Indigenous knowledge and disaster risk reduction
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https://doi.org/10.37002/biodiversidadebrasileira.v11i2.1691Keywords:
Natural hazards, community resilience, racial and ethnic justiceAbstract
This article attempts to shed light on challenges to native peoples use of indigenous knowledge to reduce risk and mitigate effects of natural hazards, including wildland fire, and calls attention to ways in which traditional practice, together with contemporary experience, may help indigenous peoples reduce vulnerability in their communities.
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