Folk taxonomy and indigenous names for frogs in Zululand, South Africa

@LydiaPyne @SANBI_ZA Also https://t.co/vaQnfz2eza

@k7sosa Here’s some papers I noted. In general I see Linnaean taxonomy as inherently colonial and opt to revitalize Indigenous taxonomies as equal+complimentary knowledge systems Being Metis/Cree +a plant taxonomist, I see the conflicts https://t.co/pMvY

@BAMdoesscience This is great, would love to see what they come up with. Here’s one article https://t.co/nGi8vOYoNe

@AstroSibs @NRF_News This is from the pilot that led to this research, it shows that cultural naming systems are actually valid & some folklore is actually observations of animal behaviour; https://t.co/7VEtLjKDsD Other work is in manuscript phase, so