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"97% of the oaks in the Willamette Valley are gone, and conservationists are scrambling to save the ones that remain. There are whole groves of white oak on the Meyer Farm, and some of the giants there are centuries old." https://t.co/pZA3aLhoEg

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knowing altogether. This is what is often misunderstood - people often think appreciation and observation is all there is, and that it equals "knowledge" or TEK, when in actuality Traditional Understanding is far advanced.

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Being able to read, and understand your surroundings is a lot different than observing and appreciating it. Taking that understanding and knowing how to apply it and how it fits within the ecosystem, the larger environment, and then on cultural levels is a different level of 1/2

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through shared learning is the focus and end goal.

There are more dynamics of culture which factor into this, and each Native Tribe and community is different, so keep that in mind as well. 6/6

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"Why does asking a Native person who 'knows' take so long?"

(meaning someone who has Traditional Knowledge understanding) This includes cultural relevant information, which is inclusive of the norms and practices of communication systems. For many, questions are a doorway, to 1/

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in individual-focused societies, those who are asked questions will often poist themselves as "experts" and exhibit "power-over" behaviors. In many Native societies, the "expertise"/"being The Expert" is not the point, the betterment of the group and cultural cohesiveness 5/

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with a Tribe, because most students have no cutural context. The nuanced cultural information that is present often has to be explained, and given with context, along with examples. I also explained that to do TEK/IK research *correctly*, 3/

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I was called a unicorn because students apparently are upset that I only accept a few. I explained that it takes me almost twice the amount of time to work with a non-Native student, because of the amount of cultural *and* Tribal legal information they must know before working 2/

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@TheKpopProf Oh - I misunderstood. Well if I were up for presidency... 😆

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