The Value of Traditional Ecological Knowledge for the Environmental Health Sciences and Biomedical Research
The Value of Traditional Ecological Knowledge for the Environmental Health Sciences and Biomedical Research
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DOI：
10.1289/ehp858
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发表时间：
2017-08-01
影响因子：
10.4
通讯作者：
Castille, Dorothy
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作者：
Finn, Symma;Herne, Mose;Castille, Dorothy
背景技术背景：传统生态知识（TEK）是一个对西方科学来说相对较新的术语，它包含了土著民族关于人与自然环境之间关系的传统知识的子集。这个词最早是在20世纪80年代由部落长老分享的，以帮助提高人们对TEK重要性的认识。TEK已成为一个结构，西方科学家越来越多地考虑进行文化相关的研究与部落nations.Prostitives：作者的目的是定位TEK与其他新兴的思想流派，即概念，如麻烦，健康的社会决定因素（SDoH），和公民科学，并探讨TEK的相关性环境健康研究。本文提供了联邦资助的研究中TEK原则的成功应用的例子时，尊重基本的文化背景，并与土著社区的伙伴关系实施。与其将TEK视为一种附属物或元素来量化或纳入西方科学研究，TEK可以使我们对环境，社会，以及健康的生物医学决定因素，并提高我们对健康和疾病的理解。这篇文章提供了历史和最近的例子，TEK如何通知西方scientificresearch.CONCLUSIONS：本文提供了研究人员和联邦资助者的建议，以确保尊重TEK研究的贡献，并确保公平和自决的部落民族谁参加研究。
BACKGROUND: Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) is a term, relatively new to Western science, that encompasses a subset of traditional knowledge maintained by Indigenous nations about the relationships between people and the natural environment. The term was first shared by tribal elders in the 1980s to help raise awareness of the importance of TEK. TEK has become a construct that Western scientists have increasingly considered for conducting culturally relevant research with Tribal nations.OBJECTIVES: The authors aim to position TEK in relation to other emerging schools of thought, that is, concepts such as the exposome, social determinants of health (SDoH), and citizen science, and to explore TEK's relevance to environmental health research. This article provides examples of successful application of TEK principles in federally funded research when implemented with respect for the underlying cultural context and in partnership with Indigenous communities.DISCUSSION: Rather than treating TEK as an adjunct or element to he quantified or incorporated into Western scientific studies, TEK can instead ground our understanding of the environmental, social, and biomedical determinants of health and improve our understanding of health and disease. This article provides historical and recent examples of how TEK has informed Western scientific research.CONCLUSIONS: This article provides recommendations for researchers and federal funders to ensure respect for the contributions of TEK to research and to ensure equity and self-determination for Tribal nations who participate in research.