Wildlife Wednesdays

Braiding wildlife knowledges involves a knowledge co-production that is inclusive of Indigenous and Western ways of knowing, grounded in place-based collaboration, and focussed on shared knowledge priorities about cultural keystone species. 

Braiding wildlife knowledges meaningfully and effectively can help to ensure research agendas and conservation outcomes lead to collective understanding and positive impact. Braided work is significant because it:

i) centers Indigenous peoples, lands, and priorities at the forefront of the research,

ii) explicitly recognizes the inherent validity of multiple ways of knowing and doing, 

iii) applies co-produced wildlife knowledges to local conservation, adaptation, and well-being outcomes, and 

iv) advances learning and impact by building bridges between place-based projects.