Tribal Partnership Science (TPS) is a rapidly growing field that brings together biophysical and social scientists, federally recognized tribes, and federal land management agencies. TPS is essential for addressing complex environmental challenges facing tribes and their homelands. In recent years, a proliferation of methods, frameworks, and guidance for TPS has emerged from diverse scientific disciplines, geographies, and management contexts. This has made it difficult for scientists to keep up with the latest developments and to apply them effectively. This project will synthesize, pragmatize, and tailor the science-to-date for TPS in the contiguous United States (CONUS). Specifically, we will produce a cohesive set of manuscripts [...]
Summary
Tribal Partnership Science (TPS) is a rapidly growing field that brings together biophysical and social scientists, federally recognized tribes, and federal land management agencies. TPS is essential for addressing complex environmental challenges facing tribes and their homelands.
In recent years, a proliferation of methods, frameworks, and guidance for TPS has emerged from diverse scientific disciplines, geographies, and management contexts. This has made it difficult for scientists to keep up with the latest developments and to apply them effectively.
This project will synthesize, pragmatize, and tailor the science-to-date for TPS in the contiguous United States (CONUS). Specifically, we will produce a cohesive set of manuscripts addressing the following topics:
Preconditions for programmatic level actualization of indigenous knowledge in management settings
A coevolutionary approach to co-stewardship between tribes and land management within which IK and WS can be more effectively bridged
Roadmap of methods for bridging indigenous knowledge and western science
Ethical guidance for TPS
These end-user-oriented manuscripts will be published and further disseminated through public presentations and networking with the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and other relevant agencies.
This project will make a significant contribution to the field of TPS by providing scientists with the tools and knowledge they need to apply TPS effectively. The project will also help to build capacity for TPS within the Department of the Interior (DOI) to better meet the needs of tribes, tribal lands, and our federal lands at large.