S3E5: The roots of indigenous agriculturew/ Dr. Michael Kotutwa Johnson of the documentary Inhabitants

Published: March 1, 2022, 9 a.m.

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80% of Indigenous people sit on 80% of global biodiversity and 25% of land\\u2014but make up only 5% of the population.

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So, what can we learn about regenerative agriculture from the Native American farmers who\\u2019ve been managing our land for millennia?

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Dr. Michael Kotutwa Johnson has a PhD in Natural Resources and is a traditional Hopi dryland farmer. Dr. Johnson regularly lectures on the topic of dryland farming and advocates for indigenous farmers with the Natural Resource Conservation Service, and his work is featured in the documentary film, INHABITANTS: Indigenous Perspectives on Restoring Our World.

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On this episode of Reversing Climate Change, Dr. Johnson joins Ross and cohost Rebekah Carlson, Agriculture Supply Lead at Nori, to explain how his ancestors learned to raise crops in the arid environment of Northern Arizona and what we can do to honor the long heritage of regenerative agriculture.

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Dr. Johnson discusses the benefit of applying Indigenous traditional ecological knowledge in federal decision-making, sharing his place-based approach to land management and endorsement of the cooperative model.

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Listen in to understand the hurdles Native Americans face in accessing government conservation stewardship programs and learn how Dr. Johnson raises crops to fit the environment rather than manipulating the environment to fit the crops.

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Check out our other podcast, Carbon Removal Newsroom

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Resources

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INHABITANTS: Indigenous Perspectives on Restoring Our World

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Nephi Craig on Reversing Climate Change S2 EP55

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Memorandum for the Heads of Departments and Agencies Re: Indigenous Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Federal Decision Making

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Regenerative Agriculture Conference

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Native American Agricultural Fund

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Indian Land Tenure Foundation

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Johnson v. M\'Intosh

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Janie Simms Hipp

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Zach Ducheneaux

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The University of Arizona Indigenous Resiliency Center

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Morrill Land Grant College Act

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