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The resilient warrior: a Lakota ethnography in hemp economics.
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Author
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Brazelton, Elizabeth Ellis
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Abstract/Description
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This research followed Oglala Lakota Alex White Plume, whom I met in 1992, tracing issues of sovereignty and unjust U.S. policies against Native Americans. White Plume sought to become America's first industrial hemp farmer, planting in 2000, 2001, and 2002. He was supported by tribal law, but received a federal injunction prohibiting hemp farming, in place until 2016. Using ethnographic field methods, I examined his case through participant observation, interviews, talks, and photographs,...
Show moreThis research followed Oglala Lakota Alex White Plume, whom I met in 1992, tracing issues of sovereignty and unjust U.S. policies against Native Americans. White Plume sought to become America's first industrial hemp farmer, planting in 2000, 2001, and 2002. He was supported by tribal law, but received a federal injunction prohibiting hemp farming, in place until 2016. Using ethnographic field methods, I examined his case through participant observation, interviews, talks, and photographs, documenting the 2018 White Plume Victory Celebration and Annual Lakota Pony Races on the Pine Ridge Reservation and answered: How is sovereignty and resilience conceptualized and interpreted by White Plume and the Lakota? How are the Lakota resilient in overcoming historic oppression to enrich their cultural heritage? What role does the National Park Service play in federal-tribal relations within a resiliency context? My findings define the Resilient Warrior and document methods of resiliency against historic oppression and social injustice. These methods include sharing cultural traditions, language revitalization, and asserting sovereignty through practices including plant gathering and hemp farming. I also document evolving NPS policies that expand tribal programs in recognizing and honoring Native Americans and seek to braid Native American and U.S. histories.
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Date Issued
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2019, 2019
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Identifier
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1152892487, WFE0000689
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Format
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Document (PDF)
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Soil health in Northwest Florida: the effects of agricultural land use.
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Author
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Hopko, Michael Nicholas
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Abstract/Description
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The conversion of land for agriculture is known to degrade certain characteristics of soil health, but the rate of change is not described in detail. Northwest Florida offers the opportunity to study soils that have been converted to agriculture over varying timescales to provide insight into (a) the rate of change of soil health indicators; (b) the minimum time needed for significant impacts to develop; and (c) the magnitude of change that results from conversion to agriculture. Samples were...
Show moreThe conversion of land for agriculture is known to degrade certain characteristics of soil health, but the rate of change is not described in detail. Northwest Florida offers the opportunity to study soils that have been converted to agriculture over varying timescales to provide insight into (a) the rate of change of soil health indicators; (b) the minimum time needed for significant impacts to develop; and (c) the magnitude of change that results from conversion to agriculture. Samples were analyzed to quantify the effect of conversion from pine forest to agriculture on soil pH, electrical conductivity, particle size, carbon content, aggregate stability, soil respiration, color, and bulk density. With the exclusion of the 30 series soils from the dataset, carbon content, electrical conductivity, and silt content had relatively linear trends over time (R² > 0.6). When including this series, no trendline had an R² > 0.2. Aggregate stability, pH, carbon content, bulk density, and clay content were all significantly different between land uses after 33.5 years of agriculture, silt content after 75 years. The overall differences between land uses are significant for every soil characteristic tested except sand content, demonstrating the impact that agricultural management has on soil conditions.
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Date Issued
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2021
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Identifier
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1293872265, WFE0000757
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Document (PDF)