Life narrative ethnography of Wolastoqiyik elder Charles Solomon, Medicine Man: an apprenticeship approach

dc.contributor.advisorPlaice, Evelyn
dc.contributor.authordeMarsh, B. Luke
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-01T16:36:50Z
dc.date.available2023-03-01T16:36:50Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.date.updated2017-08-17T00:00:00Z
dc.description.abstractWolastoqiyik (Maliseet) Elder Charles Solomon’s life as a practitioner and teacher of medicinal plant knowledge in New Brunswick, Canada, is introduced through a life-history ethnographic approach, which argues for the importance of in-depth, long-term research methods in documenting the narrative complexity of Indigenous Knowledge (IK). Support for this research is drawn from IK research and critical ethnographic theory. Insights emerging from the study of Elder Charles Solomon’s work include the importance of interpersonal collaboration in collecting medicinal plants and the dramatic effects of industrialization on medicinal plant gathering areas. Research implications include: the value of combining Indigenous Knowledge research with Western Scientific research, recognition of International law concerning Indigenous Peoples right to practice their cultural traditions including plant harvesting, and the importance of incorporating land-based (groundtruthing) research when conducting an IK study. Key Words: Wolastoqiyik, Maliseet, Indigenous Knowledge, medicinal plants
dc.description.copyright© Benjamin Luke deMarsh 2017
dc.formattext/xml
dc.format.extentxiii, 112 pages
dc.format.mediumelectronic
dc.identifier.urihttps://unbscholar.lib.unb.ca/handle/1882/14205
dc.language.isoen_CA
dc.publisherUniversity of New Brunswick
dc.rightshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2
dc.subject.disciplineAnthropology
dc.titleLife narrative ethnography of Wolastoqiyik elder Charles Solomon, Medicine Man: an apprenticeship approach
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineAnthropology
thesis.degree.fullnameMaster of Arts
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of New Brunswick
thesis.degree.levelmasters
thesis.degree.nameM.A.

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