Thinking with Amazonian indigenous peoples to expand ideas on domestication

Includes supplementary materials for the online appendix.

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Authors: Cassino, Mariana Franco, Soares, Guilherme Henriques, Santos, Gilton Mendes dos, Gouveia, Jonilda Hauwer, Barreto, João Paulo Lima, Azevedo, Dagoberto Lima, Maia, Gabriel Sodré, Lins, Juliana, Ramos, Clarinda Maria, Shock, Myrtle Pear, Madella, Marco, Clement, Charles Roland
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Status:Published version
Publication Date:2025
Country:España
Institution:Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Repository:Repositorio Digital de la UPF
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10230/70334
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pan3.10796
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Cultural landscapes
Indigenous ontologies
Multispecies approach
Niche construction
Nonhuman agency
Socio-ecological systems
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spelling Thinking with Amazonian indigenous peoples to expand ideas on domesticationCassino, Mariana FrancoSoares, Guilherme HenriquesSantos, Gilton Mendes dosGouveia, Jonilda HauwerBarreto, João Paulo LimaAzevedo, Dagoberto LimaMaia, Gabriel SodréLins, JulianaRamos, Clarinda MariaShock, Myrtle PearMadella, MarcoClement, Charles RolandCultural landscapesIndigenous ontologiesMultispecies approachNiche constructionNonhuman agencySocio-ecological systemsIncludes supplementary materials for the online appendix.Indigenous knowledges are being increasingly recognized as fundamental for environmental governance, ecosystem management and biodiversity conservation. However, they tend to be recognized by Western science only when they converge with Western scientific knowledge, while ontological differences are generally treated as irrelevant or unreasonable beliefs. Given this scenario, embracing difference as a productive and fundamental aspect to truly understand these epistemologies is crucial to advance fair and symmetrical epistemological dialogues. Current domestication models are key to interpreting human-plant-animal-landscape entanglements. However, they have been criticized in the Amazonian context for remaining steeped in the Western logic of human control over nature and for neglecting local worldviews, which do not assume a dichotomy between nature and culture. In light of this, we propose a thought-provoking exercise that aims to broaden ideas on domestication as inspired by Indigenous worldviews. We integrate insights derived from Amazonian Indigenous knowledge systems to construct a conceptual model of domestication. We then engage the synthesis resulting from this approach with concepts and theories from ecology and anthropology. In our model, plants, animals, supernatural beings and humans care for, manage and cultivate their domains. Since, according to Indigenous ontologies, all these beings have agency, intentionality, and human qualities, they all share the status of domesticators in our model. The outcome of the combined actions of these beings is an entirely socialized forest, formed by a mosaic of domūs of both humans and non-humans. Thus, in our model, the forest is fully domesticated by the action of a multiplicity of beings, who possess symmetrical agencies and are constantly interacting socially. By following the reflective path constructed in our approach, we invite the reader to 'think with' Indigenous Peoples. Instigated by this framework, we suggest directions to broaden conventional ecological approaches used for studying socio-ecological systems and promote conservation. We hope to inspire the creativity of current ecological research dynamics to design investigations that go beyond the anthropocentric perspective and the nature/culture dichotomy.Wiley2025202520252025info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10230/70334http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pan3.10796reponame:Repositorio Digital de la UPFinstname:Universitat Pompeu FabraInglésPeople and Nature. 2025 Mar;7(3):60-574© 2025 The Author(s). This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited and is not used for commercial purposes.http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:repositori.upf.edu:10230/703342026-06-12T07:21:37Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Thinking with Amazonian indigenous peoples to expand ideas on domestication
title Thinking with Amazonian indigenous peoples to expand ideas on domestication
spellingShingle Thinking with Amazonian indigenous peoples to expand ideas on domestication
Cassino, Mariana Franco
Cultural landscapes
Indigenous ontologies
Multispecies approach
Niche construction
Nonhuman agency
Socio-ecological systems
title_short Thinking with Amazonian indigenous peoples to expand ideas on domestication
title_full Thinking with Amazonian indigenous peoples to expand ideas on domestication
title_fullStr Thinking with Amazonian indigenous peoples to expand ideas on domestication
title_full_unstemmed Thinking with Amazonian indigenous peoples to expand ideas on domestication
title_sort Thinking with Amazonian indigenous peoples to expand ideas on domestication
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Cassino, Mariana Franco
Soares, Guilherme Henriques
Santos, Gilton Mendes dos
Gouveia, Jonilda Hauwer
Barreto, João Paulo Lima
Azevedo, Dagoberto Lima
Maia, Gabriel Sodré
Lins, Juliana
Ramos, Clarinda Maria
Shock, Myrtle Pear
Madella, Marco
Clement, Charles Roland
author Cassino, Mariana Franco
author_facet Cassino, Mariana Franco
Soares, Guilherme Henriques
Santos, Gilton Mendes dos
Gouveia, Jonilda Hauwer
Barreto, João Paulo Lima
Azevedo, Dagoberto Lima
Maia, Gabriel Sodré
Lins, Juliana
Ramos, Clarinda Maria
Shock, Myrtle Pear
Madella, Marco
Clement, Charles Roland
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author2 Soares, Guilherme Henriques
Santos, Gilton Mendes dos
Gouveia, Jonilda Hauwer
Barreto, João Paulo Lima
Azevedo, Dagoberto Lima
Maia, Gabriel Sodré
Lins, Juliana
Ramos, Clarinda Maria
Shock, Myrtle Pear
Madella, Marco
Clement, Charles Roland
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author
author
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Cultural landscapes
Indigenous ontologies
Multispecies approach
Niche construction
Nonhuman agency
Socio-ecological systems
topic Cultural landscapes
Indigenous ontologies
Multispecies approach
Niche construction
Nonhuman agency
Socio-ecological systems
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