ABSTRACT
In Chapter 7, we introduced you to the idea of the cultural and environmental commons, and in the last chapter we explored how Indigenous Peoples from around the world-even while many may be living within modernist consumer cultures-work to organize their lives within diverse commons practices and relationships. As set forth by the EcoJustice Dictionary, “the commons represent both the natural systems (water, air, soil, forests, oceans, etc.), and the cultural patterns and traditions (intergenerational knowledge ranging from growing and preparing food, medicinal practices, arts, crafts, ceremonies, etc.) that are shared without cost by all members of the community” (Retrieved on June 13, 2010 from www.EcoJusticeeducation.org). In this chapter, we return to that concept to explore how communities and schools across North America and around the world are working to teach from an EcoJustice framework, in order to reclaim the commons as a means of learning to live more sustainably and build community.
