Rethinking and Relearning Disaster Adaptations from and within Indigenous Land-Based Perspectives

<p>This book offers a critical exploration into Indigenous knowledge systems particularly focusing on Indigenous land-based knowledge and practice in reshaping disaster adaptations.</p><p>Drawing from Indigenous communities in Bangladesh this book challenges transformational approaches to disaster resilience by centering on land-based perspectives intrinsic to Indigenous cultures. The book showcases how Indigenous and land-based minority communities in Bangladesh have historically coped with and adapted to environmental challenges. It navigates beyond the Eurocentric paradigm acknowledging the richness of traditional Indigenous land-based knowledge and practice embedded in the relationship between Indigenous peoples land-based minority communities and their natural environments. The book focuses on the interconnectedness of Indigenous land-based knowledge culture and sustainable practices providing a blueprint for rethinking contemporary disaster adaptation strategies. By relearning from Indigenous land-based perspectives readers gain invaluable insights into holistic community-based approaches prioritizing harmony with nature over technological fixes. Through Indigenist decolonial relational and feminist theoretical research frameworks the book advocates for a paradigm shift in disaster management emphasizing the importance of respecting and integrating Indigenous land-based solutions.</p><p><i>Rethinking and Relearning Disaster Adaptations from and within Indigenous Land-Based Perspectives</i> emerges as a crucial resource for scholars policymakers and practitioners seeking to foster resilience through a more inclusive and culturally sensitive lens.</p>