The Karuk tribe, planetary stewardship, and world renewal on the middle Klamath River, California

Frank K. Lake; William Tripp; R. Reed

The Karuk tribe, planetary stewardship, and world renewal on the middle Klamath River, California

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Authors:

Frank K. Lake, William Tripp, R. Reed

Year:

2010

Type:

Scientific Journal

Station:

Pacific Southwest Research Station

Source:

Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America 91: 147-149

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Abstract

In the Karuk Tribe’s worldview, planetary stewardship is maintained through the place-based spiritual and cultural philosophy of World Renewal. A philosophy of Renewal reaffirms the responsibility of humans as stewards as well as a critical ecosystem component. The Tribe believes in renewal of the human-environment relationship that is compatible with ecological processes, promotes a sustainable economy, and increases ecosystem resilience.

Keywords

Native American, fire ecology, prescribed fire

Citation

Lake, Frank K.; Tripp, William; Reed, R. 2010. The Karuk tribe, planetary stewardship, and world renewal on the middle Klamath River, California. Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America, Vol. 91: 147-149.