Weaving Our Stories Worldwide
An indigenous approach to global economics and ecology
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3013897 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Todd Taiepa (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 2 |
| Pages | 093 |
| Publication date | 2004-12-31 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Ethnobotany Research and Applications (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1547-3465 • E-ISSN: 1547-3465 |
| Publisher | Ilia State University (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.17348/era.2.0.93-99 |
| OpenAlex | W344265647 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 3 |
The Treaty of Waitangi, signed in 1840 between Māori, the indigenous people of New Zealand, and the British Crown allowed British governance in New Zealand, while affirm-ing Māori authority over their traditional territories (Orange 1995). However, the establishment of a settler dominated parliament undermined Māori authority over customary re-sources (Orange 1995). In addition an aspect of coloniza-tion that has been termed ‘ecological imperialism’ (Cros-by 1996), characterized by the widespread dispersal of animal and plant species across the world, has distorted the environmental and cultural landscape of New Zealand and other countries. Displacement of native species by in-troduced species as well as land management practices that were highly destructive to existing ecosystems (Park 1995) has resulted in a major physical reconstruction of the natural landscapes. Furthermore, the practice of tak-ing natural resources from around the world, and repack-aging and distributing them primarily by functional value or potential economic opportunity, failed to recognise the cultural and spiritual associations between indigenous people and the environment. Long established ecological and human connections have been severed in deference to these demands and this is one of the legacies of our global marketplace
Biology · Environmental ethics · Geography · Indigenous · Natural resource · Political science · Treaty of Waitangi · Indigenous Studies and Ecology · Ecology
| Citations per year | 0.05 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2005 - 2005 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |