science
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- Create Date：2022-01-22 00:19:11
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- Author：Jessica Hernandez
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Summary
An Indigenous environmental scientist breaks down why western conservationism isn't working--and offers Indigenous models informed by case studies， personal stories， and family histories that center the voices of Latin American women and land protectors。 Despite the undeniable fact that Indigenous communities are among the most affected by climate devastation， Indigenous science is nowhere to be found in mainstream environmental policy or discourse。
Reviews
Margarita
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One of my favorite books！
Karen Puc
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I received this book from Netgalley。 I read it before the holidays and it allowed me to have conversations with my family about our culture and traditions。 I am Mayan from Mexico and our lived experiences are very similar to Mayan people in Central America。 It is rare to find a book from an Indigenous perspective that does not romanticize our cultures。 I enjoyed reading this book and it was not too dense for a scientific book。 The author does a good job at breaking down scientific concepts so th I received this book from Netgalley。 I read it before the holidays and it allowed me to have conversations with my family about our culture and traditions。 I am Mayan from Mexico and our lived experiences are very similar to Mayan people in Central America。 It is rare to find a book from an Indigenous perspective that does not romanticize our cultures。 I enjoyed reading this book and it was not too dense for a scientific book。 The author does a good job at breaking down scientific concepts so that the everyday person who is not a scientist can read it。 I think everyone should read this book。 I really loved the quotes integrated in the book。 If you do not know much about Indigenous peoples from Latin America especially Mayan people， this is the book to pick up and learn more。 My last name is Mayan so I am a good person to tell you that this is a great mayan book！ 。。。more
Isabel Beltran
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I loved this book！ It is hard to find a book about Indigenous peoples and environmentalism from Latin America。 I loved how it included testimonies and direct conversations the author had with so many Indigenous women。 I really enjoyed how it also did not romanticize Indigenous communities like other Indigenous environmental books I have read before。 I recommend it to everyone。 I cried while reading some of the stories included as it hits close to home。 So many Indigenous peoples from Latin Ameri I loved this book！ It is hard to find a book about Indigenous peoples and environmentalism from Latin America。 I loved how it included testimonies and direct conversations the author had with so many Indigenous women。 I really enjoyed how it also did not romanticize Indigenous communities like other Indigenous environmental books I have read before。 I recommend it to everyone。 I cried while reading some of the stories included as it hits close to home。 So many Indigenous peoples from Latin America will be able to relate to this book。 。。。more
Meredith Martinez
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（3。25/5 stars） I went into this book expecting one thing， and what I got was different， but that's not necessarily a bad thing。 Based on the preview （indented below）:An Indigenous environmental scientist breaks down why western conservationism isn't working--and offers Indigenous models informed by case studies， personal stories， and family histories that center the voices of Latin American women and land protectors。 I was expecting examples of how indigenous science and practices have been used （3。25/5 stars） I went into this book expecting one thing， and what I got was different， but that's not necessarily a bad thing。 Based on the preview （indented below）:An Indigenous environmental scientist breaks down why western conservationism isn't working--and offers Indigenous models informed by case studies， personal stories， and family histories that center the voices of Latin American women and land protectors。 I was expecting examples of how indigenous science and practices have been used in sustainable agriculture， forestry， etc。 and how those practices might be applied again/on a broader scale。 I did see this some in the book （the discussion of milpas， examples of partnerships founded by Indigenous women that uplift the communities）， but the focus was more on the need to decolonize/center Indigenous voices in the discussion instead of providing scientific （even if not scientific in the Western lens） examples。 What I realized as I read the book was that from an Indigenous lens， things aren't easily put in boxes; the environment， gender， health， etc。 are all intertwined as part of the Indigenous identity。 I definitely learned a lot！I found this book repetitive （with the same examples and explanations used in multiple chapters） and in need of more citations。 I know the author discusses （twice） that she doesn't believe that her personal experience as an Indigenous woman needs citations， and I agree！ However， there were statistics and references to reports or historical events throughout the book that weren't cited at all。 To me， the writing needed an editor to help tighten things up and make sure things flowed together。 Some of the chapters felt very separate from each other （as though they were written as individual chapters out of context of the whole book and then stitched together in manuscript format）， which could explain the repetitiveness of parts of it。Additionally， the author attributes a quote to her grandmother at the beginning of the third chapter that's a paraphrase of a quote which should be attributed to the late Kenyan leader Jomo Kenyatta （and is commonly misattributed to the late Desmond Tutu） - the observation that when the missionaries arrived， the Africans had the land and the missionaries had the Bible。 "They taught us to pray with our eyes closed。 When we opened our eyes， they had the land and we had the Bible。" 。。。more
Kat
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