{"id":27097,"date":"2023-02-09t12:00:22","date_gmt":"2023-02-09t12:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dev.planetforward.com\/2023\/02\/09\/weaving-dine-teachings-and-science\/"},"modified":"2023-02-09t12:00:22","modified_gmt":"2023-02-09t12:00:22","slug":"weaving-dine-teachings-science","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/story\/weaving-dine-teachings-science\/","title":{"rendered":"weaving din\u00e9 teachings and science"},"content":{"rendered":"

nadira mitchell, a navajo (din\u00e9) student, weaves an oral story about how indigenous ways of knowing, like traditional ecological knowledge (tek), is vital in science and conservation. she speaks on how her din\u00e9 upbringing inspired her to go into stem and how academia still fails to view indigenous science practices as valid. as a natural resources major emphasizing in wildlife conservation and management, she talks about how the coyote plays an integral role in navajo culture and in our environment. <\/p>\n