Hernandez, Jessica, 1990-

Fresh banana leaves : healing indigenous landscapes through indigenous science / Jessica Hernandez, PhD. - 260 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-256) and index.

Indigenous teaching: nature protects you as long as you protect nature -- Eco-colonialism of indigenous landscapes -- Birth of Western conservation -- Indigenous stewardship and management of lands -- Eco-wars : seeking environmental justice -- Tierra Madre : indigenous women & eco-feminism -- Ancestral foods : cooking with fresh banana leaves -- Indigenizing conservation : healing indigenous landscapes.

"An Indigenous environmental scientist breaks down why western conservationism isn't working--and offers Indigenous models informed by case studies, personal stories, and family histories that center the voices of Latin American women and land protectors."--

1623176050 9781623176051

2021027787


Ecofeminism--Latin America.
Environmental protection--Latin America.
Environmentalism--Social aspects--Latin America.
Human ecology--Latin America.
Indigenous women--Agriculture--Latin America.
Women and the environment--Latin America.
Feminism.

GE195.9 / H476 2022

304.2082