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Yakama Case Study

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UTILIZING ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT IN THE PRESERVATION OF INDIGENOUS ETHNOBOTANY AND LANGUAGE INTRODUCTION Problem Statement The Yakamas of the Washington Yakama Indian Reservation are losing significant sources of traditional ethnobotanical knowledge due to the rise of ecological problems, conflicts in resource management, and sociocultural losses among the generations. From these rising problems, traditional knowledge that influence many aspects of the Yakama culture and traditions are at risk of being forgotten. Over generations, Yakama traditional knowledge has been used as an important source of food, to identify materials for making baskets, and how to grow herbs for medicinal treatments. Language has also played an important role in
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