Dr. Michael Kotutwa Johnson, Hopi traditional farmer, PhD researcher, and opera singer, talks about applying Indigenous Traditional Ecological Knowledge to agriculture.
May 13, 2022
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InHospitable brings stories about how global environmental challenges affect real Arizonans and what experts and everyday people are doing to solve them. In this episode, A Better Food Future, Dr. Michael Kotutwa Johnson, UArizona IRC faculty associate, Hopi traditional farmer, and opera singer, proposes applying Indigenous Traditional Ecological Knowledge (ITEK) to agricultural challenges faced by Southwestern communities. For Dr. Johnson, Indigenous people worldwide have fine-tuned methods for living sustainably in their ecosystems that hold powerful solutions for the world's most significant environmental problems. The Arizona Community Foundation and Intel support this podcast series.