The Use and Misuse of Indigenous Science

Ehren Helmut Pflugfelder Oregon State University ; Olivia Goodfriend Oregon State University ; Carlee Baker Oregon State University

Abstract

Knowledge about the use of the term “Indigenous science” (IS) is valuable to technical and scientific communication in the larger goal of exposing colonial, appropriative legacies. Using rhetorical content analysis, we analyze 61 instances of IS in US-based news articles and find that IS is often represented as an ongoing activity, connected to food production, and related to higher education activities. However, IS is rarely defined and Indigenous people are not always cited/quoted.

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Technical Communication Quarterly
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2023-07-03
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10.1080/10572252.2023.2210166
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