Indigenous Knowledges, One Health, and Planetary Health: Building Bridges for the Response to Climate Change

Abstract

The understanding and appreciation for One Health and Planetary Health movements, research, and practice are increasing alongside a similar increase in climate change-related events. There has additionally been an increase in the dialogue surrounding how Indigenous traditional knowledges (ITK) may connect to or with One Health and Planetary Health responses towards climate change; however, this has often been led and amplified by non-Indigenous peoples and voices. This chapter will therefore review One Health and Planetary Health from an Indigenous perspective with an aim to seek bridging dialogues for more coordinated responses to climate change and other global crises. This chapter will also explore the unique elements of Indigenous Peoples and their knowledges from a strengths-based perspective to situate and platform interconnected narratives in an increasingly siloed world. Show more