The Importance of Indigenous Elders and Their Knowledge

This episode from Ranae Call in fall 2020’s ANTH 405, Public Anthropology and Global Environmental Challenges, class at Colorado State University examines the importance of Indigenous elders' knowledge and how their practices and techniques can benefit modern-day societies. Call discusses traditional ecological knowledge, what it means and how it can be applied. Alternative attitudes can also be useful to understanding and interacting with the environment. Listen in for more explanations and ways to remedy historical injustices against Indigenous elders and their knowledge.

What is Takes From The Anthropocene?

Get a fresh perspective on the biggest issues facing us and our planet right now—disasters, climate change, and global health crises. These short, lively podcasts convey student ideas springing from Professor Kate Browne’s Fall 2020 course, Public Anthropology. Public Anthropology takes academic anthropology to the streets where a broad public can access and digest what we have learned. The Anthropocene is the name for our current geologic era, uniquely marked by the reach of human impact into all parts of the planet and life here. Each podcast offers a fresh take from this new era, presenting valuable ideas and potential solutions. Have a listen!