Charley Orner
Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Samson
This project addresses themes of resistance, climate change, and resource management in a Maya community in Guatemala. Through the lenses of political ecology and traditional ecological knowledge, I investigate how the Chico Mendes Reforestation Project is working to mitigate the effects of climate change, protect exploited land and water resources, and empower the community where it is located. Using ethnographic research methods, information was collected on how indigenous knowledge informs every part of the reforestation process. This allows for the exploration of the relationship between indigenous identity and reforestation. Thus, this ethnography of Chico Mendes results in a case study focused on how reforestation can be used as a form of indigenous resistance rooted in ethnic identity, resource management, and responses to the impacts of climate change.
Faculty Sponsor: Dr. SamsonThis project addresses themes of resistance, climate change, and resource management in a Maya community in Guatemala. Through the lenses of political ecology and traditional ecological knowledge, I investigate how the Chico Mendes Reforestation Project is working to mitigate the effects of climate change, protect exploited land and water resources, and empower the community where it is located. Using ethnographic research methods, information was collected on how indigenous knowledge informs every part of the reforestation process. This allows for the exploration of the relationship between indigenous identity and reforestation. Thus, this ethnography of Chico Mendes results in a case study focused on how reforestation can be used as a form of indigenous resistance rooted in ethnic identity, resource management, and responses to the impacts of climate change.
