Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) Concepts

In ‘Concepts of TEK’, Lindsay McClary, the Restoration Ecologist for the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, sets the scene at the tribe’s 662-acre conservation parcel, Noble Oaks. This land was reacquired through the Willamette Wildlife Mitigation Program and partnership with the Nature Conservancy.
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Greg Archuleta, Cultural Policy Analyst, and member of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, discusses the meaning and tribal perspective of TEK with an emphasis on people’s interaction and relationship with the landscape. The Tribe desires to restore the Noble Oaks conservation parcel to its native habitat with a diversity of plant life.
**Project Funded through USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP). The Polk Soil & Water Conservation District complies with the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability.