The multiple ways Anishnaabe people think about invasive species provide alternatives to native–non-native binaries that dominate much of the scientific discourse about invasive species.
The authors argue that planting and displanting humans and plants are elements of the same multispecies colonial endeavor. In contrast to those who equate native plant advocates with antiimmigrant nativism, they see native plant advocacy as part of a broad process of botanical decolonization.
This paper reviews the key criticisms of the native/alien construct, xenophobic associations, disjunct between promotion of a multicultural human society and the persecution of `foreign’ species. They advocate for an alternative framework based on a `damage criterion’ rather than arbitrary biogeographical origins.
Yadrick, M. (2022). Just Language About “Invasive” Species. YouTube. Arbor Day Foundation: Pre-Recorded in advance of Partners in Community Forestry Conference.
Kimmerer, R. (2013). Chapters “Skywoman Falling” and “In the Footsteps of Nanabozho: Becoming Indigenous to Place” in Braiding sweetgrass: Indigenous wisdom, scientific knowledge and the teachings of plants. Milkweed editions.
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