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FOR 398

FOR 398 : The Class : Jan. 27

Indigenous Conservation Knowledge

Journal Reading 1: January 27, 2000

JOURNAL READING 1: Before you explore the reading for this week, The Pristine Myth: The Landscape of the Americas in 1492, respond to these questions with, clear, concise statements. Be brief, but respond with clear details. Post all statements together as one journal entry. Save in a word processing file on your personal floppy disk. In this course, conservation will be looked at in more depth. Think about what you already know about conservation, what you and your family may do to help in this area, and/or anything that you may already have your opinions about the topic. What do you already know about this topic?

Think about what you don't know about conservation. What would you like to know about this topic, and/or the reasons for taking this course?

We all have our own preconceived ideas about conservation (what do I feel, believe, etc). Think about what your biases may be about the topic of conservation. How and where to you form these opinions?

The Pristine Myth: The Landscape of the Americas in 1492

After you complete the reading above, respond to these questions with clear, concise, statements:

After reading the above article, what ideas do you have about conservation and the American Indian that you did not have before?

What did you learning about conservation, the American Indian, and indigenous knowledge that you did not know before?

The article raises a lot of questions concerning information and knowledge about conservation and myths we may hold about the topic. What do you want to learn more about that the article did not cover?

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