Dr Tim Ingold TEDx

Tim Ingold is the Chair of Social Anthropology at the University of Aberdeen and is an  expert in human-animal relations, having worked with the Skolt Saami of northeastern Finland. His books include Perception of the Environment, Making, and Ways of Walking: Ethnography and Practice on Foot. Ingold’s latest work explores the embodied skills of perception. He was elected to a Fellowship of the British Academy in 1997, and of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 2000.

On September 19-21 2014, the Tłı̨chǫ Government, the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre and the Canadian Polar Commission hosted a multi-event symposium called Įłàà Katı̀ to advance the understanding and uses of Traditional Knowledge.  

The symposium offered insights into the potential of traditional Aboriginal knowledge with presentations from a wide range of perspectives. The purpose of the  symposium was to broaden the appreciation of TK’s relevance in contemporary society, including government and industry, furthering the reconciliation of TK and Western ways of knowing and building partnerships aimed at increasing the evidence-based application of traditional knowledge.

One key part of the symposium was TEDx Yellowknife, an independently organized TED event on traditional knowledge held at the Explorer Inn in Yellowknife.

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