Intellectual Property and Traditional Knowledge

The online AAAS Handbook on Intellectual Property and Traditional Knowledge explores "issues and options for traditional knowledge holders in protecting their intellectual property and maintaining biological diversity." The goal of this publication is to "help local communities understand regimes and the public domain for traditional knowledge." Additionally, the handbook introduces basic intellectual property concepts and provides exercises to help one identify and classify types of knowledge and the values of indigenous knowledge.

Articles by Henry P. Huntington

Huntington has published numerous articles on indigenous knowledge. The articles listed below emphasize different methodologies and the ways in which traditional ecological knowledge can be located, preserved, and applied.

Using Traditional Ecological Knowledge in Science: Methods and Applications
The Changing Arctic: Indigenous Perspectives
The Significance of Context in Community-based Research

Who Are the 'Authors' When Traditional Knowledge is Documented? Arctic 59 (September 2006) iii-iv.
"We Dance Around in a Ring and Suppose”: Academic Engagement with Traditional Knowledge. Arctic Anthropology 42 (2005): 29-32.
Observations on the Utility of the Semi-directive Interview for Documenting Traditional Ecological Knowledge. Arctic 51(1998): 237-242.

Online Publications

A Methodology for Incorporating Traditional Ecological Knowledge with Geographic Information Systems for Resource Management in the Pacific. Calamia, M. SPC Traditional Marine Resource Management and Knowledge Information Bulletin 10 (February 1999): 1 - 12.

Working With Indigenous Knowledge: A Guide For Researchers. Grenier, L. IDRC: Ottawa, Canada, 1998.

Best Practices Using Indigenous Knowledge. Boven, K. and Morohashi, J. The Hague, Netherlands and Paris, France: Nuffic and UNESCO, 2002.

Integrating Indigenous Knowledge in Project Planning and Implementation. Emery, A. The International Labour Organization, The World Bank, The Canadian International Development Agency, and KIVU Nature Inc., 2000.

Enshrining Indigenous Knowledge in the National Science Curriculum: Issues Arising from the Maori Case. Jones, M. and Hunter, J. Presented at RCSD Conference, Chiang Mai University, 2003.

Other Publications

Using Indigenous Knowledge to Improve Agriculture and Natural Resource Management. Dewalt, B.R. Human Organization 53 (1994): 123-131.

Traditional Ecological Knowledge: Concepts and Cases. Inglis, J. T., ed. Ottawa: International Program on Traditional Ecological Knowledge and International Development Research Centre, 1993.

Lore: Capturing Traditional Environmental Knowledge. Johnson, M. Ottawa, Canada: IDRC, 1992.

Indiegnous Knowledge Inquiries: A Methodologies Manual for Development. Sillitoe, P., Dixon, P., and Barr, J. London: Intermediate Technology Publications and Dhaka University Press, 2000.